Monthly Archives: August 2011

Everybody’s on Vacay

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Mr. Universe

(Ed. Note: The recent empty Free Forum Friday post was an automatically scheduled event I forgot to delete before leaving town. Apologies for any confusion) Congress is on break, hopefully back in their districts getting an earful from their constituents … Continue reading →

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Red Right Returning…August 20th

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates in the 2012 primary. RRR is a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which you should pilot your … Continue reading →

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Free Forum Friday August 19th Edition

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Let’s see, well, the County Fair is over in Iowa so there’s a lull in the Republican party’s efforts. Tim Pawlenty threw in the towel but Rick Perry jumped in the race so not much change there. Republicans are lambasting … Continue reading →

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Nevada’s 2nd District: The Next Test

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Was there national fallout from the Wisconsin recalls? Did Scott Walker light the fuse of a cascading backlash to Republicans? It will be interesting to see if that’s the case when the election for Nevada’s 2nd District happens in September’s special … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Recall Update IV

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Mr. Universe

The Wisconsin recall is over. Both remaining Democratic candidates that were being challenged to a recall held on to their seats tonight. What does this mean? Democrats netted two seats total in the recall elections. It wasn’t enough to give … Continue reading →

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Red Right Returning…August 13th

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Mr. Universe

(Red Right Returning is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates in the 2012 primary. RRR is a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which you should pilot your … Continue reading →

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Free Forum Friday August 12th Edition

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Well, what a week if you’re a stockbroker. Wall Street was like a rollercoaster where the governor had been disabled and the speed was in danger of running off the rails. Much of this as a result of Standard and … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Recall Update III

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Mr. Universe

It’s midnight in Wisconsin. Polls have closed and the results are still being tallied but most of the projected winners have been called. Republicans have retained three of their seats, Democrats have won two (Randy Hopper and Dan Kapanke), and … Continue reading →

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The Badger Revolution Begins

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Mr. Universe

As Nate Silver has noted at Five Thirty Eight, the crystal ball is a little murky regarding the recall elections going on in Wisconsin. There certainly is some enthusiasm for the prospects of some of the Republicans being recalled as … Continue reading →

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Club 27

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Mr. Universe

I don’t have anything particularly political on my mind today. I mean I always have something political on my mind but today is different. This past week I made an off the cuff remark about Amy Winehouse joining the twenty-seven club. … Continue reading →

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