"Then, the sergeant at arms seized his half-eaten candy bar and box of Tater Tots because no food is allowed in the chambers"

Lawmaker Says He Had A Rough First Night In Assembly Chamber
Representative Protests Budget Impasse


MADISON, Wis. -- State Rep. Tom Nelson said that he had a rough first night in the Assembly chamber.

The Democrat from Kaukauna started a sit-in at his desk on Thursday morning and has vowed that he will stay there until the Assembly and Senate pass the overdue state budget.

Nelson said that the air mattress that he was sleeping on ran out of air. Then, two strangers sneaked into the chamber and woke him up at 2 a.m., took a picture and told him to pass a budget.

Things didn't get much better on Friday morning. Nelson said that he had to take a cold shower in the state Capitol basement because there was no hot water.

Then, the sergeant at arms seized his half-eaten candy bar and box of Tater Tots because no food is allowed in the chambers. His request for a phone at his desk was rejected.

Despite the setbacks, Nelson said that he's hanging in there and is energized by the positive response he's gotten from the public.

Democrats and Republicans have been deadlocked over taxes and spending far beyond the July first budget deadline. The budget is about 15 weeks late.

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"We want less taxes and lower spending, and as long as we can try to arrive at that point we will be able to bring Republican votes and Democrat votes to pass a bipartisan budget," said Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, R-West Salem."

Giving up the tator tots and candy bar must of been tough. He must really
want to raise my taxes.

Thank You Harry Reid

Today, Rush Limbaugh has sent a powerful message to Harry Reid and the rest of Democrats that signed the Rush Limbaugh smear letter. Here is Harry Reid's pathetic attempt to take credit for the largest charity bid in the history of ebay, raising 2 million dollars for the letter and matched by Rush Limbaugh for a grand total of $4,200,200 donated to the Marine Corps Law Enforcement foundation."

Black "Jena Six" Students Are Not Victims of Injustice

It has been said that the black students involved in the "Jena Six" incident are victims of injustice. To figure out if I agree with this statement, as a white individual, I have flipped the races of all the individuals in question. For example, pretend for a second that six white students asked if they could hang out under a tree that black students frequented. After obvious approval, they went to hang out under the tree to find "die cracker" carved into the tree. Then as retaliation, the six whites students jumped one black student, that had nothing to do with the tree carving, and beat him unconscious. Then when it came time to punishing the individuals, the black students were suspended for carving the hateful message into the tree, and five of the whites students were prosecuted in juvenile court for beating the innocent black student unconscious. Furthermore, one of the white students had two prior charges related to violent acts, so the District Attorney decided to prosecute him as an adult. Under these circumstances I would not consider the white students victims of injustice. I would consider them criminals.

Anonymous adds: Oh, please, the double standard argument is ineffective because it is a strawman. Deal with the facts of the case, not speculation.

Aaron adds: Of course, while doing this exercise the facts of the case remained constant, and did not include any speculation. Rather, the races of all the individuals were flip-flopped. Sometimes, it is easier to spot injustices when one puts himself in the shoes of the supposed victim. Therefore, it would make no sense to consider this post a double standard argument, rather it is an exercise to clarify how principles of equal protection under the law were not violated in this case. Also, this post can not be a strawman because it does not refute anyone, but is rather a personal reflection. Thanks for the comment.

Two of "Jena Six" Defendants Present BET Award

Two of the six defendants in the "Jena Six" case presented the "most anticipated award during Black Entertainment Television's Hip Hop Awards show broadcast Thursday night." When they were introduced they were called two students involved in "systematic racism." Of course, these two individuals were apart of the six that jumped a student, that had nothing to do with the noose incident, and beat him unconscious solely because he was white. This glorification of violence is sick, and is all too common within the mainstream hip-hop industry. By presenting these individuals as heroes, BET only perpetuates the violence that plagues the African American community. When it comes to systematic racism these two were victims of it, but also engaged in it, and to a larger extent.