The federal government, in an effort to publicize the effects of pork stimulus spending, published a list of the spending projects by United States Congressional District. The publication was deeply embarrassing to the incumbent federal administration, as many of the listed Congressional districts were previously unknown to anyone in Wisconsin, or anyone else in America.…
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Daily Bread
Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-21-09
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, and welcome to Whitewater. Today begins the first day of winter, shortly before noon. The forecast calls for a high of twenty-eight, with cloudy skies. Whitewater, a small town equidistant between Madison and Milwaukee, is in the news for its extraordinary college football team, national division three champions for the second time in…
City
Accountability Begins….Somewhere other than in Whitewater, Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS •
Over at Channel 3000, there’s a story about a United States Marine, serving in Afghanistan against the Taliban, whose house was flooded because of problems a City of Whitewater employee reportedly admitted were the city’s fault. (I have never met the officer in the story; my remarks are without personal connection.) In a story entitled, Wisconsin…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread: August 10, 2009
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater The week begins with one public, municipal meeting, at 6:30 p.m., of the Irvin Young Memorial Library Board. The meeting’s agenda is available online. On this day in American history, in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution was created — After a decade of debate about how best to spend a bequest left to…
City
Where Are They Now: Career Bureaucrat City Manager Edition
by JOHN ADAMS •
A reader has kindly sent along a link to a story about former Whitewater, Wisconsin City Manager Gary Boden, entitled “Councilmen: Gary Boden was forced out. The story in the newspaper published in the Clinton Herald of Clinton, Iowa, until recently Boden’s place of employment as city manager, describes conflicts between Boden and Clinton’s mayor,…
Uncategorized
People (and Cats) Licking Ice Cream Cones: The Inappropriate Behavior That Threatens Us All!
by JOHN ADAMS •
Shocked? I’ve heard people espouse all sorts of rules of conduct, of propriety. One will hear that people should not chew gum, talk about religion or politics at table, etc. It’s always a lecture about what’s appropriate, proper, civilized. Often, it’s about what’s not appropriate, from a scold’s point-of-view — there’s often someone to…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread: June 25, 2009
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater It’s the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn today. Wired‘s This Day in Tech column asks, “Was Custer Outgunned at Little Bighorn?” — Tactical blunders and faulty intelligence work contributed heavily to one of the worst defeats ever sustained by the U.S. Army during its protracted campaign to subjugate…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread: June 18, 2009
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater In the City of Whitewater today, there are no public meetings scheduled. On this day in history, in 1812, the War of 1812 began: The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into law–and the War…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread: March 23, 2009
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater It’s spring, and that means spring break, and that means no school this week. Enjoy. While the students of Whitewater are on break, the work — such as it is — of the Community Development Authority continues. There’s a CDA Board of Directors meeting at 4:30 p.m. today. The agenda is available…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread: March 2, 2009
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater One often hears that March arrives like a lion, and leaves like a lamb. We’ll see. In our schools today, the Book Fair at Washington School — proud home of the Golden Eagles — continues today. At the High School today, at 6:30 p.m., there is a scheduled Music Parents meeting. It’s…
Libertarians
Live from Barr Campaign Headquarters on Election Night
by JOHN ADAMS •
Live from Barr Campaign Election Headquarters on Tuesday Evening — 11/4/08. It’s not the posh Phoenix Biltmore where the McCain campaign’s set up, nor the half of Chicago that the Obama campaign rented for its celebration, but it’s a place of clear principle. Update — 8:06 PM — Characteristic of this year for the LP,…
Daily Bread
Daily Bread: October 27, 2008
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, Whitewater In the city today, at 4:30 p.m., there will be a meeting of the Community Development Authority Board of Directors at the municipal building. The full agenda for the meeting is available online, and includes these items: 1. Call to order and roll call 2. Approval of the Agenda 3. Adjourn to…
Libertarians
I Am a Constitution Voter
by JOHN ADAMS •
The American Civil Liberties Union has an election season initiative called, I Am a Constitution Voter. It’s a fine campaign, and just the antidote to a season of partisan campaigning. Here are the principles of the I Am a Constitution Voter pledge: I believe that no one — including the President — is above the…
Free Markets
Predictive Political Markets
by JOHN ADAMS •
I posted previously about the Iowa Electronic Political Markets, where traders can purchase political futures contracts. I have visited the Iowa Markets over the last few elections. Recently, I’ve followed the political market at Intrade. Here’s a graph of 2008 Presidential Election Winner (Individual), for Barack Obama to win 2008 US Presidential Election —…