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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Aug. 14, 2012
Over the past year and a half, we in Wisconsin have seen the "Hate Left" at its worst.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Aug. 13, 2012
Robin Williams used to joke that cocaine was "God's way of telling you that you have too much money". Now there's another way - contributing cash to "Friends of Tom Barrett"!
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Aug. 9, 2012
Let's not bury the lead. Next Tuesday, I'm going to be voting for Tommy Thompson in the Republican U.S. Senate Primary.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Aug. 3, 2012
Since Keith Olbermann no longer has a gig (again), let me fill the void with my nomination for today's "Worst Person in the World".
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Aug. 2, 2012
If it wasn't so serious and outrageous, it would be laughable. But it is ... so it's not.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Aug. 2, 2012
Where do they get these guys from?
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jul. 31, 2012
Even by the standards of the local newspaper, it's a peculiar article.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jul. 30, 2012
The biggest reaction I received to this story last week can be summed up in two words: "You're kidding".
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jul. 28, 2012
I confess. I miss Jarts.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jul. 27, 2012
Ronald Reagan didn't actually author the 11th commandment of Republican politics but he certainly made it famous. You remember; "Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican".
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jul. 18, 2012
Let me be clear. I have had many fine meals at restaurants operated by the Bartolotta management group. Establishments like Lake Park Bistro, Mr. B's, Harbor House and Bacchus regularly show up on lists of the area's best restaurants.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jul. 18, 2012
When you live in a State that contains the cities of Milwaukee and Madison, the bar for the title of "most screwed up community" is set pretty high (or low). Still, Racine is making a strong case for being Wisconsin's most messed up locality.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jul. 13, 2012
Yesterday, a couple dozen people calling themselves the "Occupy the Hood Movement" ripped Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn. Their complaint was the Flynn failed to answer their questions about the way Milwaukee Police treated the mother of a homicide victim in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jul. 11, 2012
Let's understand one thing from the beginning. Wisconsin Democrats want the Republican Senate nominee to be anyone but Tommy Thompson.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 30, 2012
Too often around here we lose sight of a basic reality: Not everything old is historic - and not everything historic is worth saving.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 29, 2012
It's now been more than two years since the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office launched the seemingly never ending probe into Scott Walker's tenure as Milwaukee County Executive. Two years!
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 28, 2012
What a mess!
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 27, 2012
As the dust settles on the latest spat between Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn and the local newspaper, inquiring minds want to know: Is Milwaukee safer or more dangerous?
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 26, 2012
I swear that I don't understand what constitutes news any more.
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By Jeff Wagner CREATED Jun. 26, 2012
On television the other day, I came out in support of "parent trigger laws". These are laws which allow parents of children enrolled in persistently failing public schools to "trigger" a change in the school. The changes include permitting the parents to fire the teachers and the principal.
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