Crossroads of Civilization
Posted in Nation, Politics, Siarlys Jenkins on Dec 13th, 2010
Like the libertarian conservatives at Front Porch Republic, I was particularly disappointed that Russ Feingold was not re-elected in 2010. Recently I took a look at the numbers. The most surprising comparison is that Tim Michels, the Republican who lost to Feingold in 2004, with 44% of the vote, got more votes (1.3 million) than [...]
Posted in Community, Nation, Politics, Siarlys Jenkins on Oct 23rd, 2010
Today was another Saturday knocking on doors for a string of Democrats, this time in Bayview. It’s been part of Milwaukee since long before I was born. There is a bar named Telluride, no doubt opened by a member of the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union, formerly Western Federation of Miners, who ended up [...]
Posted in Community, Family, Nation, Politics, Siarlys Jenkins on Oct 22nd, 2010
In Wisconsin, October 22 was the night for the final debate between The People’s Advocate, incumbent United States Senator Russ “Slip it to them nicely Russell” Feingold, and the sacrificial lamb, Ron Johnson, a millionaire who will bid any amount of money to get his hands on a new toy, and seems to have decided [...]