The Chief

Our man in Wausau, Rob Mentzer, pointed to this article in National Review tonight, which details Senator Ron Johnson's secret plan for ending the government shut-down stalemate and, boy, is it a doozy.
In the spirit of robust debate, we're going to vociferously disagree with Mentzer's assessment of Johnson's strategic maneuvering. In fact, I thought it was so absurd, so rife with blatantly obvious holes that I was convinced that Johnson had outsourced...

...would have made a better title for Scott Walker's "book" based on the cover photo.

One of the enduring themes of Senator Ron Johnson's time in office has been a flagrant contempt for voters, which was once again on display during a talk at the US Chamber of Commerce this week:
Johnson stressed that he did not want to malign participatory democracy, but that the outcome reflected the influence of disengaged voters....

So Ron Johnson is spending the Dog Days of August in Iowa ... and probably not because he's planning on running for President, but because that's where the attention is.
Or is it?
If there's one very important detail, albeit one that's not exactly breaking news, to be emphasized in this story it's that Johnson's trip under the Americans for Prosperity banner. Johnson and AFP have always enjoyed strong ties and during his time...