Although one can confidently doubt that ‘everything changes’ after the pandemic, there are in any year prominent political issues. Some are national, some statewide, some local. One can guess correctly that the new year will entertain at least three notable statewide issues, each summarized below. These are statewide issues that will reach deep into every…
Sen. Ron Johnson
Sen. Ron Johnson
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson: Ambitious, Compromised, or Crackpot?
by JOHN ADAMS • • 4 Comments
Over at The Bulwark, Mark Becker, former Brown County Supervisor and former Chairman of the Brown County Republican Party, describes his Call With Ron Johnson: He Knows Biden Won But Won’t Admit It. Becker writes that on November 14, 8:37 a.m. my phone rings. I do a double take on my caller ID and realize who…
Coronavirus, Mendacity, Sen. Ron Johnson
Sen. Ron Johnson: From Ludicrous to Malevolent
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
I’ve previously described Sen. Ron Johnson as America’s Dumbest Senator™, and his years in office confirm that assessment. A man who was formerly ludicrous, however, may now be fittingly described as malevolently mendacious. Sophie Carlson, Laura Schultz, and Patrick Marley report Wisconsin reports record-high 48 coronavirus deaths as Sen. Johnson falsely claims state has flattened the curve:…
Disinformation, Foreign Affairs, Sen. Ron Johnson
Sen. Ron Johnson: Launderer of Foreign Disinformation?
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Natasha Bertrand, Kyle Cheney, and Andrew Desiderio report Dem leaders demand FBI briefing on ‘foreign interference campaign’ targeting lawmakers. There’s a possible Wisconsin connection: Among the Democrats’ concerns is that a Senate investigation being led by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has become a vehicle for “laundering” a foreign influence campaign to damageDemocratic presidential nominee Joe…
Congress, Coronavirus, Legislation, Public Health, Sen. Ron Johnson, WISGOP
The WISGOP Follows a Fool, and Fails Wisconsin
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No state delegation in America has been less receptive to a federal coronavirus relief package than the WISGOP delegation to Washington. Allison Stevens reports Congress clears 2nd major coronavirus package; 3rd in the works: A second major coronavirus package cleared the U.S. Senate Wednesday and is now headed to President Donald Trump for his signature.…
Bad Ideas, Foreign Affairs, Sen. Ron Johnson, Trump
National TV Program Ridicules Ron Johnson’s Defense of Trump
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America, Congress, Elections, Federal Government, Foreign Affairs, Impeachment, Poll, Presidential race 2020, Sen. Ron Johnson, Trump, Wisconsin
Sure enough…
by JOHN ADAMS • • 5 Comments
Ron Johnson really is America’s Dumbest Senator™: MIDDLETON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Thursday there’s nothing improper about President Donald Trump’s call on Chinese officials to investigate his top political rival in his 2020 re-election bid. Trump extended the invitation Thursday to the foreign country as he faces impeachment over a similar request of the president of…