Crute claims his campaign is serious, but a common rule of thumb is that if a candidate has to declare their candidacy isn’t a gimmick, there is an overwhelming reason to believe it is.

The people of southwest Wisconsin deserve a representative who is not hyper partisan and looks out for them, regardless of party.

It’s certainly ironic that someone who is working feverishly to destroy America’s wetlands has himself created a vast ethical swamp.

For the Freedom Caucus, it is seen as a victory in their mission: pursuing the conservative cause as they alone define it. For the left, it is seen as another sign that there is a solid chance they will take back control of the House — and maybe even the Senate — in the next election.

Moving the cenotaph and adding an explanatory plaque seems like a reasonable compromise. But it’s perfectly understandable why descendants of those whose lives were permanently altered during and for years after that war would rather it just go away.