Drudge Retort: Joe's blog

Walker Outpolling 4 Dem Candidates

JOE — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:47:03 -0500

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker leads by 6 to 10 percentage points over four potential Democratic opponents in hypothetical matchups for a potential recall election, according to the new Marquette Law School Poll. Walker leads Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett by 6 percent, former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk by 7, former Rep. David Obey by 6 and Janesville state Sen. Tim Cullen by 10.

SCOTUS Smacks Down Obama; Requires Warrants For GPS Monitors

JOE — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:21 -0500

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that law enforcement authorities need a probable-cause warrant from a judge to affix a GPS device to a vehicle and monitor its every move.

DHS: Sorry for Elderly Strip-Searches

JOE — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:14:41 -0500

The Department of Homeland Security has admitted two elderly women should not have been strip-searched at Kennedy Airport by TSA screeners. Federal officials originally had insisted screening procedures were followed after Ruth Sherman, 89, and Lenore Zimmerman, 85, went public with accounts of humiliating strip searches. "It is not standard operating procedure for colostomy devices to be visually inspected," said Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Betsy Markey.

Obama and Romney Are Not "Moderates"

JOE — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:02:44 -0500

I think it's about time we stop referring to allegedly middle-of-the-road candidates like Obama and Romney as "moderates." There is nothing "moderate" about detaining American citizens in military prisons without trial. There is nothing "moderate" about flying drones all over the middle east and blowing people up. There is nothing "moderate" about spending $1,560,000,000,000.00 more than you take in every year. There is nothing "moderate" about a potential invasion of Iran. There is nothing "moderate" about warrantless wiretapping of Americans' telephones.

Politifact: Scott Walker Cancer Cuts Story Was Bogus

JOE — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:23:01 -0500

Did Walker kill a cancer-screening program for poor women?

In a word: No.

Wisconsin Unions Lie About Teacher Layoffs

JOE — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:22:05 -0500

In a Tuesday, November 15 news release blasting Scott Walker, Wisconsin's largest teachers' union made the following claim: "97 percent of school districts received less state aid this year than last, resulting in nearly 4,000 educator layoffs and larger class sizes." The union attributed it number to a widely reported survey of schools, released Nov. 10, 2011. But that survey -- of more than 80 percent of school districts -- showed about 3,400 fewer school staff in place now compared to last year.

Romney Admin. Destroyed All E-Mail Records

JOE — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:13:39 -0500

Just before Mitt Romney left the Massachusetts governor's office and first ran for president, 11 of his top aides purchased their state-issued computer hard drives, and the Romney administration's e-mails were all wiped from a server, according to interviews and records obtained by the Globe.

Wisc. Democrats Canvass Graveyard For Recall Signatures

JOE — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:05:00 -0500

As of Wednesday, the official website of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin was advertising a recall petition drive at a cemetery, literally stating that "We will be taking names from headstones and making recall petitions with the names we find."