Daily Mutterance

It's time I addressed a controversy that swirled around Edler Mensch since its inception. I originally wanted to call my blog mutterances, or mutterings, or something to that effect, but they were all taken, so it would have had to be something like mutterances55H_8. Anyways, I racked my brain and finally settled on Edler Mensch, the origin and meaning of which I explained in my inaugural post. (For those of you wondering, the pronunciation of edler is like aid-ler) I told a friend that I would be willing to consider a new name to be proposed by anyone who reads this. So, anyone who thinks they have a great name (and doesn't want to keep it for their own blog) go ahead and make a suggestion. If I may suggest a few guidelines:

1. I want a short, simple name. (You're probably scoffing at this since I picked a German title for the blog, but Edler Mensch really rolls off your tongue once you've got the pronunciation down as explained above. Go ahead, try it.)

And that's really it. Simple huh? Well, I guess there's one more: ideally it should also have some sort of meaning and sound cool. I also make no guarantee that I'll actually change the name, but "all options are on the table" as our President is so fond of saying (whenever he has no clue what to do).

Oh, and just for a laugh, I give you the Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader's reply to a Democrat request to conduct a "secret" meeting at a "secret" location in Illinois to negotiate an end to the standoff. Enjoy!:

Dear Senator Miller,

Thank you for your hand-delivered letter with an offer to meet, in Illinois, about the business and future direction of Wisconsin.

Let’s set aside how bizarre that is for a moment…

In the meantime, members of your caucus have been meeting with the governor’s staff, talking to the media, trying to find a way back to Madison, and contradicting your message in public. In case you don’t remember, you were present yourself at one of those meetings with the governor’s staff. Your grasp of reality, and control of your caucus as minority leader, continues to amaze me…

Your stubbornness in trying to ignore the last election and protect the broken status quo is truly shameful. While we wait for you and your colleagues to finally show up, Senate Republicans continue to stand ready to do the job we were elected to do, here in Wisconsin. I hope you are enjoying your vacation, and your vacation from reality.