Google It!

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.

Big Buck Kohl!

Because this is the first post on this blog, it's probably a good idea to give you a little background on Wisconsin Senator and Milwaukee Bucks owner Herb Kohl. Kohl is now in his 4th term as Wisconsin Senator and unless he decides to step down, he is bound to remain there. Kohl is a big Wisconsin man, having spent majority of his life here and graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. An avid sportsman, Kohl bought the Milwaukee Bucks franchise in 1985 and continues to be the man in the front today.

Despite the struggles that the Bucks are having, Kohl has no troubles getting the big bucks in Washington. In the last 10 years, Kohl has raised over 20 million dollars and has become a very well known incumbent. There are not too many brave souls that are willing to even challenge Kohl because of how safe his seat really is. However, a drastic change in the Senate did occur when long time democratic Senator Russ Feingold was ousted by Ron Johnson in the 2010 midterm elections.

For the last couple of elections, Kohl only spent an estimated about of 11 million combined on both. He is a well known man in the state of Wisconsin and his incumbent advantage definitely helps save him quite some money. I was very curious when looking on Herb Kohl whether or not he can use the money that he makes off of the Milwaukee Bucks into his campaigns and fundraising totals. On an open secrets website you can see that Sen. Kohl has indeed received contributions from the Milwaukee Bucks. It hasn't been an incredibly large amount but it was still nearly six thousand dollars.

For more on Kohl you can check out his website or you can just stay posted till next week.
Enjoy!