Galloping consumption of politics

For a person who has tooted her health care horn literally from the get go, Tammy Baldwin has had nothing to say while the carefully constructed health care reform bills fall to pieces around her. Leadership, my ass. This is a class "A" non-entity, and our progressive, politically active, highly informed district deserves much better. Okay, some might say that asking for a Russ Feingold clone in the House might be wishing for too much; but why? I mean, if Feingold were a US Representative, WI District 2 would be a match made in heaven. Instead, he represents all of Wisconsin. No quarrel there, but why can District 2 not come up it's own Feingold, and have to settle for a milquetoast personality like TB? (Hah!)

Unfortunately, the record of Dave de Felice, Dane County Supervisor and putative Baldwin challenger, is unknown to me, besides this brief condemnation of the health care process in the WSJ online. This guy has something to say, and from what I can tell, he has no idea either. Okay, you say; what about his webpage? Fuggedaboudit.

All that and all that

as Gopal would say, but am I really back?
We'll see. I hope so. At the very least, the urge to write is certainly back. Still, many a slip.

The Supremes

I finally understand the rage that my pro-life friends - oh, alright, who am I kidding, I have no pro-life friends, just pro-life acquaintances, and fake-smile-and-thank Western-Civility-acquaintances at that. At any rate, I can finally empathize with pro-life lunatics.

I refer to the last Supreme Court decision to allow unfettered corporate funds in electioneering, made in defiance of all precedent and tradition. Yes, I hear you, watching a liberal defend tradition - but I have two words for you, while I sip some nice whisky: British Constitution (was anyone else brought up on Wodehouse, or do I have to explain the sobriety test ante breathalyzer): that is to say, there is none, and look at Britain. The right wing of that country, as is well-known, makes some progressives in the US look like rivers-of-blood Powell-ites.

Anyway; as I was saying, I finally feel the rage of the lunatic right. Roe v. Wade : Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.