Beerntsen's Confectionary. Opened its present location at 108 North 8th Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
The Plaza in Warren PA evokes the same era of restaurant interior design.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Signage: Enjoy the view from here
Overlook, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Man wondering if he should throw caution to the wind.
When common sense takes a vacation. (Chicago Tribune, 8/25/2002)
...the warnings seem to have little effect. Each day during the summer months, hundreds of visitors walk up to the signs, eyeball them briefly, and then throw caution to the wind.
Actually, we're not in Oklahoma
When I google "happy okie hour", i get 4 hits that refer me to the Facebook site of the Tiki Longe of the Stearns Motor Inn in Ludington, Michigan.
On the walk back to our bed & breakfast after dinner, we didn't investigate. We're not karaoke fans.
Milwaukee County: Public Library Circulation and Program Attendance, 1996-2013
2010 population: 947,735
Public libraries in Milwaukee County
- Brown Deer Public Library
- Cudahy Family Library
- Franklin Public Library
- Greendale Public Library
- Greenfield Public Library
- Hales Corners Public Library
- Milwaukee Public Library
- Atkinson
- Bay View
- Capitol
- Center Street
- Central
- East
- Forest Home
- Martin Luther King
- Mill Road
- MPL Express at Silver Spring
- Tippecanoe
- Villard Square
- Washington Park
- Zablocki
- North Shore Library
- Oak Creek Public Library
- Shorewood Public Library
- South Milwaukee Public Library
- St. Francis Public Library
- Wauwatosa Public Library
- West Allis Public Library
- Whitefish Bay Public Library
% change (1996-2013)
- Circulation: 3.6%
- Program attendance: 28.4%
Line graphs data source: Wisconsin Public Library Service Data
Related posts: (with 1996-2013 % changes)
Adams County. (9/1/2014)
- Circulation: 320%
- Program attendance: 132%
- Circulation: 13.5%
- Program attendance: 116%
- Circulation: 32.1%
- Program attendance: 237%
- Circulation: 127%
- Program attendance: (7.2%)
- Circulation: 35.2%
- Program attendance: (22.3%)
- Circulation: 1.9%
- Program attendance: 812%
- Circulation: 104%
- Program attendance 466%
- Circulation: (32.7%)
- Program attendance 20.0%
- Circulation: 24.6%
- Program attendance 28.8%
- Circulation: 21.6%
- Program attendance 86.5%
- Circulation: 40.5%
- Program attendance 84.2%
- Circulation: 58.1%
- Program attendance (28.3%)
- Circulation: 83.0%
- Program attendance 246%
- Circulation: 53.9%
- Program attendance 186%
- Circulation: 23.2%
- Program attendance (7.1%)
- Circulation: 81.1%
- Program attendance: 33.9%
- Circulation: 14.2%
- Program attendance: 178%
- Circulation: 23.7%
- Program attendance: 86.6%
- Circulation: 251%
- Program attendance: 195%
- Circulation: 24.2%
- Program attendance: 72.6%
- Circulation: 68.4%
- Program attendance: 261%
- Circulation: 44.3%
- Program attendance: 87.9%
- Circulation: 14.4%
- Program attendance: 111%
- Circulation: 33.8%
- Program attendance: 125%
- Circulation: 39.8%
- Program attendance: 122%
- Circulation: 5.4%
- Program attendance: 121%
- Circulation: 57.3%
- Program attendance: 52.3%
- Circulation: 19.9%
- Program attendance: 68.3%
- Circulation: 41.9%
- Program attendance: 166%
- Circulation: 10.7%
- Program attendance: 62.5%
- Circulation: (3.4%)
- Program attendance: 186%
- Circulation: 54.6%
- Program attendance: 31.9%
- Circulation: 55.2%
- Program attendance: 67.0%
- Circulation: 13.4%
- Program attendance: 136%
- Circulation: (22.5%)
- Program attendance: (35.3%)
- Circulation: (11.6%)
- Program attendance: 74.5%
- Circulation: 29.7%
- Program attendance: (2.4%)
- Circulation: (14.3%)
- Program attendance: (5.8%)
- Circulation: 78.6%
- Program attendance: 17.2%
Taking a Ride on the Lake Michigan Car Ferry
The S. S. Badger provides car ferry service between Ludington, Michigan, where the ship is based, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Leaving Manitowoc behind
A view of the mouth of the Manitowoc River from the top deck of the S. S. Badger
It operates from mid-May to late October and makes 2 round-trip crossings during the summer travel season. It is one of two car ferry services operating on Lake Michigan.
Leaving Manitowoc behind
The continued operation of the S .S. Badger is threatened due to its coal-fired engine, which results in the dumping of 500 tons of ash into Lake Michigan each year.
A calm lake on this crossing
Photos by Retiribg Guy
Friday, October 10, 2014
Wisconsin Fall Election Preview: Assembly District 63
Republican incumbent vs. Democratic challenger
- Campaign website
- Twitter (2,706 followers)
- Wisconsin Eye interview (9/3/2014)
- Cash on hand (as of 8/18/2014): $188,604.23
Andy Mitchell, Democratic challenger
- Campaign website
- Facebook (222 likes)
- Wisconsin Eye interview (8/28/2014)
- Cash on hand (as of 8/18/2014): $445.38
Public libraries in the 63rd Assembly District
Burlington Public Library
Graham Public Library, Union Grove
Racine Public Library (service area)
Rochester Public Library
Related posts and notes:
1st Senate District (9/6/2014)
- 1st Assembly District. (8/26/2014)
- 2nd Assembly District. 2-term Republican Andre Jacque (De Pere) is running unopposed.
- 3rd Assembly District. 14-term Republican Al Ott (Forest Junction) is running unopposed.
2nd Senate District. 7-term Republican Rob Cowles (Green Bay) is not up for re-election this year. Cowles also served in the Assembly from 1982 to 1987.
- 4th Assembly District. (8/27/2014)
- 5th Assembly District. (8/29/2014)
- 6th Assembly District. 4-term Republican Gary Tauchen (Bonduel) is running unopposed.
3rd Senate District: 3-term Democrat Tim Carpenter (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
- 7th Assembly District. (9/2/2014)
- 8th Assembly District. (9/3/2014)
- 9th Assembly District. 6-term Democrat Josh Zepnick (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
4th Senate District. Three-term Democrat Lena Taylor (Milwaukee) is not up for re-election this year.
- 10th Assembly District. Democratic newcomer David Bowen (Milwaukee) won a 4-way Democratic primary and is running unopposed.
- 11th Assembly District. Freshman Democrat Mandela Barnes (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
- 12th Assembly District. (9/4/2014)
5th Senate District (9/8/2014)
- 13th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Rob Hutton (Brookfield) is running unopposed.
- 14th Assembly District. 2-term Republican Dale Kooyenga (Brookfield) is running unopposed.
- 15th Assembly District. (9/5/2014)
6th Senate District. Freshman Democrat Nikiya Harris Dodd (Milwaukee) is not up for re-election this year.
- 16th Assembly District. 11-term Democrat Leon Young (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
- 17th Assembly District (sorry, somehow got lost in the shuffle; need to re-do)
- 18th Assembly District. Freshman Democrat Evan Goyke (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
7th Senate District. (9/9/2014)
- 19th Assembly District (9/12/2014)
- 20th Assembly District (9/13/2014)
- 21st Assembly District. Freshman Republican Jessie Rodriguez (Franklin) is running unopposed
8th Senate District. 6-term Republican Alberta Darling (River Hills) is not up for re-election this year. Darling also served 2 1/2 years in the Assembly (May 1990-January 1993)
- 22nd Assembly District. (9/14/2014)
- 23rd Assembly District. (9/16/2014)
- 24th Assembly District. 3-term Republican Dan Knodl (Germantown) is running unopposed.
9th Senate District. (9/15/2014)
- 25th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Paul Tittl (Manitowoc) is running unopposed.
- 26th Assembly District. (9/16/2014)
- 27th Assembly District. (9/18/2014)
10th Senate District. 4-term Republican Sheila Harsdorf (River Falls) is not up for re-election this year. Harsdorf also served 12 years in the Assembly (1989-2001)
- 28th Assembly District. (9/19/2014)
- 29th Assembly District. 4-term Republican John Murtha (R-Baldwin) is running unopposed.
- 30th Assembly District. (9/20/2014)
11th Senate District. (9/22/2014)
- 31st Assembly District. 2-term Republican Amy Loudenbeck (Clinton) is running unopposed.
- 32nd Assembly District. (9/21/2014)
- 33rd Assembly District. Republican candidate Cody Horlacker (Mukwanago) is running unopposed.
12th Senate District. First-term Republican Tom Tiffany (Town of Little Rice) is not up for re-election this year. (Tiffany also served in the Assembly for 2 years -- 2011-2013.)
- 34th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Rob Swearingen (Rhinelander) is running opposed.
- 35th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Mary Czaja (Irma) is running unopposed.
- 36th Assembly District. 5-term Republican Jeff Mursau (Crivitz) is running unopposed.
13th Senate District. (9/23/2014)
- 37th Assembly District. (9/24/2014)
- 38th Assembly District. (9/25/2014)
- 39th Assembly District. (9/26/2014)
14th Senate District. 3-term Republican Luther Olsen (Ripon) is not up for re-election this year. (Olsen also served 10 years in the Assembly, first elected in 1994.)
- 40th Assembly District. 4-term Republican Keith Peterson (Waupaca) is running unopposed.
- 41st Assembly District. (9/27/2014)
- 42nd Assembly District. (9/28/2014)
15th Senate District. (9/29/2014)
- 43rd Assembly District (9/30/2014)
- 44th Assembly District (10/1/2014)
- 45th Assembly District. Democratic candidate Mark Spreitzer (Beloit) is running unopposed.
16th Senate District. 3-term Democrat Mark Miller (Monona) is not up for re-election this year. (Miller also served 6 years in the Assembly -- 1999-2005.)
- 46th Assembly District. 5-term Democrat Gary Hebl (Sun Prairie) is running unopposed.
- 47th Assembly District. (10/2/2014)
- 48th Assembly District. Freshman Democrat Melissa Agard Sargent (Madison) is running unopposed.
17th Senate District. (10/3/2014)
- 49th Assembly District. (10/4/2014)
- 50th Assembly District. (10/5/2014)
- 51st Assembly District. (10/6/2014)
18th Senate District. Freshman Republican Rick Gudex (Fond du Lac) is not up for re-election this year.
- 52nd Assembly District. 2-term Republican Jeremy Thiesfeldt (Fond du Lac) is running unopposed.
- 53rd Assembly District. Freshman Republican Michael Schraa (Oshkosh) is running unopposed.
- 54th Assembly District. (10/7/2014)
19th Senate District. (10/8/2014)
- 55th Assembly District. (10/9/2014)
- 56th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Dave Murphy (Greenville) is running unopposed.
- 57th Assembly District. (10/10/2014)
20th Senate District. 2-term Republican Glenn Grothman (West Bend) is not up for re-election this year. Grothman is, however, running for the open seat in Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District.
- 58th Assembly District. Republican candidate Bob Gannon (Slinger) is running unopposed to replace Pat Strochota (R-West Bend).
- 59th Assembly District. Republican candidate Jesse Kremer (Kewaskum) is running unopposed to replace Dan LeMahieu (R-Cascade).
- 60th Assembly District. Republican candidate Robert Brooks (Saukville) is running unopposed to replace Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg), who unsuccessful ran for Wisconsin 6th Congressional District.
- 61st Assembly District. 7-term Republican Samantha Kerkman (Town of Randall) is running unopposed.
- 62nd Assembly District. Freshman Republican Tom Weatherston (Racine) is running unopposed.
Wisconsin Fall Election Preview: Assembly District 57
Open seat. 3-term Democrat Penny Bernard Schaber, who currently represents the district, is running for the 19th State Senate seat.
- Campaign website
- Facebook (313 likes)
- Twitter (21 followers)
- Wisconsin Eye interview (8/28/2014)
- Cash on hand (as of 8/18/2014): $17,446.00
Chris Klein, Republican candidate
- Campaign website
- Facebook (118 likes)
- Twitter (9 followers)
- Wisconsin Eye interview (8/28/2014)
- Cash on hand (as of 8/12/2014): $2,505.93
Public libraries in the 57th Assembly District
Appleton Public Library
Menasha Public Library
Academic library
Seeley G. Mudd Library, Lawrence University
1st Senate District (9/6/2014)
- 1st Assembly District. (8/26/2014)
- 2nd Assembly District. 2-term Republican Andre Jacque (De Pere) is running unopposed.
- 3rd Assembly District. 14-term Republican Al Ott (Forest Junction) is running unopposed.
2nd Senate District. 7-term Republican Rob Cowles (Green Bay) is not up for re-election this year. Cowles also served in the Assembly from 1982 to 1987.
- 4th Assembly District. (8/27/2014)
- 5th Assembly District. (8/29/2014)
- 6th Assembly District. 4-term Republican Gary Tauchen (Bonduel) is running unopposed.
3rd Senate District: 3-term Democrat Tim Carpenter (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
- 7th Assembly District. (9/2/2014)
- 8th Assembly District. (9/3/2014)
- 9th Assembly District. 6-term Democrat Josh Zepnick (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
4th Senate District. Three-term Democrat Lena Taylor (Milwaukee) is not up for re-election this year.
- 10th Assembly District. Democratic newcomer David Bowen (Milwaukee) won a 4-way Democratic primary and is running unopposed.
- 11th Assembly District. Freshman Democrat Mandela Barnes (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
- 12th Assembly District. (9/4/2014)
5th Senate District (9/8/2014)
- 13th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Rob Hutton (Brookfield) is running unopposed.
- 14th Assembly District. 2-term Republican Dale Kooyenga (Brookfield) is running unopposed.
- 15th Assembly District. (9/5/2014)
6th Senate District. Freshman Democrat Nikiya Harris Dodd (Milwaukee) is not up for re-election this year.
- 16th Assembly District. 11-term Democrat Leon Young (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
- 17th Assembly District (sorry, somehow got lost in the shuffle; need to re-do)
- 18th Assembly District. Freshman Democrat Evan Goyke (Milwaukee) is running unopposed.
7th Senate District. (9/9/2014)
- 19th Assembly District (9/12/2014)
- 20th Assembly District (9/13/2014)
- 21st Assembly District. Freshman Republican Jessie Rodriguez (Franklin) is running unopposed
8th Senate District. 6-term Republican Alberta Darling (River Hills) is not up for re-election this year. Darling also served 2 1/2 years in the Assembly (May 1990-January 1993)
- 22nd Assembly District. (9/14/2014)
- 23rd Assembly District. (9/16/2014)
- 24th Assembly District. 3-term Republican Dan Knodl (Germantown) is running unopposed.
9th Senate District. (9/15/2014)
- 25th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Paul Tittl (Manitowoc) is running unopposed.
- 26th Assembly District. (9/16/2014)
- 27th Assembly District. (9/18/2014)
10th Senate District. 4-term Republican Sheila Harsdorf (River Falls) is not up for re-election this year. Harsdorf also served 12 years in the Assembly (1989-2001)
- 28th Assembly District. (9/19/2014)
- 29th Assembly District. 4-term Republican John Murtha (R-Baldwin) is running unopposed.
- 30th Assembly District. (9/20/2014)
11th Senate District. (9/22/2014)
- 31st Assembly District. 2-term Republican Amy Loudenbeck (Clinton) is running unopposed.
- 32nd Assembly District. (9/21/2014)
- 33rd Assembly District. Republican candidate Cody Horlacker (Mukwanago) is running unopposed.
12th Senate District. First-term Republican Tom Tiffany (Town of Little Rice) is not up for re-election this year. (Tiffany also served in the Assembly for 2 years -- 2011-2013.)
- 34th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Rob Swearingen (Rhinelander) is running opposed.
- 35th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Mary Czaja (Irma) is running unopposed.
- 36th Assembly District. 5-term Republican Jeff Mursau (Crivitz) is running unopposed.
13th Senate District. (9/23/2014)
- 37th Assembly District. (9/24/2014)
- 38th Assembly District. (9/25/2014)
- 39th Assembly District. (9/26/2014)
14th Senate District. 3-term Republican Luther Olsen (Ripon) is not up for re-election this year. (Olsen also served 10 years in the Assembly, first elected in 1994.)
- 40th Assembly District. 4-term Republican Keith Peterson (Waupaca) is running unopposed.
- 41st Assembly District. (9/27/2014)
- 42nd Assembly District. (9/28/2014)
15th Senate District. (9/29/2014)
- 43rd Assembly District (9/30/2014)
- 44th Assembly District (10/1/2014)
- 45th Assembly District. Democratic candidate Mark Spreitzer (Beloit) is running unopposed.
16th Senate District. 3-term Democrat Mark Miller (Monona) is not up for re-election this year. (Miller also served 6 years in the Assembly -- 1999-2005.)
- 46th Assembly District. 5-term Democrat Gary Hebl (Sun Prairie) is running unopposed.
- 47th Assembly District. (10/2/2014)
- 48th Assembly District. Freshman Democrat Melissa Agard Sargent (Madison) is running unopposed.
17th Senate District. (10/3/2014)
- 49th Assembly District. (10/4/2014)
- 50th Assembly District. (10/5/2014)
- 51st Assembly District. (10/6/2014)
18th Senate District. Freshman Republican Rick Gudex (Fond du Lac) is not up for re-election this year.
- 52nd Assembly District. 2-term Republican Jeremy Thiesfeldt (Fond du Lac) is running unopposed.
- 53rd Assembly District. Freshman Republican Michael Schraa (Oshkosh) is running unopposed.
- 54th Assembly District. (10/7/2014)
19th Senate District. (10/8/2014)
- 55th Assembly District. (10/9/2014)
- 56th Assembly District. Freshman Republican Dave Murphy (Greenville) is running unopposed.
Menominee County: Public Library Circulation and Program Attendance, 1996-2013
Related posts: (with 1996-2013 % changes)
Adams County. (9/1/2014)
- Circulation: 320%
- Program attendance: 132%
- Circulation: 13.5%
- Program attendance: 116%
- Circulation: 32.1%
- Program attendance: 237%
- Circulation: 127%
- Program attendance: (7.2%)
- Circulation: 35.2%
- Program attendance: (22.3%)
- Circulation: 1.9%
- Program attendance: 812%
- Circulation: 104%
- Program attendance 466%
- Circulation: (32.7%)
- Program attendance 20.0%
- Circulation: 24.6%
- Program attendance 28.8%
- Circulation: 21.6%
- Program attendance 86.5%
- Circulation: 40.5%
- Program attendance 84.2%
- Circulation: 58.1%
- Program attendance (28.3%)
- Circulation: 83.0%
- Program attendance 246%
- Circulation: 53.9%
- Program attendance 186%
- Circulation: 23.2%
- Program attendance (7.1%)
- Circulation: 81.1%
- Program attendance: 33.9%
- Circulation: 14.2%
- Program attendance: 178%
- Circulation: 23.7%
- Program attendance: 86.6%
- Circulation: 251%
- Program attendance: 195%
- Circulation: 24.2%
- Program attendance: 72.6%
- Circulation: 68.4%
- Program attendance: 261%
- Circulation: 44.3%
- Program attendance: 87.9%
- Circulation: 14.4%
- Program attendance: 111%
- Circulation: 33.8%
- Program attendance: 125%
- Circulation: 39.8%
- Program attendance: 122%
- Circulation: 5.4%
- Program attendance: 121%
- Circulation: 57.3%
- Program attendance: 52.3%
- Circulation: 19.9%
- Program attendance: 68.3%
- Circulation: 41.9%
- Program attendance: 166%
- Circulation: 10.7%
- Program attendance: 62.5%
- Circulation: (3.4%)
- Program attendance: 186%
- Circulation: 54.6%
- Program attendance: 31.9%
- Circulation: 55.2%
- Program attendance: 67.0%
- Circulation: 13.4%
- Program attendance: 136%
- Circulation: (22.5%)
- Program attendance: (35.3%)
- Circulation: (11.6%)
- Program attendance: 74.5%
- Circulation: 29.7%
- Program attendance: (2.4%)
- Circulation: (14.3%)
- Program attendance: (5.8%)
- Circulation: 78.6%
- Program attendance: 17.2%
Thursday, October 9, 2014
UPDATE: Scott Walker's Still-Faulty Radar
Original published 3/12/2014.
The latest update. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says elections agency head 'has to go'. (Wisconsin State Journal, 10/9/2014)
I have nothing to say, in other words.
The previous update. Scott Walker says he was unaware of $700,000 donation from mining company. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/23/2014)
"Not on my radar", in other words. Asked whether he was aware that Gogebic Taconite secretly donated $700,000 to Wisconsin Club for Growth — a pro-business advocacy group directed by the governor's campaign adviser — Walker said, "Not to my knowledge."
The original post.
Gov. Scott Walker says he would call voter ID special session. (Wisconsin State Journal, 3/12/2014)
When have we heard this before? Walker said the elections bills haven’t been on his “radar,” adding he would look at the measures if they pass the Legislature .
Walker: Campaign donation bills not on his radar. (Washington Times, 3/5/2014)
A week ago. Walker said the campaign spending disclosure was “not something that’s really on my radar.”
Scott Walker weighs veto of school mascot bill. (Wisconsin Watch, 12/17/2013)
Three months ago. Walker said his administration pushed hard to pass a number of worker training bills. He specifically contrasted that to the Indian mascot bill, which is “not on my radar.” (He signed the bill the following month.)
Are Wisconsin GOP leaders chickening out on pro-life laws too? (Live Action News, 11/15/2013)
Four months ago. “To me, it’s not on my radar if it’s not about jobs, balancing the budget or lowering taxes.” (Walker quote)
Higher speed limit not on Walker's radar. (Wisconsin Radio Network, 8/22/2013)
Seven months ago. Speaking with reporters in Eau Claire Wednesday, Walker said “to me, it’s not necessarily a good or bad idea, but…it’s not on my radar.” (Walker quote)
Rick Scott for President. (Tampa Bay Times, 5/12/2011)
About 3 years ago. As much as Scott insists it's nowhere on his radar, some of his allies suspect he sees a last-minute 2012 presidential bid as a viable option. If so, he's delusional.
The latest update. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says elections agency head 'has to go'. (Wisconsin State Journal, 10/9/2014)
I have nothing to say, in other words.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, says the head of Wisconsin’s elections agency “has to go.”
But Gov. Scott Walker says the issue isn’t on his radar.
The previous update. Scott Walker says he was unaware of $700,000 donation from mining company. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/23/2014)
"Not on my radar", in other words. Asked whether he was aware that Gogebic Taconite secretly donated $700,000 to Wisconsin Club for Growth — a pro-business advocacy group directed by the governor's campaign adviser — Walker said, "Not to my knowledge."
The original post.
Gov. Scott Walker says he would call voter ID special session. (Wisconsin State Journal, 3/12/2014)
When have we heard this before? Walker said the elections bills haven’t been on his “radar,” adding he would look at the measures if they pass the Legislature .
Walker: Campaign donation bills not on his radar. (Washington Times, 3/5/2014)
A week ago. Walker said the campaign spending disclosure was “not something that’s really on my radar.”
Scott Walker weighs veto of school mascot bill. (Wisconsin Watch, 12/17/2013)
Three months ago. Walker said his administration pushed hard to pass a number of worker training bills. He specifically contrasted that to the Indian mascot bill, which is “not on my radar.” (He signed the bill the following month.)
Are Wisconsin GOP leaders chickening out on pro-life laws too? (Live Action News, 11/15/2013)
Four months ago. “To me, it’s not on my radar if it’s not about jobs, balancing the budget or lowering taxes.” (Walker quote)
Higher speed limit not on Walker's radar. (Wisconsin Radio Network, 8/22/2013)
Seven months ago. Speaking with reporters in Eau Claire Wednesday, Walker said “to me, it’s not necessarily a good or bad idea, but…it’s not on my radar.” (Walker quote)
Rick Scott for President. (Tampa Bay Times, 5/12/2011)
About 3 years ago. As much as Scott insists it's nowhere on his radar, some of his allies suspect he sees a last-minute 2012 presidential bid as a viable option. If so, he's delusional.
"OPEN FOR BUSINESS" UPDATE: Rebecca Kleefisch's Claim to Fame
of the woman who could be Governor.
(Think about it.)
Whose phrase is it? 'Wisconsin is Open for Business'. (Wisconsin State Journal, 10/6/2014)
Not Rebecca's.
Even earlier, former Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle was quoted using the precise phrasing in 2005. And Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, a major backer of the campaign of Kleefisch and Walker, used the identical phrase in an advertising campaign more than a decade ago.
Original posted as "Scott Walker, Mr. Original" on 9/23/2014.
Alabama
Alaska, September 17, 2009
And the list goes on and on.
