I just assumed in the Fox Valley area based on your post about driving up 41 and 45. Didn't mean to be presumptuous.

I love Walker threads because I always thought that Wis, Lisa, and I were the only cheeseheads here. Reading through the thread is like seeing a map. And I discovered that Wis is a little too close to where I live for comfort. Just a little. ;-)

We only get a week long spring break every three years, and I think even that is very grudgingly agreed to by our school board. It's not really that big of a deal to nor have one.

I don't really want to get sucked into this and scanned through most of the thread without reading, but Bob -- your logic is lacking.

If Bush and entourage knew ahead of time, why the F would they have someone give him an update on the situation in front of numerous cameras in what would be a predictably awkward situation to explain for years to come? Just wait another minute until Bush is done reading the book, and THEN give him the update. Your version makes little sense.

Most logical explanation to me? Bush was a frat boy who got elected president, thought he'd cruise through 4-8 years of relatively easy domestic problems, and metaphorically shat his Depends when he heard something that indicated he was actually going to have to DO something as president. It took his alcohol-damaged brain several minutes to comprehend WTF was going on.

I do, therefore, agree that his statement about not wanting to frighten the children was BS, though.

Very interesting. Thanks for the education, guys.

I've always thought this, and I've always thought that limiting abortion to a procedure to be completed prior to the end of the first trimester would be the best-case compromise scenario possible. I have also always thought that neither side in this issue would accept a compromise.

Color me stupid, but I have no idea what "right to work" means. Looking for a serious, non-partisan definition.

And Prag, I think some quality people will leave education, but I don't think it will be as bad as people think. I do think, though, that the quality of new recruits will suffer greatly, and the end result will be the spiral of declining educational value you describe.

As for me, I thought about leaving, but I can't imagine having this much job satisfaction in any other field except theatre, and I don't have the skills or credentials to be able to support my family in that field.

Walker pushed the urgency of the Budget Repair Bill not only because of a projected $3 billion shortfall, but also because of an immediate deficit of I-forget-how-much. Shortly after the BRB passed, lo and behold, they "found" almost that exact amount elsewhere in the budget. It's not that I mind paying into my healthcare and pension. What I mind is seeing a decrease in my take-home pay of about 5% when the urgency of the situation was oversold for political reasons. I fully believe that if Walker hadn't already had sour relations with the unions, or if a secondary purpose of the BRB didn't exist of starving union political contributions in the 2012 presidential elections, then he could have introduced his desired changes in a graduated manner That wouldn't have a negative net effect on my ability to feed, clothe, and house my family. With the restrictions on wages, it will take me around five to ten years to make what I did last year.

I didn't sign a recall petition because I belong to a union. I signed one because I believe Governor Walker exaggerated a budget problem, used it to attack public unions (with whom he already had a very frosty relationship) in a way that leaders in his own party thought was extreme and unnecessary, wasn't forthcoming about the extent of his plan while he was running, and as a result, I see less money in my pocketbook each month and will have my wages legally limited for the rest of my life in a way that will, over time, set me at an extreme disadvantage against private sector workers, who, by the way, only seem to care what I earn in a down economy and never in a boom economy.

But the dishonest use of fake candidates to force primaries and additional elections was wholly a republican strategy, endorsed by the state senate majority leader, no less.

I also wonder if the phrase "Freedom isn't free" only applies to soldiers' lives.

I don't mind people disagreeing with the recall on principle, but to say it shouldn't happen because it costs money is ridiculous. Taxpaying voters are exercising their rights to a recall election, following the requirements as laid out in Wisconsin laws. If enough people don't like the current rules for recall, then they need to work to get the rules changed. Whining about people following the rules is silly.

What, no mention of the cost associated with the failed recall attempts against democrat state senators? What about the costs associated with running fake candidates in the recalls to force a primary and delay the vote?

Frankly, I hate Walker, but based on the facts of this case as it has been presented so far, it smacks of desperation to try to tie him to this. I'm hoping that more facts come out that DO tie him to this, but as of right now, no.

It runs fine on our iPod Touch and my wife's Android, but finding the sweetspot where the text is big enough to read but I don't have to keep side-scrolling is a real pain in the ass. That's all.

I've wondered the same thing.

Is it asking too much from the man who sold the Pope his website?

It just shows there's malfeasance on both sides in this process. It does cast into doubt some of the other supposed incidents of recall worker improprieties, though. Not all of them, naturally, but I was getting pretty sick and tired of the recall workers being demonized and Walker's supporters being sanctified on here.

Look, the guys not perfect, but you're going to criticize him for this? Seriously?

If you paraphrased this way for me in class, I'd flunk you.

1 ESPN NFL REGULAR SEASON ESP 8.5 13,501
2 JUDGE JUDY (AT) CTD 7.4 10,171
3 WHEEL OF FORTUNE CTD 6.4 10,125
4 2011 REG SEASON GAMES NFL 6.0 12,335
5 TWO-HALF MEN-SYN (AT) WB 5.9 9,015
6 BIG BANG-SYN (AT) WB 5.7 9,228
7 JEOPARDY CTD 5.1 8,039
8 BIG BANG WKND B (AT) WB 4.9 7,947
9 FAMILY GUY-WK-SYN (AT) 2/T 4.7 6,788
10 BIG BANG WKND A (AT) WB 4.3 7,068
Source: The Nielsen Company. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback

And Judge Judy ranks higher than Jeopardy among syndicated shows. Sometimes it's okay to be in the minority on something. Being in the majority doesn't always make you right.

A change of heart. You don't see that often around here. Congratulations -- I like the new you. Of course, I haven't had a chance to disagree with you yet. ;-)

Honestly, though, I have a lot more respect for the people here who are level-headed regardless of party affiliation.

Of course, are blogs like this really about respect?

That's rhetorical.

726-Thanks. Sad indeed, not so much that it wasn't included, but that there were apparently so many other instances of blatant misrepresentation of facts.

The term "alleged 'bullying,'" particularly the use of quotes around "bullying," made me question the impartiality of this article.

Then I got to this line:

Rather than teach academic courses that day, McDowell decided to spend the entire day promoting this national pro-homosexual agenda, which included showing his classes a video concerning such "bullying."

And then I stopped reading. Any time someone drops the word "agenda" with "homosexual," I give up on them. Same with "indoctrination."

Boo!

I'm blocked at the moment. Did palm trees in Wisconsin make the list?

Eddie, I've never seen you post such rational, non-inflammatory remarks. I don't come here often anymore -- do I have you mixed up with someone else, or are you just off your game?

I tease, of course. It's always nice to see a new side of someone.