Dobert pleaded idiocy regarding the drug dealing, saying he didn't know what was going on, despite the fact that that several drug busts went down at his place in a matter of a month.

The result is a 30-day suspension of Chaser's leaving a minute portion of Kinnickinnic Avenue without an alcohol outlet. But that didn't sit well with Ald. Willie Wade, a member of the city's Licenses Committee, who got to the black and white issue of the issue.

"If this exact same thing happened at a bar in my district there wouldn't be any talk of a 30-day suspension," said Wade, who represents a predominantly African-American area of the city. "This is a drug bar ... he don't deserve to have a bar license."

The full Council, which sent back a revocation recommendation to the Licenses Committee last fall, will rule on the recommendation Jan. 15.

Dynamic Duo Disbands: It was a strange idea to begin with. And the comedic duo from Concordia University has dropped the inane idea of running a joint campaign for Congress.

Democrat Jeff Walz and Republican Jim Burkee garnered some attention for claiming that they were running as one against Jim Sensenbrenner. It got them 15 minutes fame. Walz this week says he's severing himself from the Siamese campaign.

In a statement rivaling the best of non-statements, Walz says, "My health and family must remain the highest priority in my life, and the challenge of a campaign can take its toll on both. I also remain concerned for my school, and I realize the pressures on a small university when two of its professors run a campaign against an influential and powerful congressman. Ending my candidacy will relieve these pressures and allow the campus to return to some normalcy."

Burkee says he will continue his quest by challenging Sensenbrenner in the GOP primary, providing he gets on the ballot.

Much Ado About Nothing: One of the great non-events in the state Legislature's 2007 agenda was a special session called last month by Gov. Jim Doyle to deal with campaign finance reform. And while the term is constant fodder for those on the campaign trail, it rarely is addressed under the dome. And the December session was no different, resulting in ... nothing.

Perhaps it was tirades from Wisconsin Right to Life that had the pols backpedaling. WRTL called the proposals "The Politicians Protection Act" and "The Welfare for Politicians Act."

According to WRTL, "The Welfare for Politicians Act," was a bill that would allow for public financing of state Supreme Court campaigns, which would effectively limit WRTL's anti-abortion influence on any campaign for the bench.

"The Politicians Protection Act" would have prevented independent groups from attacking campaigns for 60 days prior to the election.

"They want to make it so burdensome on average citizens and citizen organizations to carry out these activities that many will no longer bother," laments WRTL chief Susan Armacost in a statement on special interest campaigning. "Wisconsin Right to Life will once again be vigorously opposing these ridiculous measures that are being promoted by self-serving politicians at the expense of Wisconsin citizens."