Zero the Polar Bear drugged and kidnapped by Scott Walker's goons

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting Zero the Polar Bear was tranquilized in the moat of his habitat and removed against his will. Employees of the Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker fired several darts at the cornered bear and then forcibly removed him from the moat with a crane. Walker's "gang of ten" then wrapped the bear in a net and removed him to an undisclosed location.

Zero held hostage, day 16

Zero the Polar Bear is apparently smarter than your average bear and is refusing to climb into the trap. Have they tried Halloween candy?

Free Zero, Day 15

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting Zero the polar bear is refusing to climb into the crate full of herring and apples to be lifted back to his habitat. Must not be Ma Baensch herring.

Free Zero, day 14

Apparently singing the Obama song and other enticements wasn't enough for Zero. The Milwaukee County Zoo's polar bear fell into the moat in front of his habitat 14 days ago and has not shown much interest in leaving.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that a crane-lowered trap will be used to capture the bear and return him to his habitat. A giant crate will be filled with the bear's favorite goodies. When the bear climbs in, the door will shut behind him. Then the crane operator will lift the bear up to where he belongs.

"The hope is he'll go in there after the treats and the crate will close behind him when his whole body is in the crate," said zoo spokeswoman Jenny Diliberti. "Then we will wait until the zoo closes and the crane operator will come back, and Zero and the crate will be hoisted up into his yard."

Why after hours? Because doing it during the daylight might draw a crowd? Even increase attendance?

Free Zero, day 13

"Excuse me. Could you speak to Zoo catering? My roast peacock was a little underdone."

Good news for Zero the Polar Bear

Good news for Zero the Polar Bear. No, he's not out of the moat. But he was registered to vote by ACORN. I understand he's already voted absentee.

Lard balls

Zero the Polar Bear fell into the moat again at the Milwaukee County Zoo. I'm sure it's all Scott Walker's fault. Zookeepers assure us he can climb the steps back to his habitat, and he will when he is hungry.

Zero's regular diet includes fish, fruits and vegetables and lard balls.

Hmmm, lard balls. No wonder it took him eight days for him to climb out the last time. How about some ribs from Speed Queen?

Love those animals

Went with the family to the Milwaukee County Zoo yesterday. I'll admit that I thought to myself pulling into the parking lot, "What a great place to build a baseball stadium for the the Northwoods Baseball League."

But that's beside the point. Having two small children I was forced to ride the miniature train, and I thought, "What a perfect representation of mass transit by train in Southeastern Wisconsin. The train does not take you where you want to go, you don't see anything worthwhile, and it's uncomfortable. When the ride is over, you still have to walk to your destination. You would have been better off not taking it."