From the Blogosphere: Highlights from Wisconsin's Top Political Bloggers

Here's a look at what some of Wisconsin's political bloggers have been talking about in the last few days.

Owen Robinson, Boots and Sabers
On ads by state Rep. Sandy Pasch, who is running against Sen. Alberta Darling in the 8th District recall race

"Does Sandy Pasch know what a state senator does?

"Judging by her ads, I’d say no.

"I just saw her in an ad complaining that Sen. Alberta Darling wants to 'end Medicare as we know it.' Does Sandy Pasch realize that Medicare is a federal program and that Darling (and the office Pasch is running for) is a state office? Apparently not. Does Sandy Pasch have any idea what a state senator does? Apparently not."

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Cory Liebman, Eye on Wisconsin
On whether Darling has changed his political philosophy since she's been in office

"Recently the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel determined that Sen. Alberta Darling flip-flopped on the issue of continuing to pay Milwaukee police after being fired from the job. If they are going to start monitoring Darling on doing that kind of thing, they are going to have a very busy summer.

"Alberta Darling has not only been on both sides of several specific issues but she has more importantly performed a full flip-flop of her entire political philosophy. At one time she was legitimately viewed as a moderate Republican but that has not been true for some time."

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Dan Cody, Left on the Lake
On Milwaukee County Supervisor Joe Rice's decision to go to court to fight the county redistricting plan that eliminates his district

"When Supervisor Joe Rice had been talking a big game over the past few years about reducing the size of the County Board, he must have meant reducing the size by getting rid of supervisors other than himself.

"It basically comes down to this: Rice, absentee supervisor but also a conservative, has his district split. He throws a fit because he wasn't included in the discussion (not being on the redistricting committee) (not showing up for work on a regular basis) and goes with the lame 'they didn't notice a public meeting in enough time!' argument while his pals on right-wing talk radio rally their troops to show up at public meetings and call for the board to be downsized. Just not Rice that is."