We recently visited a park honoring one of the all-time great politicians in Gaylord Nelson, so it seemed only just to let the sorry excuses for legislators who have followed him have it once or twice or six times. Here’s a link to my Nov. 2 Portage County Gazette column, in which I take advantage of writing about our trip to Madison to make some allusions to the sad state of Wisconsin political affairs.

At the time of the trip, we were still almost two weeks from election day.  Little did I know that what we’ve seen in Wisconsin lately may just be a precursor of the next several years in the United States.

We did, however, get some great bakery items, so there’s that.