I’m proud to see the Mercury Marine workers staunchly (read: “stubbornly and stupidly”) sticking with THEIR union… careers, economic reality, and feeding your families be damned.

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Just be happy I didn’t illustrate Joe Biden as the stewardess. Sorry, that’s politically incorrect: I should have said “Flighty Attendant”… If your seat is in the full upright position, please click whatever ad shows up here–> (If not, please click twice) Thanks for helping to support the Daily Scoff!

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WISCONSIN [ JG ]  45% of the societal Google™ searches in Wisconsin involve the term “unemployment”. Optimists will focus on the downward slope of this trend, which might suggest a declining interest in the topic: But long-time readers know that the mission of the Daily Scoff is to lift the veil of starry-eyed optimism so [...]

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RENO, NV [ Story : Inquistr.com ]  Annnd now I’ve got “Lay Lady Lay” stuck in my head.  Swell. See my Fox6 Political Feature BAILING OUT UNCLE SAM …where I offer the government $150,000! Think they’ll take it? Ever wonder why pimps and hookers tend to skew Democrat?  (I said “skew”.) It’s because the lousy [...]

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I wish I were a talented and patient enough artist to sketch this for you, but I’ll have to be content with describing it. The scene should depict four guys in suits, standing side by side. The two on the left (bearing nametags identifying them as Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett) [...]

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In posting this week’s featured political commentary on the Fox6 Milwaukee website, I’ve made the inauspicious (re-)launch of the “Daily Scoff” (http://www.dailyscoff.com) official, archiving over a year’s worth of material for your review and enjoyment/disgust [choose one or both] and featuring new daily commentary. Thanks to some unexpected publicity, the site had to be moved [...]

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Her: “I don’t know why you always have to stop at these Visitor Kiosks on the highway.” Him: “C’mon, let’s learn about the area.” Clerk: “Hiya folks, welcome to Wisconsin!” Him: “America’s Dairyland, right?” Clerk: “Um, not so much, anymore. That’d be California.” Her: “But the license plates say–” Clerk: “Can’t believe everything you read. [...]

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