A slice of Wisconsin politics.

I framed this screenshot from the lead article at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel webpage: Meade sent me that link and highlighted the quote...

"A well-known Capitol protester was charged Wednesday with receiving stolen property for allegedly keeping a State Capitol police officer's jacket..."

We've reached a very late stage in the Wisconsin protests, which begin in February 2011: The jacket belonged to Officer Tammy Torstenso...

"Maybe she can get one of those Wisconsin doctors to write her a fake note."

Instapundit's intro to "Where’s Hillary’s Medical Report?" Here 's my original 2/19/11 report on the doctors offering to ...

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters for an hour.

The first 10 minutes have Walker saying that he won't pursue right-to-work legislation and that he doesn't want anything that will s...

"I am no fan of radio hosts who get mean and personal. So I shed no tears for the Radio Sly-mer..."

"... who was this afternoon fired from WTDY-AM 1670 after 15 years," says David Blaska , as Midwest Family Radio dumps local talk ...

You may be able to look out your downtown Madison window and see Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen, but don't you dare.

"The counter terrorism teams have to be cognizant of movement in windows for obvious reasons... Please cooperate with their needs and s...

"Police arrested eight protesters in the [Wisconsin] Capitol... for holding up signs without getting permits."

We've got a new Capitol Police Chief, and a new approach to keeping order in the building that was the site of tumultuous, chaotic, cro...

"[I]f you truly live by a higher moral code you realize sometimes you have to intimidate..."

A Wisconsin protester explains himself.  (Scroll up to the top of the discussion for more detail, including participation by Meade.)

"Reclaim Women’s Equality" rally at the Wisconsin Capitol draws only 100 people.

"Wendi Kent... had hoped enough would attend to encircle the Capitol...." She said she invited Republican and Democratic state law...

"The Wisconsin Capitol's new police chief said Monday that he plans to crack down on protesters who don't follow the building's rules..."

"... because he wants to restore a sense of normalcy and safety to the statehouse." Chief David Erwin [said] that he respects peop...

Does chalking count as graffiti?

"A Virginia mom charged with vandalism must serve 50 hours of community service after she let her 4-year-old daughter draw on rocks wit...

Remnants of protest.

The view from the top of State Street at noon yesterday. The "Solidarity Singers" were there, as they are now only once a week. I...

"When we travel, though, we are asking for hospitality. There’s great vulnerability in this."

"It also requires considerable strength." To be a good guest — like being a good host — one needs to be secure in one’s own premi...

The Progressive finds it unfair to attack Tammy Baldwin like this.

Baldwin is the Democrat running for the U.S. Senate seat now occupied by Herb Kohl. The National Republican Senatorial Committee has an ad s...

"It's no accident that religions around the world have used unison singing and chanting, because unison singing and chanting is itself a mechanism for high fidelity."

Says Daniel Dennett , in a discussion with Richard Dawkins. Both atheists, they're talking about the way religion evolves. I was interes...

Post-recall progressive regrets: We should have escalated the protests instead of ceding our ground to the Democratic Party.

Here 's Matthew Rothschild, the editor of The Progressive, writing in Isthmus: [T]he movement -- a real giant grassroots movement, which...

"Who are these people? They're not even from Wisconsin... and they're calling it over?!"

The day after the recall election, protesters show their spirit... confronting the CNN bus.... The Solidarity Singers shall not be moved ......

My post-recall question: What did Rahm Emanuel say to Tom Barrett to get him to run against Scott Walker?

Here 's what things looked like on March 28th, before Barrett declared his candidacy for governor in the recall election: Chicago Mayor ...

Top 5 Wisconsin Protests That In Retrospect Sound Like Pro-Walker Protests Against the Protests.

5. "Shame!" 4. "Recall Walker." (Yes, we recall him very well... and like him.) 3. "What's Disgusting? 2. ...

"I adore all the news agencies declaring #wirecall being too close to call. DUH! Did we expect anything else?!? #madvote" — a typical entry...

... on the Isthmus "live-blog" that came at 8:31p.m. last night . Isthmus is our local "alternative" newspaper, and the ...