We need more laws targeting election fraud
Everyone here knows that the sole intent of voter ID laws across the country is to disenfranchise groups who traditionally vote Democratic and may have difficulty obtaining an ID that satisfies the...
View ArticleElectronic Medical Records: A Primer
I work as a programmer for a company that makes electronic medical record (EMR) software. Normally I don't talk about it here, because I don't want it to seem as if I'm speaking for my employer, but I...
View ArticleRecall? Nah, we'll make that illegal
This'll be a short diary, since it's past 8pm and I'm about to head to dinner, but I wanted to get this out there. Since changing the law to make it harder to collect signatures didn't work, and...
View ArticleRepublicans can't beat Obama, decide to impeach him
I haven't been able to find any news stories on this yet, but it appears that house republicans are now attempting to impeach Obama under article II, section 4 of the Constitution, for using force in...
View ArticleWhat I'd do with half a billion dollars
As everyone probably knows by now, tonight's Mega Millions jackpot has headed north of $600 million; I generally don't play the lottery, but with those numbers I couldn't resist picking up a few...
View ArticleBreaking up the United States
Earlier today, I saw one of those stupid things going around about how the red states should break up with the blue states (but they'd keep all the military and give us the debt, of course). One of my...
View ArticleElectronic Health Records: Exchanging Information
This diary is part two of a series; you can find part one here.Recently I had to take my wife to the emergency room in Madison. Her vital signs were taken at the front desk, then she was taken to a...
View ArticleI made my first political contributions of the cycle today
Although I've followed politics since I turned 18, I don't believe I made my first political contribution until 2008. I'd moved to Ft Collins for school and my "representative" at the time was Marilyn...
View ArticleElectronic Health Records, Meaningful Use, and the HITECH Act
This diary is part three of a series; you can find the first two here and here.As anyone reading this probably knows, the most popular way for House republicans to pay for...well...anything these days...
View ArticleDCCC gets involved in Wisconsin. Sort of.
Earlier today, I saw an article on Huffington Post that the DCCC is finally getting involved in fundraising for the Wisconsin recall. Checking my email, I see I do have a fundraising letter from them,...
View ArticleHunting on Public Lands is Communism
Last weekend, Magorn posted an excellent diary about Scott Walker having appointed a "deer Czar", who appears to believe that it's his mission to do away with hunting on public lands in favor of paying...
View ArticleACTION Deer vs Walker: The Founding of a PAC
Last weekend, Magorn posted a diary about Scott Walker's new deer czar, brought in to make sure that Wisconsin's public lands and deer herds are managed for private profit. On Tuesday, I decided to put...
View ArticleACTION The Wisconsin Deer Facebook Campaign is Ongoing
This will be a short diary; I just wanted to let everyone who has donated to the WI Deer Hunting group know that our ads are now running. We won't share detailed information during the campaign, for...
View ArticleWI Hunters vs Walker: Where Your Money Goes
Since we've posted new diaries today (here and here) asking for more money, I thought it was only fair to put up another one explaining exactly where the money has been going.When we originally started...
View ArticlePresident Scott Walker
Horrifying title, isn't it? But it could happen.Scott Walker is already a rock star on the right. If he survives the recall and somehow avoids criminal charges, he would be the natural pick for the #2...
View ArticleWisconsin: Wrapping Up the Deer Campaign
After an action-filled week, we're now wrapping up the Hunters vs Walker campaign, so I wanted to update everyone with the near-final numbers.Our intention had been to get on the radio this weekend,...
View ArticleWI Action | Hunters vs Walker: Final Report
It took longer than we had hoped, but we now have a simple YouTube video available. Please 'like' and share it tonight; let's spread this as widely as possible before the polls open in the morning!It's...
View ArticleI was voter #3 in Brooklyn, WI
When I arrived this morning, there were already a half-dozen people waiting for the polls to open, which they did shortly after seven. Everyone ahead of me was in Dane County (I'm in Green), so I...
View ArticleDid you get a robocall in WI?
A quick request - if you got one of the GOP robocalls on your voicemail telling you not to vote, please save it. If you got something in the mail telling you incorrect voter information, please save...
View ArticleCitizens United and the Death of Democracy
Last night we had yet another demonstration of how unlimited political spending is not compatible with democracy. A huge number of people actually believed, despite all evidence, that Walker had...
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