Archive for March, 2012
What Wisconsin State Senator Pam Galloway’s Resignation Really Means
Sunday, March 25th, 2012Political Progressives was so disheartened when the Democrats fell just short of taking over the Senate in last year’s recall elections. It’s not like we bemoaned the fact that the Democrats were able to wrestle away two seats from Republicans in the middle of a term, but we weren’t ecstatic, either. 17-16 looked a whole […]
Wisconsin Republicans Attack Women With Multiple Pieces of Legislation
Saturday, March 17th, 2012Perhaps it’s a sign we’ve been involved in politics for far too long, but we’re actually not surprised at how little the average person knows about politics. The fact that the vast majority of our country’s citizens could not pass a citizen exam is old news; the fact that a majority of GOP voters in […]
Revisiting Wisconsin’s Job Numbers: Prognosis? Not So Good
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012Not too long ago, Political Progressives blogged about how Wis. Gov. Scott Walker would not be able to fulfill his campaign promise of adding 250,000 jobs to the Wisconsin workforce. Of course, politicians failing to keep their word from the campaign trail once they reach office is nothing new – President Barack Obama campaigned in […]