First off, I'd like to apologize for not having a blog last week for all of you to read. It was a little bit of a busy time, and I got caught up in all of it and failed to write a blog. However, some interesting things have just recently came up with Herb Kohl so I will make sure to touch up on all of them.
Something that came up in my Google alerts today has actually been regarding the company Google and Senator Herb Kohl who is the leader of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights has taken on the issue of Google's dominance on the web. There is great debate about whether or not Google has committed some sort of infringement on the internet and is controlling too much of it. Google has come out to be known as an internet giant in the last few years and Senator Kohl has decided that it was time to tackle the issue. Check in next week to see if there have been any more updates regarding the case.
As many of us know, Wisconsin Governor Scott walker has been trying to pass a very controversial bill, and just this morning he has signed it into law. Senator Kohl has spoken out against the bill saying that "This is not how Democracy is supposed to work." You can read the rest of the article on the reactions from both Wisconsin Senators Kohl and Ron Johnson here. The bill is very controversial and I'm sure there will be more in the upcoming days that develops from this news.
Lastly, a recent article has come up about Sen. Kohl depositing 1 million dollars from his personal account to his campaign finances. This doesn't necessarily completely quiet down the talks of Herb Kohl retiring after his term is over in 2012, but it should quiet down quite a few of the speculations. I think Kohl could be foreseeing a possible challenge from a Republican candidate in 2012 and is trying to perhaps use preemptive spending in order to scare him or her away. Since Kohl has plenty of money, he could be very successful in solidifying yet another re-election in 2012.
Thanks for reading, check back over break to get another update about what Kohl is up to.
Hello Dave, I found your blogs on U.S. Senator Herb Kohl to be pretty interesting. And I do agree with you that Senator Herb Kohl's senate seat is primarily guaranteed! I also agree with your take on Senator Herb Kohl's preemptive spending strategy to be frightening to "any" rookie candidate.
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