Rep. Plumer: Announces plan to return surplus to taxpayers
MADISON, WI – Rep. Plumer and his Republican colleagues in the Legislature announced plans to return Wisconsin’s surplus back to taxpayers and amend the state constitution to protect taxpayers in the future: “The middle-class tax relief plan we announced this morning provides the average filer over $770 in savings, eliminates taxes on retirement income sources for…
Our Fight Against the John Doe Ringleaders Continues
If you thought conservatives’ counter assault against the partisan witch hunters who tried to silence us was over, think again. On Monday, the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy filed a class action in Federal Court. From the official press release:
The Wheelercast: Episode #30
The sleepy Spring Session is sleepy no more. The Wheeler Report’s Gwyn Guenther talks with Governor Walker about his new health insurance reform package. We also talk about the federal government shutdown, the forthcoming State of the State address and more. https://audioboom.com/posts/6612177-the-wheelercast-01-22-18
Sunday Insight: The Penultimate Show
For a decade I’ve been a regular panelist on Sunday Insight with Charlie Sykes. The show’s final episode airs Sunday, but this past week, the panel discussed the Trump cabinet selections, the fate of Wisconsin’s transportation budget and more. You can watch the full episode here.
Antonin Scalia, RIP
A great jurist and a pillar of American Conservatism has passed. Justice Antonin Scalia, whose transformative legal theories, vivid writing and outsize personality made him a leader of a conservative intellectual renaissance in his three decades on the Supreme Court, was found dead on Saturday at a resort in West Texas, according to a statement…
Charlie Sykes is this week’s guest on the Half Hour Happy Hour
This was a refreshing change of pace. On this week’s episode of the Half Hour Happy Hour, I put Charlie Sykes in the interview hot seat. He sounds off on the Walker for President operation, the sleepy state of the State Supreme Court race, the reporting decisions of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and more. He…
Walker Derangement Syndrome and the New York Times
The New York Times is really stretching here, trying to advance the narrative that Scott Walker has undergone a retooling.
It IS a Binary Choice
It is true. For Wisconsin Republicans, this fall presents a binary choice. I choose the party of Paul Ryan over the cult of Donald Trump. Trump can’t win here. He only came to Green Bay to thumb his nose at Paul Ryan. It’s a sign of an insecure person. A bully. Meanwhile, I spent the…
Analyzing the US Senate Race
Lisa Manna interviewed me for our latest EdgeCast about Sen. Tammy Baldwin releasing two new ads today. We break down the ads, including the overall messaging strategy of the incumbent Democrat as we forecast the next few months of the race.