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Half-Century Man

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18. Wisconsin, we put the "fun" in dysfunctional.
Mon Apr 14, 2014, 09:19 PM
Apr 2014

Our governor is a Koch whore.

Our ex Senate Majority Leader Bill Kramer is facing 80 years of prison on charges of verbal and physical sexual harassment; sexual assault in the second degree.

Wisconsin Senate President State Senator Mike Ellis is quitting after bragging like a drunken goober about illegal campaign manipulations he planned to do. Caught on hidden camera, he slinks back home after this term.

Wisconsin State Sen. Leah Vukmir is a member ALEC’s Board of Directors serving as national treasurer. She has rebuked a Freedom of information request on the grounds of secrecy during an ongoing session of the legislature. Her accomplice after the fact is Wisconsin Attorney General Van Hollen, who is citing an old provision in the state constitution giving limited immunity “during the session of the legislature". The length of a session has grown from a couple months each year to never ending.

State Representative Joel Kleefisch allowed/worked with/or something a rich donor to write legislation favoring him in a child support case. State campaign finance reports show Michael Eisenga donated the maximum amount to Kleefisch allowed by state campaign finance law. As well as, has made large donations to both Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch (wife of Rep Kleefisch) and Governor Scott Walker.

On Edit: the featured members of our government, republicans all.

And now we might declare our Independence from sanity by seceding from the union.

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Get the popcorn SummerSnow Apr 2014 #1
Got mine. AAO Apr 2014 #9
I love the smell of treason in the morning. roguevalley Apr 2014 #2
Lincoln refrained from describing the rebels with the T-word, even after they took up arms against 24601 Apr 2014 #15
legalistically, probably true. However, I feel treason sort of describes the contempt I feel for roguevalley Apr 2014 #16
So it's probably a good thing that the Constitution sets a high bar for treason. If it was left to 24601 Apr 2014 #17
is it now against the law to have feelings? roguevalley Apr 2014 #19
Not in the least. But translating those feelings into state action wouldn't be constitutional. 24601 Apr 2014 #20
Two Ideas for a Name chuckstevens Apr 2014 #3
Well, bless their hearts. Mr.Bill Apr 2014 #4
me too :) n/t jaysunb Apr 2014 #10
Some of the news these days reminds of the late 1850s agbdf Apr 2014 #5
FUCKING "SHERMANIZE" THE DOUCHEBAG TRAITORS!!! madinmaryland Apr 2014 #6
Such childish behavior Auggie Apr 2014 #7
duplicate muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #8
If Wisconsin is succesful in secession does this prevent Scott Walker from running Thinkingabout Apr 2014 #11
Go ahead and secede. Just don't look to us for help muntrv Apr 2014 #12
China kardonb Apr 2014 #13
Wisconsin will never actually secede, of course, but The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2014 #14
Wisconsin, we put the "fun" in dysfunctional. Half-Century Man Apr 2014 #18
A theory on these rather eccentric GOP gyrations Ned Fenwick Apr 2014 #21
Locking. William769 Apr 2014 #22
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