down by the river! We interrupt our regular programming to help spread the most wonderful idea. You know it’s a great idea because Blaska didn’t think of it — so don’t blame the Head Groundskeeper. It’s time for a Chris Farley statue in Madison. Milwaukee has the Bronze Fonz, Minneapolis has Mary Tyler Moore throwing […] Source link davidblaska.comRead More

[ Insert laughing emoji here: 😜 ] Property tax bills gut-punched Madison WI homeowners by a year-over-year average 11.2% this winter but most local candidates remain focused on the niche interests of “under-served populations” in service of diversity, equity and inclusion — the gold, frankincense, and myrrh of uniparty progressivism.   Ol’ Sparky, our Eisenhower-era […] Source link davidblaska.comRead More

O.K., he wasn’t exactly MAGA. Father was driving up East Washington Avenue while the little kid in back thought he would explode as the imposing State Capitol loomed ever larger through the windshield like a vision from the Wizard of Oz. How great must be this thing called “Gummint!” If Wisconsin were to build its […] Source link davidblaska.comRead More

where Mr. T is hurting real Republicans! Blaska has been asked to show on the little dolly where the mean man hurt him. We expected blowback after the last thrilling episode (“Keeping an uncivil tongue”). Poke the MAGA nest and expect frenzied stinging from reverse Trump Derangement Sufferers. We answered platinum subscriber “Madison expat” with […] Source linkRead More

When others go low, he goes for the family jewels. President Trump says he is bypassing this year’s Super Bowl being played on the West Coast — too far to go, says the man on Air Force One. A shame because even violent sports like football demand fair play. The Seattle Seahawks likely will start Tariq […] Source linkRead More

Sometimes they take the law into their own hands! At the age of 7, Blaska became the editor and publisher of The Blaskie Paper, the leading journal of BugTown. A map of the imaginary country resembled the platbook’s rectangular delineation of our farm east of Sun Prairie WI.  The publication took its name from the […] Source linkRead More