Paul Ryan - Speaker of the House

It was about time that there was change in the Leadership for the GOP.  I don't think that they could have picked a better person for the job.

Paul Ryan has always been very level headed and has the respect of not only a vast Majority of GOP Lawmakers, but also from the Democratic side.

Now we will have to watch and see how this all plays out.  It would be really good if the Democrats would take a look and also make a change with their leadership.

Scott Walker Dropped out, Is that a good thing?

Now that Scott Walker has dropped out, what does that mean for the rest of the Candidates and for Scott Walker?

For Scott Walker, no he didn't win the nomination, he has taken his name Nation wide and world wide.  Anyone at all that watches the news now really knows who he is and that doesn't mean he won't be a viable candidate the next election. 

For the rest of the field anytime you reduce the competitors it helps everyone.  Eventually the number has to get down to just a few before you start really seeing who is going to rise to the top.  Until then it will be a roller coaster, each will have good polls and bad polls.  Whomever Walker decides to back will undoubtedly get a boost and you can bet that a lot of people are waiting to see that.

Crime is Out of Control and They Want to Take Away Guns?

Crime is totally getting out of control.  Everyday there are shootings and attacks all around us.  Even the Police are bold targets of the criminals.  Even places that have always been considered safe areas are seeing crime go up tremendously.

What can possibly be the rationale for pushing to take away guns from law abiding citizens?  I don't think these people are stupid, they have to know that all of these gun laws will do nothing to affect criminals getting guns.  So I have to ask, what is the expected outcome?

I went through a long period where I was a Licensed Carrier of my concealed weapon.  Once I moved and really had little reason to carry.  I haven't for more than a decade.  Now I can tell you I have unlocked the safe and pulled out my trusty friends and cleaned them up.  I have restocked and am planning on again getting my license.  You just can't feel safe anywhere anymore and the leaders feel that the resolution is to restrict my right to carry?

What is seriously going on here?

Black Lives Matter has White House Backing, Police Lives Matter?

Why is it that they White House and the President were all about getting out in front of the pass when all of the Black Lives Matters started?  Did they think that was something that would be the legacy of the first Black President? 

It isn't any secret that Race Issues have escalated over the last several years and many think that we have actually taken a step back if not several.

The President and his staff have now decided that all of the Police Killings and targeting of Police doesn't deserve a response?  Where are their priorities?

Why is there even a movement called Black Lives Matter?  Shouldn't all lives matter?

What Makes Donald Trump a Good Candidate

It has been a long while since I have posted here and thought that with all the stuff happening, it might be a good time to get back to it.

What makes Donald Trump a Good Candidate?

I have watched as his polling numbers have steadily climbed and listened to people who are talking about him at every corner and I think I have it figured out.

HE ISN'T A POLITICIAN!!!!

That's right.  I think what has made him such an attractive candidate and drawing people to him is the simple fact that he isn't a politician.  He doesn't owe anything to anyone and he doesn't have to be careful about what he says.  He can come right out and have an opinion and not worry about alienating backers.  People like that. 

State Rep. Doesn't Consider Sheriff Clarke Black

Here we go again.  Another Black Politician who disagrees with another Black Politician so he must not be black enough?

JSOnline:

Clarke is the best known African-American elected to countywide office.
But one local lawmaker won't even concede that.

In a forum held earlier this week, state Rep. Mandela Barnes refused to acknowledge that the controversial sheriff shares the same race as the black legislator.

"We have one black countywide elected official . . . and I don't even accept him as black," said Barnes, a Milwaukee Democrat, prompting "oohs" from the crowd at the forum hosted by The Capital Times at the High Noon Saloon in Madison.

"All right -- are you tweeting this?" Journal Sentinel columnist Christian Schneider, another panelist, asked a Cap Times staffer, according to audio of the event (the exchange begins at 43 minutes).
"You can tweet -- you all have my permission to tweet that," Barnes said.

Who Would Deal with the Mets Now?

It appears that the NY Mets have blackballed themselves in the Baseball World.

In what appeared to be a trade deal between the Brewers and the Mets that had the whole Baseball world buzzing quickly got much more dramatic when the deal was called off late Wednesday night.

The Mets claim that Carlos Gomez has a hip injury that caused them to stop the trade.  However new reports have surfaced that said that they true breakdown of the trade was the Mets ever changing requests in the deal.  They appeared to be looking for a way out of the deal and made one up.  Not only did it stop the trade, but it has created issues for both organizations.

The Mets are most definitely the ones with egg on their face and now have made other teams probably pretty hesitant to deal with them.  They flat out through the Brewer GM under the bus in getting out of the trade and that is something you just don't do.

So the good news is, Gomez is still a Brewer, he is healthy and the Mets look like the idiots that they are.

Police Response Times Worse Year Later

A year ago it took the Milwaukee Police 22 minutes to respond to a fatal stabbing.  At the time, Police Chief Ed Flynn promised a complete review of the dispatching and police response.

Well now we find out that just last week an elderly woman called and reported a rape and this time it took the police 3 hours and 6 minutes to respond.  Wait, What?  Yep, after a year of supposedly reviewing the dispatch and police response times they are far worse.  Hey the good news as reported by the Milwaukee PD was that after a squad was finally dispatched to the call it only took 6 minutes to respond!!!! Really?  What about the 3 hours it took to actually dispatch a squad?

So what are the police doing about it?  Wait for it.

JSOnline:

"The Milwaukee Police Department is reviewing both our dispatch prioritization protocol and the handling of this specific call for service to ensure policy was followed and determine whether policy revision is needed, as the time from the initial call to the police and the dispatch of a squad was excessive," said Lt. Mark Stanmeyer.

Wisconsin Supreme Court ends Investigation into Walker

JSOnline:

Madison— Dealing Gov. Scott Walker a victory just as his presidential camapaign gets underway, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday the governor's campaign and conservative groups had not violated campaign finance laws in recall elections in 2011 and 2012.
The ruling means the likely end of the investigation, which has been stalled for 18 months after a lower court judge determined no laws were violated even if Walker's campaign and the groups had worked together as prosecutors believe.

It could also prompt the escalation of other litigation over the probe.
The ruling dealt with three pieces of litigation, and the justices split 4-2 on the campaign finance laws that were at the center of the probe.
Writing for the majority, Justice Michael Gableman found a key section of Wisconsin's campaign finance law is "unconstitutionally overbroad and vague" and that the activities prosecutors had investigated were not illegal.

"To be clear, this conclusion ends the John Doe investigation because the special prosecutor's legal theory is unsupported in either reason or law," Gableman wrote. "Consequently, the investigation is closed. Consistent with our decision and the order entered by Reserve Judge (Gregory) Peterson, we order that the special prosecutor and the district attorneys involved in this investigation must cease all activities related to the investigation, return all property seized in the investigation from any individual or organization, and permanently destroy all copies of information and other materials obtained through the investigation. All unnamed movants are relieved of any duty to cooperate further with the investigation."

 

What is going on in Milwaukee, Daily Shootings

The shooting continues in Milwaukee as another person was shot overnight.

The scary part is the age of some of these shooters.  A 13 year old was arrested for murdering another 13 year old.  Earlier in the day yesterday a 15 year old was ordered to stand trial as an adult for murder.

This has nothing to do with the gun laws in Wisconsin or anywhere else.  This is plain and simply the world these kids are growing up in.  The neighborhoods and the atmosphere that has been allowed to foster these things.

We need drastic changes and we need them now.