Stephen Hayes provides the WI coda. For background, see this, also from Hayes. Seems strange that if Walker “didn’t run on” collective bargaining reform — as the Journal Sentinel’s Politifact Wisconsin now states — the Journal Sentinel itself would have written this back on Sept 13: Walker wants to make it easier for school districts and local governments to buy insurance through a state-run health benefits program. Barrett would require

Most transparent administration EVAH! President Barack Obama once promised that negotiations over his health care overhaul would be carried out openly, in front of TV cameras and microphones. Tell that to the White House now. Republican congressional investigators got the brush-off this past week after pressing for details of meetings between White House officials and interest groups, including drug companies and hospitals that provided critical backing for Obama’s health insurance

Looks mostly sunny in my backyard right now, but I’m not going to say with any certitude that it won’t rain later. **** update: By the way: if it doesn’t rain later, remember who it was who first reported that it was sunny in my backyard. **** update 2: BREAKING: nothing much has changed — though I do note a suspicious movement of the sun westward. Developing… **** update 3:

From Ace’s comments: OK, does anyone read ProteinWisdom regularly? What’s happened over there? I used to read it, but kind of lost interest when the main host got involved in some sort of blog battle and subsequent whiny emotional meltdown. But now I discover (via a link at Patterico) that they have really jumped the shark and are accusing Ace, HotAir, and Patterico of going full-blown Katrina over the Japan