Today the Barrett for Governor campaign released its second television ad, which pledges to end “Cadillac health care for convicted felons.” The accompanying plan from the campaign includes this detail on savings in this regard: Cut Prison Health Care Costs. One way to cut costs is simply by reducing spending for inmate medical services, which [...]
Today the New Nixon Blog, a project of the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation, ran an op-ed from me regarding President Nixon’s approach to health care. Liberals have claimed Nixon’s imprimatur for ObamaCare, and I point out that in 1994 he was staunchly opposed to Clinton Care. Thanks to the New Nixonites for posting [...]
Judge Terence T. Evans of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has announced his intention to assume senior status on January 7, 2010. A Marquette, Marquette Law graduate, Judge Evans has served as a full-time judge for the people of Wisconsin since 1974 (Milwaukee County judge, Milw. Co. Circuit Ct. judge, Eastern [...]
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports, in a story about political pay-back from Wisconsin’s governing Democrats to their union supporters in the recent budget: Unions traditionally help elect Democratic politicians. The largest teachers union, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, spent about $2.1 million before last November’s elections, with much of that backing Democrats. WEAC PAC spent [...]
With the resignation of Justice David Souter and the party switch of Senator Arlen Specter, there has been great wailing and gnashing of teeth on the op-ed pages about the end of “Yankee Republicans.” Yet as a colleague points out, the 2010 polling data do not support the conclusion: Pennsylvania Senate: Specter (D)(I), 41 – [...]
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What could it be? Here is the lowdown on the event tonight: You’re Invited to a Very Special Announcement with Scott Walker Tuesday, April 28 5:45pm Event 4:30pm Doors Open Wisconsin Lutheran College 8800 West Bluemound Road Wauwatosa, WI 53226 Call (414) 453-2010 with questions or to RSVP. You may also click here or email [...]
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The email I sent out for the Conservative Young Professionals of Milwaukee today says it all, get out and vote!: Vote for lower taxes, better schools, true justice DATE: TODAY (Tuesday, April 7th) TIME: 7 AM – 8 PM LOCATION: Find Your Polling Place Are you tired of hearing calls for higher taxes, and more [...]
Despite the rain, this summit on fiscal freedom put on by the Americans For Prosperity is PACKED. I can’t find a seat so I am liveblogging on my iPhone, please excuse any errors. 10:17: Joe the Plumber is speaking, great content and he is delivering in a straight forward fashion that I enjoyed last night [...]
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Many times in the past there have been figures that get associated with ideas, Joe The Plumber is just one of those figures. During the 2008 presidential campaign, he came to represent the common man objecting to Barack Obama’s high tax, high spend agenda. As Barack Obama executes his heavy tax regime and monumental socialist [...]
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Leaders of some pro-life organizations are laying into long-time pro-life champion U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, for issuing a statement congratulating Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius upon her nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. These criticism are misplaced, short-sighted, and ungrateful. MISPLACED: By criticizing Brownback, these pro-life leaders are creating a side story concerning [...]
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