Politics - Sept. 5, 2008
Transcript: John McCain's acceptance speech
Sen. John McCain accepted his party's nomination for president at the Republican National Convention Thursday night in St. Paul. Here is a transcript of his speech.
Tags: john mccain, sarah palin, republican national convention

Politics - Aug. 29, 2008
McCain throws in the towel with vexing veep pick
John McCain just lost the election, days before the Republican National Convention even begins. By taking an already shaky campaign and selecting Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his pick for vice president, McCain has thrown his party under the bus.
Tags: sarah palin, john mccain, barack obama, joe biden, election

Politics - July 18, 2008
Coming soon, to a front door near you...
Operatives from an organization called "Advancing Wisconsin" began leafleting doors in Bay View for the first time this political season. We should expect many more trees to be sacrificed for such efforts.
Tags: scott walker, john mccain, advancing wisconsin, joel stein, lee holloway

Politics - March 20, 2008
Wisconsin likely to be key to November election
Wisconsin will be among a handful of "purple" states that will decide the presidential election in November. That prediction was among several observations made by a panel of political experts at a Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon Wednesday.
Tags: election, milwaukee press club, jeff mayers, obama, john mccain, republican, democrat, hillary, graul, mike tate

Politics - Feb. 17, 2008
OnMilwaukee readers favor Obama
According to an OnMilwaukee.com poll, more than half of you plan to vote for Obama in Tuesday's primary.
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Ron Paul, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Democrat, Republican, primary, election, vote

Politics - Sept. 11, 2008
Wisconsin's political fallacy
Note: This selection was written before the appointment of Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket, but still holds true. I’m confused. Wisconsin is a battleground state in November? We haven’t supported a Republican presidential candidate since 1984. We have two Democratic senators a...
Tags: John McCain, battlegroud, Wisconsin