The Wisdems Daily Update is provided by the staff of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, made possible by various media agencies reporting on Wisconsin politics.

Grothman, the number two Republican in Scott Walker’s rubber-stamp Senate, has made a career of saying outlandish, offensive, and out of touch statements. In his twenty years in the legislature, Grothman has built his power and influence by pandering to the most extreme elements of his Republican base. 

Walker, who can barely focus on what’s going on in Wisconsin these days because he is so overwhelmed with presidential ambition, secured an invitation to spend the weekend in Las Vegas with billionaire Sheldon Adelson.