By: pompadour (Diary)  |  May 9th at 08:40 AM  | 

During the 2010 election cycle, Wisconsinites received a revelation: The members of our state’s congressional delegation, we learned, had an “Unwritten Rule.” According to Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R, 5th CD), members of said congressional delegation, Republicans and Democrats together, turned out to be colluding by not endorsing candidates of their own party who were running in the districts of opposition incumbents. Let that information sink | Read More »

By: pompadour (Diary)  |  January 23rd at 01:56 AM  | 

Well, well… Here’s a shocker: Ron Johnson is once again slithering out of too-close-for-comfort alignment with the tea party. A friend in Wisconsin’s conservative grassroots just drew my attention to a Politico article dated today: January 21st, 2011, 4:10pm. The title of the article…?  Tea Party Favorites Skip Senate Caucus. And who’s prominently mentioned as staying out of the Senate’s newly formed Tea Party Caucus…?  | Read More »

By: pompadour (Diary)  |  June 25th at 01:56 PM  | 

Those of you have been watching my diary over the last week or so are aware that Ron Johnson, Wisconsin candidate for U.S. Senate, is not, perhaps what he’s been attempting to make himself out to be. If you’ve been watching my comments on other articles, you also know that I was at the Wisconsin state GOP convention in May and saw first-hand what happened | Read More »

By: pompadour (Diary)  |  June 24th at 09:23 AM  | 

In sifting through the comments on Neil Stevens’ latest post, A Surprise Turn in Wisconsin, I’m noticing that many are missing the real story revealed by Tuesday’s Rasmussen results. That’s a shame. So here it is. The fact that Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race is finally starting to get some solid attention is a big deal. As a Wisconsinite, I’m grateful. And yes, Russ Feingold is | Read More »

By: pompadour (Diary)  |  June 23rd at 11:13 AM  | 

Recap: In Part 3, Johnson: Recommended that voters read his speeches to know he’s trustworthy Reiterated that he couldn’t offer any guarantees as to his trustworthiness Made flimsy excuses about why there’s still so little of substance on his website Failed to grasp why bad policy never seems to change, regardless of who’s in power Next up? His willingness to risk your civil liberties. The | Read More »

By: pompadour (Diary)  |  June 21st at 07:12 AM  | 

Recap: In Parts 1 & 2, Ron Johnson: Demonstrated his lack of any coherent message and political strategy Revealed progressive policy leanings Admitted he finds the Constitution difficult to read Expressed a definition of freedom that conflicts with other stated positions Remarked that he hadn’t given a lot of thought to numerous key issues Labeled several reasonable questions as either too broad or too specific | Read More »

By: pompadour (Diary)  |  June 18th at 10:13 AM  | 

Recap: In Part 1, Ron Johnson—who is, along with Dave Westlake, running on the Republican ticket for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin—demonstrated during a Rock River Patriots vetting session that he: Still needs a coherent message Has progressive policy leanings Lacks a solid familiarity with the Constitution Divides his definition of freedom against itself Let’s jump right into the last half of the first video segment | Read More »

By: pompadour (Diary)  |  June 17th at 10:39 AM  | 

On Friday, June 11th, Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson appeared before a local conservative grassroots group, the Rock River Patriots. The group has a reputation for tough questioning. They didn’t waver on this occasion. Regardless of where you come down on the questions they asked Johnson, you have to give them credit: They know the Constitution backwards and forwards—and they have an excellent grasp | Read More »