Politics - Jan. 5, 2008
Do you answer your door for politicians?
When a politician's at your door, do you answer or pretend you're not home?
Tags: politicians, canvassing, door-to-door, politics, elections

Politics - June 5, 2007
McGee: guilty until proven innocent?
Citizens from both sides of the political aisle have been extremely quick to cast judgment on McGee in light of some overwhelming evidence against him.
Tags: Alderman Michael McGee, Jackson-McGee, Mike McGee, Sykes, Belling, politics, guilty, City Hall

Politics - May 24, 2007
Politics: A painful exercise in idiocy
I do not understand politics. I had to admit that recently to a room full of government watchdog blogger types. I suppose there was a purple horn sprouting from my forehead, too.
Tags: Dasha, politics

Politics - April 7, 2007
Senator Barack Obama event details
Senator Barack Obama makes his first presidential campaign stop in Milwaukee on Monday, April 16. He'll appear from 6 until p.m. at the Milwaukee Theatre.
Tags: Milwaukee Theatre, Barack Obama, politics, fundraiser

Politics - Oct. 18, 2006
A "political awakening" on Milwaukee campuses
As Election Day approaches, the campuses at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (pictured during a 1970s protest) and Marquette are awash in a typical mix of activism and apathy. OMC takes the political temperature on campus.
Tags: uw-milwaukee, marquette, politics

Politics - Oct. 3, 2008
Lowering Expectations
I, like many others, tuned in to watch the debate between two national politicians as they rallied to demonstrate they were worthy of being voted second in command of the United States. Though entertaining, there wasn't much to learn. It is thrilling to finally have a case for media hype, however...
Tags: debates, vice president, media, information, politics, issues

Marketplace - Sept. 19, 2008
Wall Street - Wild West and the Law
            The extended Wall Street turmoil resulting from the housing and subprime lending crisis contains major challenges, reinforced by the current media propensity for scare headlines and alarmist editorials.    &n...
Tags: Economy, Wall St., Politics, Bernanke, Paulson, Fed, McCain, Obama, New Deal

Politics - Sept. 19, 2008
GOP Finds Unity
            Republican presidential and vice-presidential nominees Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska have largely succeeded in generating enthusiasm among Republican faithful at the St. Paul, Minn. Convention. To wi...
Tags: GOP, Politics, McCain, Palin, JFK, FDR, Nixon, Carter, Bush

Politics - Sept. 19, 2008
Dems Pick Biden, Find Unity
             The big news just before the August 25 kick-off of the Democratic convention in Denver Colorado has been the selection of Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as the vice-presidential running mate of presidential nominee Sen. Barack O...
Tags: Obama, Biden, Convention, Denver, Politics

Politics - July 4, 2008
Fourth of July - Reflection and Renewal
“Fourth of July – Reflection and Renewal”by Arthur I. Cyr            The Fourth of July celebrates community, local as well as national. Parades featuring people in uniform - scouts, firefighters and police as well as the mi...
Tags: History, International Relations, War, Second World War, Politics, America