Tis an ugly day in Sconz Nation. A high of 49 and rainy. I haven't said this in a while, but please, feel free to send me photos of your brunch whenever possible. No matter how simple or unappetizing, any picture of a meal from a reader is game for brunch links.
Walker asks Doyle to stop all new initiatives and hiring.
Ron Johnson signs on to Jim DeMint's anti-earmark bill.
What? Walker wants to travel to the sunbelt and "hold parties" to lure retirees to Wisconsin.
Mark Clear thinks there's "not a chance" the Council will hold to Mayor Dave's goal of a 5% tax levy increase.
Harley rejects state tax credit offers.
Falk will resign on Dec. 28, to avoid a special election.
Lame. Walker tries to undermine Quinn's embrace of Talgo by boasting that he will attract Illinois businesses to Wisconsin.
Sen. Mike Ellis (R-Neenah) returns to more reasonable discussion of transportation policy.
Q & A with Kaleem Caire on a potential charter school aimed at black boys.
Looking for a cat? Dane County has reduced cat adoption fees. There are more than 50 kittens looking for homes now! The offer ends on Sunday!
Great headline: "Wis. DNR warns hunters not to shoot themselves."
It doesn't look like Walker can count on the support of Tom Petri to turn Wisconsin train money into roads money.
William Lind, the head of the American Conservative Center for Public Transportation, says that conservatives should like rail.