Author: BooMan

Really High Turnout in Wisconsin

Turnout looks high in both the Republican burbs and the Democratic cities of Milwaukee and Madison. Some places may see turnout higher than in 2008. That’s kind of crazy for a Tuesday in June. It will be interesting if the...

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Questions on Paycheck Fairness

Since the Paycheck Fairness Act of 2012 is getting a cloture vote in the Senate today, I thought I’d start a conversation about worker compensation. It used to be understood that most households could get by on one...

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Make Some Calls to Wisconsin Dems

After the deluge of money spent in Wisconsin, there are basically no undecided voters left. The reputable polls are all close and within the margin of error. What we’re going to see today is two gigantic pairings of...

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What Are You, People? On Dope?

Did you ever see the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High? Do you remember the scene where Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) crashes his friend’s older brother’s car into a pallet of cinder blocks? After they both survey the...

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Here’s an Idea

How rich people think: American International Group Inc. (AIG) Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche said Europe’s debt crisis shows governments worldwide must accept that people will have to work more years as life...

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