tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5169319885899428419..comments2024-03-29T00:04:32.434-05:00Comments on Althouse: At the Madison Café...Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2234100420351172472011-08-19T13:02:04.255-05:002011-08-19T13:02:04.255-05:00Someone needs to tell 'em it's not 1968 an...Someone needs to tell 'em it's not 1968 anymore.<br /><br />Who're they fooling?<br /><br />(Especially "my rights".<br /><br />The right to make others pay union dues whether they like it or not!)Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17284803404595454692011-08-19T06:47:37.208-05:002011-08-19T06:47:37.208-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.wgblackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028150703233191211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41411705851797923182011-08-18T17:49:00.431-05:002011-08-18T17:49:00.431-05:00Chip S.-
Maybe the "RAT" sign was a warn...Chip S.-<br />Maybe the "RAT" sign was a warning from the Health Dept.?MikeinAppalachiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358868772314396137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28407689787992108252011-08-18T17:47:10.293-05:002011-08-18T17:47:10.293-05:00Last Tuesday I saw some guy walking around the cap...Last Tuesday I saw some guy walking around the capitol and yelling, "Recall Walker!" No one cared or paid attention.<br /><br />More interestingly, Wisconsin may have some of the most attractive farm land in the nation and the 12 year old cheddar was sublime.Fred4Preshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574159710712259945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81819121911305257692011-08-18T17:14:21.047-05:002011-08-18T17:14:21.047-05:00garage mahal said...
Walker was nice enough to wai...garage mahal said...<br /><i>Walker was nice enough to wait until after the recalls to begin the pay deductions from state workers. Credit where credit is due.</i><br /><br />They ought to think of those extra "pay deductions" as a "tax increase." Not only should they be excited and happy about them, it's their patriotic duty to pay it down the deficit! <br /><br />Maybe if they bargain themselves a nice juicy raise they can feed the rats to the cats and the cats to the rats and get the catskins for nothing!chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62437830015942452832011-08-18T17:01:53.905-05:002011-08-18T17:01:53.905-05:00"The owners wouldn't dare bite the hand t..."The owners wouldn't dare bite the hand that feeds them."<br /><br />There are at least 3 restaurants and 1 coffee shop in Madison that lost my business by displaying the pro-fisting sign. But you're right that I'm vastly outnumbered in this socialist enclave.Calypso Factohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455217189407301218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37050999601873253772011-08-18T16:48:31.733-05:002011-08-18T16:48:31.733-05:00That means the restaurant's not worried about ...<i>That means the restaurant's not worried about losing any business.</i><br /><br />That restaurant is within walking distance of thousand of state employees, not to mention the poor and downtrodden weekend re-enactors. Judge Prosser and Scott Walker are definitely in the minority in those parts. The owners wouldn't dare bite the hand that feeds them.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2337716255812088352011-08-18T16:23:57.832-05:002011-08-18T16:23:57.832-05:0023 N Pinckney St.?23 N Pinckney St.?A. Shmendrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18437428548437784745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38739362548078849892011-08-18T15:49:14.986-05:002011-08-18T15:49:14.986-05:00Good catch Rev..Good catch Rev..Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40949310301865561392011-08-18T15:43:29.874-05:002011-08-18T15:43:29.874-05:00Hey, Triangle Man -- aren't you going to deman...Hey, Triangle Man -- aren't you going to demand that Ann write about today's stock market rally and good economic news?<br /><br />You're normally so vigilant about making sure she's providing economic updates. :)Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70222361951397526922011-08-18T15:42:40.752-05:002011-08-18T15:42:40.752-05:00Welcome to the dark side garage ;)Welcome to the dark side garage ;)Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13611102379829529462011-08-18T15:10:17.746-05:002011-08-18T15:10:17.746-05:00The Old Fashioned is two floors now? Wow, they...The Old Fashioned is two floors now? Wow, they've expanded since I was there last (which was probably four years ago).MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9167128813399713162011-08-18T14:39:47.271-05:002011-08-18T14:39:47.271-05:00You know what's missing?
HELP WANTED signs.
...You know what's missing?<br /><br />HELP WANTED signs.<br /><br />HELP WANTED signs were once popular signs to put in store windows.<br /><br />(You know, now? If you go into a retail shop and inquire about a job opening, you're told to fill out an application on the Internet.)Carol_Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629820011087370488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63072220356666674652011-08-18T14:35:08.068-05:002011-08-18T14:35:08.068-05:00So: Old Fashioned is a restaurant.
And, the wind...So: Old Fashioned is a restaurant.<br /><br />And, the window above the lobby, on the 2nd floor is where the signs are posted.<br /><br />That means the restaurant's not worried about losing any business. <br /><br />Since anyone walking into the restaurant, or waiting outside for friends to come by. Isn't offended at all by the signs.<br /><br />Juxtaposed by what you could lose by posting political opinions ... America'a a better place for this.<br /><br />See what happens when you get the Muhammad bomb head turban in a window. Pretty much forbidden speech in Europe, isn't it?Carol_Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629820011087370488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47512841969350445152011-08-18T14:18:47.634-05:002011-08-18T14:18:47.634-05:00I believe that window is in a stairwell leading to...I believe that window is in a stairwell leading to the 3rd floor (private) office building. The rest of that 2nd floor, I believe, is the 2nd floor of the Old Fashion.kjbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205930548533839170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83229528542133348202011-08-18T14:11:55.693-05:002011-08-18T14:11:55.693-05:00Well, I'm really bummed by the news that Sammy...Well, I'm really bummed by the news that Sammy Llanas has left the BoDeans. Probably not important to most, but I have really enjoyed watching the band perform over the years, and they have a bunch of really great songs. I watched them back when they played at my high school, and numerous times at Summerfest and up in the Twin Cities over the years. <br /><br />Nuts.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15438187774392753048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88445409136257494872011-08-18T14:01:06.196-05:002011-08-18T14:01:06.196-05:00Walker was nice enough to wait until after the rec...Walker was nice enough to wait until <i>after</i> the recalls to begin the pay deductions from state workers. Credit where credit is due.garage mahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485491995866513686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72946503017938191712011-08-18T13:38:43.532-05:002011-08-18T13:38:43.532-05:00"Mike K said...
I saw one of those cars cover..."Mike K said...<br />I saw one of those cars covered with bumper stickers in Orange County a couple of years ago. Crappy old car. I wonder if the ones in Ann Arbor and Madison are all Priuses."<br /><br />Some Priuses, but also a lot of crappy old cars driven by hippies and students.Curious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440726941494085334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35690454414128149562011-08-18T13:33:11.093-05:002011-08-18T13:33:11.093-05:00garage mahal said...
Interesting our gov now wants...garage mahal said...<br />Interesting our gov now wants to "work together", after they seen what happened in the recalls."<br /><br />That would be interesting, if it was true. But Walker has been saying this since he was elected. As a matter of fact during all the BRB crap he spoke of the bipartisan stuff they had already accomplished.Curious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440726941494085334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73240866573289719852011-08-18T13:24:14.718-05:002011-08-18T13:24:14.718-05:00Free speech is a safety valve.Free speech is a safety valve.Carol_Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629820011087370488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82917239172841482932011-08-18T13:22:35.805-05:002011-08-18T13:22:35.805-05:00Since Teh Won is in bed w/Wall Street, are they re...Since Teh Won is in bed w/Wall Street, are they really blaming him?Seeing Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338495289040972548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38805018144537873052011-08-18T13:11:50.590-05:002011-08-18T13:11:50.590-05:00I doubt it's public office space, it's acr...I doubt it's public office space, it's across the street from the Capitol, above the Old Fashioned (a great restaurant).<br /><br />My guess is that it's a lobbyist's office, or an apartment.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61926465393439583142011-08-18T13:10:57.508-05:002011-08-18T13:10:57.508-05:00No red heart balloons?No red heart balloons?Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459252195898372564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61375948671968312832011-08-18T12:42:29.294-05:002011-08-18T12:42:29.294-05:00Carol_Herman wrote:
Other thing to notice? CLEAN ...Carol_Herman wrote: <br /><i>Other thing to notice? CLEAN STREETS! WASHED WINDOWS! Even if people inside are just tenants. They're taking pride.</i><br /><br />Good eye. It reminds me a little of Main St. at Disneyland.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17303298232314199102011-08-18T12:37:27.354-05:002011-08-18T12:37:27.354-05:00To echo SofaKing,
these signs had better not be d...To echo SofaKing,<br /><br />these signs had better not be displayed from a public employee's office. Those employees' freedom of speech does not include using the public's money and resources (like offices and windows) to fight partisan political battles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com