The Political Environment

A forum, news site and archive begun in February, 2007 about politics and the environment in Wisconsin. And elsewhere.

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Not one more taxpayer dime for Vos's 1st Amendment contempt

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The last time the breezily arrogant Speaker Vos thumbed his nose at taxpayers and flipped off the First Amendment for Twitter manipulations ...
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Foxconn to hire 10,000 workers, but...

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In Vietnam , not Wisconsin: Foxconn gets green light for $270M factory in Vietnam Foxconn is set to build a new factory to produce tablets a...
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Monday, January 18, 2021

WI health official Palm heads to DC; Tiffany, et al, outsmarted.

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Two thoughts about Andrae Palm's promotion into the Biden administration.  Wisconsin's top health official, who has thus far led th...
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Saturday, January 16, 2021

Push to reinstate protection for nation's gray wolves

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Good to see a coalition of organizations  challenging the outgoing Trump administration's  heavy-handed, heavily-ideological and science...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Fast-learning WI Rep. is new DC King of Stupidity Mountain

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The mountain in DC is better known as Capitol Hill, and the new King who displaced Louis Gohmert and fellow Badger Glenn Grothman at the top...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

WI GOP-led Assembly thumbs unmasked nose during wolf hunting hearing

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Wisconsin Republicans keep proving they will ignore science when they are legislating meddling in public policy. Look no farther than their...

Delaying Trump's impeachment trial puts more pressure on Ron Johnson

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Having the Senate delay - but hold - a Trump impeachment trial  following Wednesday's House impeachment action will be a good thing, for...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Everybody knows Trump's alter egos will disappear, too

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Bonus benefit of Trump's  impending departure: His imaginary friend "Everybody" who made another appearance at a Trump event j...

Fresh power grant to gerrymandered GOP legislators threatens WI waters

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This predictable  decision  -  Wisconsin Supreme Court Says Lawmakers Can Intervene In 2 Cases Involving DNR's Authority - puts the stat...
Monday, January 11, 2021

Point of disorder: It took Fitz just four days to break his oath

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This Wisconsin Public Radio, (WPR), report lays out a  crucial seditionist timeline on Insurrection Wednesday : * First, Wisconsin's sen...
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Sunday, January 10, 2021

Lincoln legacy backers target WI GOP Senator where party was founded

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One of Trump's most repulsive boasts was his self-serving yet flippant connection to the 'late, great Abe Lincoln.' A comparison...
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Saturday, January 9, 2021

After modeling COVID gear, Vos models fake COVID legislating

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We've heard a lot from Trumpian Republicans about fake news, but COVID costume model and Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos  modeled ...
Friday, January 8, 2021

A pardon like Nixon's could be Trump's only way out

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Reposted from 9/30/2020 : Given sore loser Trump's announcement Friday that he will not attend Biden's January 20th inauguration, an...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Does Johnson now think Trump is 'patriot that truly loves America'?

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Ron Johnson's enthusiastic and unapologetic Trump enabling has helped bring the country to the brink of disaster. But its important to u...
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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

WI GOP's too-little-too-late COVID plan is Power Grab 2.0

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After nine months of paid vacation while thousands of Wisconsinites were killed by the coronavirus, Wisconsin GOP legislators are fast-track...

Ron Johnson can hold Homeland Security Comm. hearing....

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 ...and call his culpable self as a witness before the committee he chairs  to examine today's insurrection  that blocked the constituti...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

GOP continues to leave Wisconsin waters contaminated and unsafe

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People in groundwater-contaminated Wisconsin from Kewaunee County to the Central Sands Counties and further south and west near the  Iowa b...
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