An intriguing read (as is the article that riled up the WISGOP).
eta: Also Jay Bullock's concluding observation here is spot on.
And: WISGOP can't even spell the man's name:
I worried for a while that my New York Times op-ed on "Wisconsin's Radical Break" might have gone too far in drawing a carefully limited parallel between the current tactics of the GOP in Wisconsin and those of Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s ... but since the Republican Party seems intent on offering evidence to support that comparison, I guess I should just let their words and actions speak for themselves.Quite so, Tail Gunner
Thompson has been extraordinarily successful in expanding public awareness of Cronon's new blog. I really have to thank him for his outstanding help to democracy for the People's Republicans of Fitzwalkerstan.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who reads the ALEC corporate brochure would be forgiven for thinking that ALEC was selling access to legislators in a way that is inconsistent with the spirit and apparently the letter of Wisconsin lobbying law.
ReplyDelete"... ALEC was selling access to legislators in a way that is inconsistent with the spirit and apparently the letter of Wisconsin lobbying law."
ReplyDeletePlease tell me there's another lawsuit coming up for this administration?! They pretty much handed Dems a strategy. Keeping them tied up in court to reduce damage of their policies. And looks like that won't be a problem. Thanks Walker & Co., Inc., Fitzwalkerstan.
Never a dull moment, that's for sure.
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