I wonder what the Portuguese is for, “I know all about getting paid by donors”? Former Portuguese instructor and current President of AFT-Wisconsin Bryan Kennedy is running to replace Joe Wineke as Chair of the Democratic Party.

Kennedy is most famous for his failed runs for congress against long-time Republican incumbent Jim Sensenbrenner. In his last run, Kennedy took the questionable approach of actually paying himself a salary out of campaign donations, arguing it was necessary if he was going to campaign full-time.

Kennedy’s best performance was 35 percent in 2006, which might raise questions about what exactly recommends him as the Democratic Party’s top strategist.

Outgoing Chair Joe Wineke came under fire from the party faithful for taking a $2000/month lobbyist job for AT&T. What special interests will pay Kennedy a salary this time, and will the party faithful stand for it?

Think of Christopher Buckley’s support for Barack Obama as preface to his new book about his parents, William F. Buckley Jr and his wife Pat. Christopher Buckley, the author of Thank You For Smoking, told the New York Post that some people might be unhappy with his new book.

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A poll by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, inc., and Diversified Research surveyed over 600 Wisconsin residents and found A poll by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, inc., and Diversified Research surveyed over 600 Wisconsin residents and found 73% were opposed to raising taxes on business..

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The Inquisitr is reporting unconfirmed reports India may be trying to block Twitter or at least curbing Twitter posts about the situation in Mumbai.

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In this week’s column for the Waukesha Freeman, I found a number of reasons to be grateful despite the bleak political season.

Just remember, as rough as your Thanksgiving could be, eating with an editor of the New York Times has got to be worse.

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