Comments on: Daily Links – June 6, 2012

By: zachv

zachv — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 06:54:32 +0000

That had completely escaped my mind. That’s a little cheer for my day. Thanks!

@civil – I would agree with that too. I’ve already received a fundraising e-mail from the state party, but like I said, I don’t see Wanggaard pounding the desk demanding a recount.

The very best that I’m hoping for is some deal being worked out between Talconite and the Democrats; and an intense effort on our part towards taking the Senate back and holding the House in November.

By: Dave_A

Dave_A — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 06:43:23 +0000

And it is likely to ensure at least a 1-seat GOP majority.

By: civil truth

civil truth — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 06:39:55 +0000

The last 13 precincts shifted about 4,000 votes = about 65% Dem by my calculations. Based on news reports today, it looks like the usual Democrats holding urban (Racine) precincts to the end. Breitbart reported irregularities in Racine. However, it seems to me that the Republicans’ money and resources is going to be better spent focusing on November than challenging a special election.

The key is to get court to release its hold on voter ID implemented before the November election. The same-day registration also looks to be open to abuse, but proper ID would cut down on this too.

By: zachv

zachv — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 06:30:53 +0000

We may have lost the WI Senate.

Sen. Wanggaard from Racine is about ~1k votes short of his Democratic opponent. It’s a large enough margin of victory that [knowing the Sen.'s personality] probably won’t result in a recount, much less of a successful recounting of the ballots.

This puts the Democrats up one vote in the Senate. It’s a bit of an empty victory because there’s no remaining legislative days left between now and November. However, to us Wisconsinites, this is really bad news because we had hoped a special session would be called to address the issue of the Taconite iron mine in Northern Wisconsin.

Long story short: Democrats + RINO Sen. Dale Schultz killed an iron mine proposal by the Taconite company that would have created 600 – 700 jobs in a very job hungry area.

By: Flagstaff

Flagstaff — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:08:55 +0000

The Won couldn’t touch it in his dreams.

By: Flagstaff

Flagstaff — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:00:58 +0000

But the reference was to D-Day.

By: lineholder

lineholder — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:59:33 +0000

Yeah, Mel…right now, I’m loving it! It’s as if our side of the battle is suddenly understanding that there is absolutely nothing wrong with being proactive, taking on challenges, holding to hard lines…and even making a little fun of our opponents in the process rather than being scared out of their wits that they might be called RRRAAACCCISSSTTS or something like that!

Good day, isn’t it? Hope we have a LOT more of them!

By: Melody Warbington (rwm52)

Melody Warbington (rwm52) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:56:17 +0000

of the Wisconsin victory. I’ve had this silly grin on my face all day – just keeps getting better and better.

Hopefully, more of our governors will be emboldened to forge ahead with ideas and policies like those of Walker, Jindal and other conservatives. Our policies work.

By: lineholder

lineholder — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:46:44 +0000

Good job to put this up so quickly after WI!

By: lineholder

lineholder — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:24:03 +0000

conversations at higher levels of mgmt. in the DOJ. Evidence proves that Holder has been…”misleading Congress” is the term that Issa uses, but I think “behaving like a lying deceitful corrupt political official” sums up it better myself.

Good for Issa! Stick with it!

BTW, chance to respond at government oversight website shown below1

http://oversight.house.gov/release/new-documents-show-senior-doj-officials-were-informed-of-gunwalking-in-fast-and-furious/

By: lineholder

lineholder — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:10:20 +0000

Neil has a top-notch, very informative article on the subject at the top of the diaries column.

By: Flagstaff

Flagstaff — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:57:39 +0000

that invasion thing was left to Teresa to chronicle.

By: Caleb Howe

Caleb Howe — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:57:30 +0000

Erick has a very nice post up here though.

By: tnfriendofcoal101368

tnfriendofcoal101368 — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:43:23 +0000

and say the article of that was not Ezra Klein because if it was all is lost for the Obama campaign.

By: Puddle_Pirate

Puddle_Pirate — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:24:29 +0000

Didn’t something happen today in 1944?

By: Repair_Man_Jack

Repair_Man_Jack — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:23:50 +0000

views BHO as a credibility risk…

By: commonsenseobserver

commonsenseobserver — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:17:55 +0000

“To have any credibility, the White House should be citing a real analysis by the Congressional Budget Office or career officials at the Office of Management and Budget ? not an opinion article that had been found deficient by fact checkers and other analysts.”