It’s as if a space alien brought us a message from the future. Forget the present tedious campaigns for public office, 2025 beckons us to pay attention to its news for us. This is followed by a jolt, a reminder that nothing present is a permanent state of affairs. We have not even adjusted ourselves to the current state of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, of the takeover by the Democratic Party and its partisan priorities, when we learn that the oldest member, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, one of those Democrats, will not run for re-election in 2025. I say one of those Democrats because the Democrats ..read more

(Note: This first appeared in the Life, Under Construction newsletter from April 1, 2024. The newsletter is published every Monday and Thursday. To become a subscriber, click the button below.) Subscribe MPS Admits Referendum About Benjamin Bathing (from the 4/1 News Service) A Milwaukee Public School (MPS) spokesman admitted on April 1 that Tuesday’s referendum is about just being able to dive into a pool of money like Scrooge McDuck.. “We’re going to fill the swimming pool at Milwaukee Vincent High School with $100 bills and invite school administrators from all over the district to dive in ..read more

Johnson to Hold Hearings on Russia Election (from the 4/1 News Service) (Note: This first appeared in the Life, Under Construction newsletter from April 1, 2024. The newsletter is published every Monday and Thursday. To become a subscriber, click the button below.) Subscribe Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) and the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will be holding hearings on the efficiency of the recent Russian elections, the senator announced in a press release on April 1. “We saw in the Russian elections a model of efficiency, accuracy and integrity,” Johnson said in a statement ..read more

Hovde to Eat Raw Beef in Ad (from the 4/1 News Service) (Note: This first appeared in the Life, Under Construction newsletter from April 1, 2024. The newsletter is published every Monday and Thursday. To become a subscriber, click the button below.) Subscribe In an effort to demonstrate his long-standing ties to Wisconsin, Republican candidate for US Senate Eric Hovde will eat a raw beef sandwich, often referred to as a “cannibal sandwich,” in his next ad. “We’re going to go for the traditional version,” said Hovde spokesman Sal Moella. “We’re using rye bread, onions, black pepper and minced p ..read more

I will be on the Steve Scaffidi show on 620 WTMJ-AM on alternating Tuesdays starting February 27. We’ll be talking about politics, the state of the Republican Party, and other issues in the next few months. I’m looking forward to talking with Steve about the election and the Republican National Convention when it comes to Milwaukee. The post That’s me on WTMJ-AM appeared first on jameswigderson.com ..read more

Some friends of ours received some annoying unsolicited advice when one of them mentioned on social media that she spotted an injured coyote wandering through their three-acre share of the hundred acres of suburban woods. The advice spanned from who to call for help to shooting the animal to trapping the animal to whatever. Our friends finally had enough and said they weren’t looking for advice. But then I couldn’t help myself. “I think I know you well enough to offer some unsolicited advice. If there is an injured coyote around, it was most likely injured by a Sasquatch protecting his wild ra ..read more

Note: This appeared in the “Life, Under Construction” newsletter that was published on February 19, 2024. The “Life, Under Construction” newsletter is published every Monday and Thursday. Click the button for subscription information. Click here to subscribe! A Profile in Lacking Courage “Everything will be all right. And even if it isn’t, we’ll have the consolation of having lived honest lives.” – Alexi Navalny “And I hope Mike is gonna do the right thing, I hope so. I hope so. Because if Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election.” —Donald Trump Andrew Hitt, the former c ..read more

Sykes in the Wilderness Note: this first appeared in the February 8, 2024 “Life, Under Construction” newsletter. The Bulwark is losing one of its founders. Charlie Sykes will be doing his last daily podcast, The Bulwark Podcast, on Friday as well as his last Morning Shots newsletter email. He will continue to appear on MSNBC and will continue to write, but the daily routine is gone. Part of me says I’ll believe it when I see it. I was there the last time Sykes “retired” at the end of 2016. I believe there was cake. I know Sykes’ dog was there when he ended a career as a midday talk show host f ..read more

Note: this appeared in the “Life, Under Construction” newsletter on Monday, February 5, and in The Bulwark “Morning Shots” newsletter written by Charlie Sykes on February 6. “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.” Macbeth Act V, scene v Dear Readers, Forgive me if I yawn. I stayed up late last night watching Christopher Hitchens debate William F. Buckley. I needed to restore some brain cells. One of the Republican Party’s most popular afte ..read more

Will Donald Trump pick Senator Ron Johnson to be his running mate in 2024? https://jameswigderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Download.mp4 Click here to subscribe to “Life, Under Construction” published every Monday and Thursday. The post Ron Johnson for Vice President? appeared first on jameswigderson.com ..read more