Dear WI GOP…

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Dear Wisconsin Republican Party:

You have called me twice in the last week to ask your 30 second survey.  You wanted to know if I approved of your boy in the Governor’s Mansion, if I’d vote to recall him, and how I’ve voted in the past.

Did you really think that I’d change my mind in a few days?  Really?

For the record:

  1. STRONGLY disapprove of Scott Walker’s job performance.


  2. Would vote for anyone not a Republican and not Scott Walker in the Recall. Truly.  It would be hard to do worse than what you’re currently passing off as Republicans.  Scratch that.  Yes, it would be possible to do worse, but for the love of the goddess, the Buddha, and all that is holy, PLEASE don’t try.


  3. I used to vote Republican.  Reliably as in every election since I turned 18 and even for W.  Yes, yes, I voted for GWB not once, but twice.  I suppose they’ll be revoking my post-2008 liberal membership card any day now.

    I voted for a mixture in every election since, right up through 2008, but 2010 was the year of the big shift.  I voted across the board for Democrats because the Republicans in general, but Scott Walker and Ron Johnson in particular, showed me that  I’d have to be bat shit crazy to vote for a Republican.  And from now on?  In the state of Wisconsin, unless Dale Schultz moves to my district, you COULDN’T PAY me to vote Republican.

Sincerely,
You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me

Apparently Senior Citizens and I Have A Lot in Common

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We’ve been without a wireless contract for a number of months now as we tried to figure out exactly how Act 10 changes would impact our family.  The short story is that they have taken about $400/month from us which for our one income family isn’t something to sneeze at.

Yes, yes, generations of people have done without cell phones so the argument goes that future generations can as well.  On the other hand, as the wife of one who works, um, all the time, it’s nice to have one when the kids and I travel.  So a cell phone ranks up there as a necessity right along with the internet.

The phone we had was in serious need of retirement given that it shuts off in mid conversation and often with reckless abandon.  We elected to switch providers (up until yesterday I had been with my wireless company longer than I have known my husband) and get a new phone.

It’s been awhile since I went in and picked out a new cell phone.  Do you know how hard it is to find just a plain cell phone?  You know, ones with which you can make phone calls and keep track of phone numbers, but that’s about it?  I don’t want my phone to give me access to the internet, I’m not going to use it to listen to music, and I’m not going to send text or picture messages.  I can’t afford any of those things – the cell phone line is enough of a stretch.

There is only one phone that meets my somewhat simple criteria.  Do you know what they had listed for the big selling point of the phone on their shelf tag?

Compatible with hearing aids.