In some respects, Walker’s refusal to postpone made perfect sense. He’s a driven man, seemingly heedless of his capacity for miscalculation. His motto seems to be: “What could possibly go wrong?” Or maybe: “What, me worry?” And certainly: “What are we waiting for?”
Lawmakers react to Walker’s speech
Most like overall tone, but called for details
Most are Republicans.
January 31, 2011
NOAA/NASA GOES Project, 1.31.2011
Town, Accused Police Chief Seek Venue Change
As though Wisconsin never had a high profile case in Madison —
Former police chief, defendant in federal civil rights action, wants case moved from Madison to Superior based on claims of unfairly influential media coverage.
Via Town, Wilson want venue change — GazetteXtra.
Earlier: Town of Beloit police chief set to retire — GazetteXtra and Town of Beloit group plans to speak out against police chief — GazetteXtra and Town of Beloit drama goes viral.
Wisconsinites Eat Dozens of Raccoons…
…at the 84th annual Delafield Coon Feed.
Mouth-watering; makes one hungry just posting about it.
Wisconsin could face $340 million budget shortfall
Between now and June 30th; next budget faces 3.2 billion dollar shortfall.
Father of Assembly Speaker and Senate Majority Leader seeks top patrol job
Soon people will stop counting.
Steve Fitzgerald of Juneau, the father of Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, told The Associated Press on Monday that he had applied for the position and interviewed last week. All of the Fitzgeralds, like Walker, are Republicans.
Packers offer Super Bowl tickets to officials | thenorthwestern.com | Oshkosh Northwestern
Brokers charging several thousand for tickets that public officials get at face value.
Via Packers offer Super Bowl tickets to officials | thenorthwestern.com | Oshkosh Northwestern.
Police: Man watches ‘True Blood,’ bites 3-year-old’s neck
Sheboygan man told police he was watching HBO’s vampire-themed miniseries “True Blood” when the incident occurred, adding it was possible he said something about wanting to suck the boy’s blood.
Althouse: “In 1970, only one N.F.L. player weighed as much as 300 pounds…” and today there are over 500.
Poll:What do you think of all these 300 pound football players?
Via Boots and Sabers: Fly Like a Cheesehead
This was almost inevitable.
Via Boots and Sabers – The blogging will continue until morale improves….
Will Voter ID Reqs Place Rural Wisconsin at a Disadvantage?
Three rural counties without a DMV.
State GOP starts 2011 in national spotlight
With 334 days left in the year.
Walker creates Free Market Health Care Office
The paradox of a government office to promote private, voluntary transactions?
Via Walker creates Free Market Health Care Office, still looking for challenges to HCR | CivSource.
Wigderson Library & Pub: The bottled water candidate
“Sometimes you wonder where these people were in science class.”
Yes, you do.
Boots and Sabers: Royal Condoms
Is there any wonder Britain lost her empire?
Chris Rickert: Madison: City with a plan (or several)
Whether such ideas start with the city or private groups, their success depends on many factors. But in my experience, there are at least as many collecting dust on a shelf somewhere or in some kind of permanent limbo as being put into practice. I’ve always thought it must be nice to be one of those city architectural and design consultants, whose profits are limited not to what is, but to all that might have been.