Hello Wisconsin

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Democrats in Wisconsin dropped off 1.5 tons of signatures at the state Government Accountability Board's office today. 1.5 tons is apparently what over a million signatures weighs. Yes, nearly as many people that elected Scott Walker in 2010 have now signed on to recall him.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 18, 2012

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At LAST. This year's General Assembly session begins in earnest today. And on a committee day no less. All sorts of compelling action scheduled to take place today. I support HB 222(Jaques), which would "require(s) that the Department of Labor publish the names of employers who have violated the Workplace Fraud Act, by misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor or otherwise". This, of course, is just one way that the 1% take advantage of the 99%. For example, did you know that Linda & Vince McMahon's WWE classifies its wrestlers/performers as independent contractors? Of course, they all have contracts, and the McMahons will take anyone to court for striving to be 'independent'. Obligatory rasslin' reference, sorry. Now, that's what I call a committee meeting.

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Indian River Prayer Case

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I just do not understand the need to turn every public gathering, whether it be a graduation cermonies, school board meetings, and other assemblies into religious events. It is as if someone wants to repeal the First Amendment and establish a National Religion, and then have the Government force the population to worship God according to the dictates of the National Religion.

To Governor Markell…

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In an unprecedented 4-1 decision announced Sunday, the Delaware Board of Pardons is recommending that the death sentence for convicted killer Robert A. Gattis be commuted to life in prison. It will now be up to Gov. Jack Markell to decide if he will accept the board's recommendation to spare Gattis' life or if he will allow the execution of the 49-year-old by lethal injection to go forward as planned early Friday.
A life is literally in Governor Markell's hands. He might not want this responsibility. But he asked for it, and now he has to decide. I now address the Governor directly....

Fighting Abnormal (And Fake) Body Images As The Mother Of A 14 Year Old Girl

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My 14 year old daughter wears a size 0 and still thinks she's not skinny enough. It's enough to make me want to pull my hair out. I want to scream when her friends come over and the discussion spirals into what's wrong with my body. Granted, their focus is on their bodies only, and they're quick to come to each others' defense. Also, they don't attack someone for their weight or their looks, which, I guess, is a step in the right direction. But... they are ridiculously hard on themselves.

Happy Birthday, Dr. King

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Yesterday would have been Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's 82 birthday. He had a dream......... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs&feature=fvsr[/youtube]

Thus ends the most quixotic Presidential run this cycle…

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So former Utah Governor and former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, mired in the low single digits in the polls in South Carolina after a respectable but insufficient third place finish in New Hampshire, is dropping out of the race. There was a time, before he became Ambassador to China, that I most feared Huntsman as a potential rival to President Obama. But a misreading of the political landscape and a patriotic decision ended that threat.

Still the Party of Bush and Palin.

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Because both of them still have more influence over Republicans with their potential endorsement than their local man or woman of God. 28% of Republican primary voters say former President Bush's endorsement will sway them. 23% say that with respect to Palin. Both rank at the top of the list, higher than their priest, rabbi or pastor.

So Delawareonline is going behind a paywall…

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... so what? The internet business model of giving away your product for free online was never going to work, and a lot of newspapers went out of business trying to make it work. Before the internet, if you wanted your local newspaper like the News Journal, you paid for it. And it is going to be that way again.