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» July, 2009

Student Loan Payments Now More Affordable

Posted by: Sam on 7/2/2009

There is good news for students and families working to pay off student loans. Yesterday the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) program was put into effect, which will cap monthly loan payments at only 15 percent of their discretionary income. After 25 years in the program, borrowers' debts will be completely forgiven

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised the program, saying "our nation’s economic competitiveness depends on young Americans having access to the highest quality education available, regardless of financial need."

As the cost of college remains a concern for many Americans, this program makes student loans more affordable and makes a quality education more attainable. This represents the largest investment in student financial aid since 1944.

In addition to cutting monthly payments, the IBR program tomorrow also brings the second interest rate cut on subsidized federal student loans — decreasing from 6 percent to 5.6 percent. Over the next few years these rates will continue to decrease until they reach 3.4 percent.

You can use the Department of Education's calculator to estimate how you will benefit from the new initiative.

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Neumann Officially Ready to Party Like it's 1995

Posted by: Sam on 7/1/2009

GOP has-been Mark Neumann officially filed his paperwork with the Government Accountability Board today and will be running for governor.

“It’s official. Mark Neumann is ready to party like it’s 1995,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chairman, Mike Tate. “It looks like the GOP has trotted out yet another mid-90’s retread politician to help save their ever-shrinking party.”
 
Wisconsin voters haven’t heard much from Neumann since he retreated into obscurity following his loss in the 1998 US Senate race. And there’s a reason: he hasn’t had anything new to say. For his announcement, Neumann merely dusted off a few speeches from 1995 and selected remarks at random.

During his time in Congress, Neumann’s opinions and beliefs were exposed to be far out of step with the views of Wisconsin voters. From privatizing schools and social security to supporting discrimination and outlawing abortion, Neumann took positions far outside of the mainstream.


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Sen. Ted Kanavas May Move to Texas

Posted by: Sam on 7/1/2009

WisBusiness reports that Senator Ted Kanavas (R-Brookfield) may be planning a move to Texas after a letter on his Web site hinted that he would be open to the move.

In response, DPW Chair Mike Tate said "don't let the door hit you on the way out."



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» June, 2009

"Flip Flop Scott" Thanks Democratic Leadership for Stimulus Funds

Posted by: Sam on 6/30/2009



Gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker has once again been caught flip-flopping on the federal stimulus. This week, Walker admitted the funding infusion will actually save his county from a transit crisis after months of labeling the stimulus as wasteful and unnecessary.

 
In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel yesterday, Walker states that the county can “get through 2011 without a major crisis in transit funding, thanks to an infusion of federal stimulus funds.”
 
The comments come in stark contrast to Walker’s remarks in a Jan. 6 interview with the very same newspaper, in which he declared, “I’m not asking for any new projects or things to be done here." Walker went as far as to pen a column in the Wall Street Journal Feb. 28, titled “Why I’m not lining up for stimulus handouts.”


To help keep up with Walker’s hypocrisy, the DPW has added his latest 180° turn to the “Walker Flip-Flop Timeline."

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New DPW Facebook Page

Posted by: Sam on 6/29/2009

To stay in better contact with DPW members, we are in the process of transitioning from a Facebook Group to a Facebook Page.

This change will allow you to see updates as they happen in your news feed and give your feedback. Through our Facebook Page we can continue to build our online community and keep you involved in the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

Thank you for your continued support and be sure to visit the Page and become a fan.



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Find a National Health Care Day of Service close to you

Posted by: Sam on 6/26/2009

Tomorrow thousands of service events will take place tomorrow across the country to highlight the need for health care reform and show that there is wide support for meaningful health care reform this year.

You can find an event near you right now and show your support for health care reform:



The National Health Care Day of Service is an extension of United We Serve, a new initiative announced by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama that is asking all Americans to help build sustained and meaningful community service opportunities and lay the foundation for reform in America.


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Press Gazette: Doyle discusses health care at Obama meeting

Posted by: Sam on 6/25/2009

WASHINGTON — Gov. Jim Doyle highlighted the expansion of Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus health insurance plan in a meeting Wednesday with President Barack Obama and four other governors.

The meeting followed a regional White House Forum on Health Care in March that Doyle co-hosted with Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who also attended Wednesday's meeting at the White House.

In an interview following the closed session, Doyle said Obama was particularly interested in what states are doing on health-care reform that might help lawmakers in Washington as they work to provide affordable coverage to every American. Doyle said the president was keen on ensuring that states have the flexibility to develop innovative programs.

Read the full Green Bay Press Gazette Story.

Here's what President Obama had to say after their meeting:




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Health Care Stories for America Launched

Posted by: Sam on 6/23/2009

Organizing for America today released a new online tool to show that Americans support and need health care reform. The site, Health Care Stories for America, is a chance to read and share stories about health care in America.

These stories show that for too many families across our nation, the status quo is unacceptable and that we must act on health care reform now.
 
Check out the new site, read the stories from people right in your backyard and share experiences of your own.

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New Web Ad:

Posted by: Sam on 6/22/2009

The DPW today released a new Web ad to highlight Scott Walker's illegal corporate-funded motorcycle campaign tour.

The facts are clear: Scott Walker is an announced candidate for governor using corporate cash and taxpayer resources to literally fuel his campaign tour. Walker is essentially using an illegal corporate credit card to finance his campaign for governor.


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Milwaukee County Supervisors File Complaint Against Walker

Posted by: Sam on 6/19/2009

Members of the Milwaukee County Board have filed an elections complaint against Scott Walker for illegally funding his statewide motorcycle campaign with corporate cash and tax dollars.

“Scott Walker is an announced candidate for governor using corporate cash and taxpayer dollars to literally fuel his campaign tour,” said Mike Tate, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. “This is an egregious violation of election rules and I hope the Election Commission will punish Walker to the full extent of the law.”

Furthermore, Walker is using campaign staff to advance and coordinate his motorcycle trips, and the campaign's involvement clearly politicizes the event. (Source: Walker. Campaign e-mails, 6.14.04, http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/uploads/0507walkerride.pdf)


Read the complaint: http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/090619WalkerComplaint.pdf


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2009 State Convention Video

Posted by: on 6/17/2009

If you were at the State Convention last weekend you may have run into the DPW YouTube Crew. Check out the video and see what delegates and visitors had to say about this year's convention:

For more video from last weekend, check out Wisconsin Eye's video archive.

We have also updated out State Convention Page with photos and links to articles covering the State Convention.

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Balloon Man!

Posted by: on 6/13/2009

If you weren't at the 2009 State Convention, you missed the Balloon Man!
 
Authorized and paid for by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Joe Wineke, chair

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Woodson welcomes Gov. Doyle at the 2009 Convention

Posted by: on 6/12/2009

Green Bay Packer Charles Woodson introduced Gov. Jim Doyle at the 2009 State Convention.  He recognizes that Governor Doyle is working to improve education, create jobs in Wisconsin and make healthcare affordable. 
 
The cornerback and four-time Pro Bowler was the first defensive player to win the Heisman trophy in 1997.  Additionally, he has donated $150,000 in scholarships in the past year to his former college, the University of Michigan.
 

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Big Talker Walker

Posted by: on 6/12/2009

Howdy partners!
 
You know that Scott Walker talks a big talk. He thinks he can run this state, but how is he fit to run the whole kit 'n kaboodle when he can't even run his own saloon? You see, Walker and Neumann are just talkin' bout the same worn-out ideas that have led us down this disastrous trail.
 
Watch this new picture show video to see how Big Talker Walker and Nothin' New Neumann lack new ideas.

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DPW State Convention Video Message

Posted by: on 6/10/2009


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AP: Wisconsin Democrats to Elect Youngest Party Chair

Posted by: on 6/9/2009



MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Call Mike Tate the whiz kid of Wisconsin Democratic Party politics.

At age 30, Tate is set to become the youngest state chair in the nation of either party when Wisconsin Democratic Party activists elect him to a 2-year term Saturday during their convention in Green Bay.

Tate will be in charge of hiring staff, raising money, defending Democratic policies and attacking Republicans. His goal in 2010 is to help Senator Russ Feingold and Governor Jim Doyle win re-election and keep the party in control of both houses of the Legislature.

Read the full AP story.


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Van Hollen Misled Public, Media About Cuts to DOJ

Posted by: on 6/8/2009

From WisPolitics…

The state Department of Justice faces a much smaller cut in GPR and all funds than the $17 million Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen publicized last week in criticizing the JFC budget, according to the Fiscal Bureau summary released today.

….According to LFB, the JFC budget would cut the agency $7 million in GPR compared to the base year doubled, a reduction of 8.3 percent. The reduction in all funds would be almost $3.9 million, equal to a 2.1 percent cut. … 

JFC Co-Chair Mark Pocan, D-Madison, countered the LFB numbers back up the Dems’ contention that the AG is has been misleading the public.

“I can pretty much tell the attorney general wasn’t a math major,” Pocan said. “We’ve been saying this since day one. The cuts he’s been coming up with don’t match what’s in the budget or what’s in reality.”
 
Pocan said Van Hollen totaled up all the cuts JFC approved without taking into account the new money pumped into the agency.

See the LFB summary: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lfb/2009-11Budget/JFC/doj.pdf


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Washington Post: Obama Calls for New Beginning With World's Muslims

Posted by: on 6/4/2009

CAIRO, June 4 -- President Obama asked Thursday for a "new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world" in a speech that urged Islamic nations to embrace democracy, women's rights, religious tolerance and the right of Israel to co-exist with an independent Palestinian state.

In an address designed to change perceptions of the United States in the Arab Middle East and beyond, Obama reviewed the troubled historical legacy between Islam and the rest of the world, from colonialism through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the uncertainty surrounding cultural and economic globalization. Watch the video of President Obama's speech:




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Van Hollen Distributing Republican Talking Points, Lobbying Orders to State Employees

Posted by: on 6/3/2009

The DPW has learned that the Attorney General's office has instructed employees at the Department of Justice to engage in a political lobbying campaign that involves contacting members of the State Legislature on specific provisions in the proposed 2009-2011 budget.

In addition, Van Hollen's office has been sending the same talking points used by the Republican Party of Wisconsin and the Scott Walker for Governor campaign to employees, along with their political lobbying instructions.

The citizens of Wisconsin deserve to know more about Van Hollen's forced state employee lobbying campaign. Read the DPW's open records request
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2009 State Convention: The Difference is Leadership

Posted by: on 6/2/2009

 

MADISON -- The Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) today announced the theme of this year’s State Convention: ‘The Difference is Leadership’. With Democrats in full control of government for the first time in more than two decades, the DPW will highlight the theme as Party members gather in Green Bay June 12-13 for State Convention.
 
Guests interested in attending State Convention can find more details at our State Convention page.

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Obama Plans June 11 Visit to Green Bay

Posted by: on 6/1/2009



Obama Plans June 11 Visit to Green Bay

MADISON — President Barack Obama plans to visit Green Bay on June 11. White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage said Monday that the president will be in Green Bay that day but she did not have other details about the visit. It would be Obama’s first trip to Wisconsin since the election. He was a frequent visitor to the state throughout the 2008 campaign, including a stop in Green Bay.


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» May, 2009

AP: Wisconsin budget panel finalizes plan to close hole

Posted by: on 5/29/2009

All 12 Democrats on the Joint Finance Committee voted for the plan, while all four Republicans opposed it. The $63 billion budget now heads to the state Assembly, where it could be debated as early as June 9. It must pass there and in the Senate and be signed by Gov. Jim Doyle before it becomes law.

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WisPolitics: Wineke Prepares to Exit as Party Chair with Dems on Top

Posted by: Alec on 5/27/2009

When Joe Wineke took over the state Democratic Party in 2005, the Dems had barely held onto the state in the presidential race the year before, were in the minority in both houses of the Legislature and had suffered yet another lopsided loss in the 8th CD.

As Wineke prepares to step down from the post next month, the party is coming off the best showing a Dem prez candidate has had in the state in 40 years, has control of both houses of the Legislature and saw Steve Kagen not only win the 8th CD but become the first Dem in decades to defend the seat as well. 

Read the full WisPolitics story.

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President Obama nominates Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court

Posted by: on 5/26/2009

President Obama announced today that federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor will be his nominee for United States Supreme Court Justice. Sotomayor will be the first Latina justice as well as the third woman to serve in the position.

Obama called her "an inspiring woman" whose unique background and experiences will bring the perspective of the oridinary people to the Court. Sotomayor grew up in the South Bronx and graduated from Yale Law School. She has worked on a variety of levels in the federal court system as a district attourney, corporate litigator, federal district judge, and judge on the Second Circut Court of Appeals.





                                    

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RPW in Primary Denial

Posted by: Alec on 5/21/2009

The Republican Party of Wisconsin is in complete denial about the upcoming GOP primary showdown between Scott Walker and Mark Neumann. Case in point: See the giant “Scott Walker for Governor” banner up on the RPW home page: (screenshot attached and below)

This e-endorsement runs contrary to a statement RPW spokesperson Kirsten Kukowski made to a reporter a few weeks ago when she said the party does not plan to formally endorse a candidate until its convention in May 2010.

Read her full quote in this Badger Herald story.
 

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GOP Hearts Dick Cheney

Posted by: on 5/20/2009


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Founders Day 2009 a Success!

Posted by: Alec on 5/19/2009

More than 550 Democrats from across the state gathered in Milwaukee May 16 to honor Congressman Dave Obey for his 40 years of service. Special thanks to everyone who helped make Founders Day 2009 a huge success!  Below is a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story on the event and a selection of DPW photos from Founders Day. Enjoy!
 
(Congressman Dave Obey addresses DPW Founders Day 2009)

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Politico: GOP, RNC to Rebrand Democrats as 'Socialists'

Posted by: Alec on 5/13/2009

A member of the Republican National Committee told me Tuesday that when the RNC meets in an extraordinary special session next week, it will approve a resolution rebranding Democrats as the “Democrat Socialist Party.”

When I asked if such a resolution would force
RNC Chairman Michael Steele to use that label when talking about Democrats in all his speeches and press releases, the RNC member replied: “Who cares?”

Which pretty much sums up the attitude some members of the RNC have toward their chairman these days.

Read the full story:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22445.html


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Introducing the Wisconsin Prosperity Project:

Posted by: on 5/12/2009


A recent
story in the Wisconsin State Journal exposes a new conservative master plan to create the Wisconsin Prosperity Project, a group of 14 new right-wing independent organizations designed to smear Democratic candidates.

An organizational chart, also obtained by the Wisconsin State Journal, suggests that these groups will be shady fly-by-night organizations - designed to coordinate swift boat-style attacks on Democrats.

The mastermind behind the entire shady plan is indicted felon Scott Jensen, who is facing trial for using taxpayer money for campaign purposes.

The group’s main organizer is Mark Block, who paid a $15,000 fine in 2001 for illegally coordinating a Supreme Court campaign with an outside “independent” group – the very same type of organization he’s pulling together now.

The DPW has uncovered some more fun facts about the Wisconsin Prosperity Project:

·         The WPP seeks to create a “New Minority Group” by 2011.

·         The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance and the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI) are included in the group’s structure, even though they consistently tell the media that they are non-partisan.

·         A group called Freedom Force will have a budget of $250,000 to train interns.
(sounds pretty fishy)

·         According to the WPP summary, “The groups within this infrastructure would be publicly separate and privately coordinated.” (i.e. they will lie to the public about coordination.)

·         The group’s logo is a picture of a house underneath a large tree.
(apparently, the tree is there to cover up all of the shady doings inside the house.)


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Check out the New DPW Web Ad

Posted by: Alec on 5/11/2009

The DPW has released a new Web ad to introduce Republican gubernatorial wannabes Scott Walker and Mark Neumann to the citizens of Wisconsin. Check it out:


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Olbermann Exposes Belling as a 'Welcher'

Posted by: on 5/7/2009

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy


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GOP Survivor Island

Posted by: on 5/6/2009

"It is true that being a republican moderate sometimes feels like being a cast member of Survivor-you are presented with multiple challenges, and you often get the distinct feeling you're no longer welcome in the tribe." -- Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

 

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MJS: Belling Won't Pony Up on Racehorse Bet

Posted by: on 5/5/2009

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Belling won't pony up on his pledge to vote Democratic in 2010. Vegas bookies beware of this guy. 

-- Cartoon by John Fox

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Mark Belling to Vote Doyle for Governor

Posted by: Alec on 5/4/2009

Conservative talk show host Mark Belling will vote to reelect Governor Jim Doyle, according to a recent blog post he wrote in advance of the Kentucky Derby race. Belling, a horseracing enthusiast, wrote that he would vote for Doyle if 50-1 long-shot racehorse #8 Mine That Bird wins the Derby.

#8 MINE THAT BIRD -- If this horse wins, I’ll never bet on another race and will vote for Jim Doyle for reelection,” wrote Belling on his blog. See Belling’s blog post:

Mine That Bird won at 50-1.

The DPW assumes that Belling is a man of his word and will make good on his pledge. Unfortunately it looks like Belling has already removed the post from his blog in an attempt to avoid embarrassment and save face with his ultra-conservative listeners. Fortunately, the DPW has uncovered a cached version of Belling’s original post for your reading pleasure.

Note to Vegas bookies: don’t assume Belling will make good on future bets. 


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I Wonder Who's Writing Steele's Strategy Memos ...

Posted by: Heidi on 5/1/2009

New DNC Web ad:

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» April, 2009

What has the GOP Accomplished in First 100 Days?

Posted by: Heidi on 4/30/2009

Take a look.
 
And this isn't even the half of it.

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DNC TV Ad

Posted by: Heidi on 4/28/2009

The DNC today released a new TV ad celebrating President Obama's first 100 days in office. Check it out!  
 

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Walker Should Let Neumann Ride on Back of Harley

Posted by: on 4/24/2009

"If Walker is going to continue to act unethically with this taxpayer funded self promotion tour, the least he could do is try to be fair with his fellow Republican. Since this has little to do with promoting Milwaukee anyway, why not do the stand up thing and ask old Mark to hop on back?" 

Read the full blog post at Eye on Wisconsin.


(Photo from Blogging Blue)

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100 Days of NO

Posted by: Heidi on 4/23/2009

Watch the latest Web ad from the DNC. Special guest appearance by Wisconsin's very own Paul Ryan.


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Celebrate 39th Annual Earth Day in Honor of Gaylord Nelson

Posted by: on 4/22/2009


(Gaylord Nelson, late Wis. Gov., U.S. Sen. and Earth Day Founder)

Nearly four decades ago, Wisconsin’s Gaylord Nelson founded the first Earth Day, marking the birth of a new national environmental consciousness.

Now, after eight gloomy years under George Bush, President Obama has given us a new reason to celebrate this Earth Day. The Obama Administration has committed to a comprehensive energy plan that will generate millions of new clean energy jobs, including thousands here in Wisconsin. 
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Fraley Hired to Lead MacIver Institute Communications

Posted by: on 4/21/2009

The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy today announced the hiring of Brian Fraley as director of communications. I wonder if Scott Jensen gave Fraley an exit memo.

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Hypocrisy Watch: House Republicans Drove-Up National Debt Under Bush, Now Feigning Concern

Posted by: on 4/21/2009

Washington Republicans voted to support the Bush administration's reckless budgets, which more than doubled the national debt, but now criticize President Obama's efforts to spur economic recovery and growth. In light of their change of heart we wonder: has the Party Of No turned into the Party of Hypocrites? Watch the new DNC Web ad:


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'Flip-Flop Scott' Gets the Bice Treatment

Posted by: on 4/17/2009

Bice: Walker's stimulus position depends on whom he asks

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Dan Bice:

County
Executive Scott Walker has been wary about tapping federal stimulus funds to help out Milwaukee County residents.

That's been well documented.

But the Republican gubernatorial wannabe now is hoping to turn President Barack Obama's economy recovery plan - and Walker's criticism of it - into a financial boon for his campaign war chest.

"My decision not to accept federal stimulus money was not popular with liberals, but it was the right thing to do," Walker wrote in a fund-raising letter to supporters this week. "I need your help to share our commonsense message with people across Wisconsin. A government handout is not stimulus! Will you help, by sending a generous contribution . . . ?" ...


"It's a lie," said Supervisor Patricia Jursik, a fiscal conservative.
 Read Bice's column.


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Obey to Keynote DPW Founders Day Gala

Posted by: on 4/16/2009



Congressman Dave Obey will give the keynote address at this year's Founders Day Gala as Democrats across the state gather to celebrate his 40 years in Congress. The event will be held on Saturday, May 16 in Milwaukee. Purchase tickets for Founders Day

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Insani-Tea

Posted by: on 4/15/2009



Thousands attend tax-day protest in Madison,Wis.


By Scott Bauer

MADISON, Wis. - Speakers at a sometimes angry rally Wednesday accused Gov. Doyle and lawmakers of smoking crack cocaine, said government spending was ruining the country and called for the ouster of all elected Democrats.
AP has the story

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Sykes Endorses DPW Ad, Check

Posted by: on 4/9/2009

WE'LL CASH THE CHECK

By Charlie Sykes

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin will begin running a new TV ad this weekend that accuses Milwaukee County Exec Scott Walker of “talking out of both sides of his mouth” about federal stimulus funds. 

The ad, which will debut Sunday on WTMJ-TV during “Sunday Insight with Charlie Sykes,” calls the likely 2010 gubernatorial candidate “Flip Flop Scott.” 

The ad plays the Benny Hill theme while flashing text of various statements Walker has made about federal stimulus funds. For example, the ad pulls one line from a Walker op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that he’s not lining up for “stimulus handouts” and then follows it with a line from a TV interview that “we’re going to go after stimulus money.” Watch the DPW ad


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Paul Ryan's Budget a Cruel Joke for 1st CD Constituents

Posted by: on 4/8/2009


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Ryan's Fabricated Budget Figures

Posted by: on 4/3/2009

Paul Ryan's budget was rejected last night by nearly 70 percent of voting Members of Congress, including more than 20 percent of Republicans. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that Ryan's budget figures were clearly created out of thin air. Huffington Post has the full story.



Above is Ryan's spending comparison chart. Notice that Ryan's projections somehow extend to 2080. The problem is, Congressional Budget Office projections only extend to 2019. Ryan clearly fabricated 61 years of data. His chart might as we have looked like this:



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Walker Flip-Flops on No Wish List Pledge, Releases Own Stimulus Wish List

Posted by: on 4/1/2009



Scott Walker flip-flopped on his no wish list pledge and reversed course on his months-long, anti-stimulus campaign when he released his very own $130 million stimulus wish list. To keep track of Walker's constantly changing positions on the stimulus, the DPW has created a Walker flip-flop timeline.
See the full timeline

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» March, 2009

Michael Steele on Obama...

Posted by: Alec on 3/31/2009


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I Guess the Head of the Republican Party Wasn't Available

Posted by: Alec on 3/30/2009

Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. - National Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele will speak at the Wisconsin state GOP convention May 1 in La Crosse. Steele will be speaking to kick off the convention on Friday night.

A former lieutenant governor of Maryland, Steele was elected RNC chairman after six rounds of balloting in January. State GOP Chairman Reince Priebus helped campaign for Steele to get the post and is now one of his top advisers.

The Republican Party is reeling from severe setbacks nationwide in the November election. Steele's had a rough start as party chair, having to apologize for calling conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh "incendiary and ugly."

The party has not announced any headliner for Saturday.

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Paul Ryan Flip-Flops on AIG Bonus Tax

Posted by: Alec on 3/30/2009

Janesville Republican Paul Ryan flip-flopped on his vote last week in favor of a punitive tax increase on AIG employees.

After he voted for it, Ryan said he would have voted against the 90 percent tax increase, if he had known that legal scholars would deem it unconstitutional. Politico has the story.


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Ryan's Budget Debut Ridiculed by National Media

Posted by: Alec on 3/27/2009


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Steele: I Might Run for President

Posted by: Alec on 3/26/2009

Following the rave reviews he's received during his short tenure at the RNC, chair Michael Steele now says he may run for President of the United States.  
 

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Fernandez Must Come Clean on Illegal Campaign Attack

Posted by: Alec on 3/25/2009



The Democratic Party has evidence that DPI candidate Rose Fernandez and Republican Rep. Don Pridemore were in contact on DPI issues. Now Fernandez needs to come clean and admit that her campaign helped orchestrate the illegal campaign attack the GAB is poised to investigate.

The DPW is seeking records related to the collaboration. See the DPW release. 


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An Oldie but a Goodie

Posted by: Heidi on 3/24/2009



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PRIDEMORE WATCH: GOP Legislator Lit Up in the Press for Illegal Campaigning

Posted by: Alec on 3/23/2009

WisPolitics: State Democratic Party files complaint over Pridemore press release

Capital Times: Nasty fight erupts over legislator's role in DPI race

MilwaukeeWorld: Dems to GAB: Pridemore campaigns with state resources


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PRIDEMORE WATCH: Republican Uses State Office for Illegal Activity

Posted by: Alec on 3/20/2009















Yesterday, Republican Rep. Don Pridemore (R-Hartford) illegally used his state office and taxpayer resources to launch a press release that was a blatant political attack on DPI candidate Tony Evers. This was a calculated political attack, done on the taxpayer dime, designed to assist DPI candidate Rose Fernandez.