Feb 15, 2011 – the end of his term and triples by the end of the decade.”  … The President’s State of the Union promised that “starting this year, we freeze annual domestic spending for the next five years” rings … In the State of the Union, the President promised “to simplify the individual tax code.” …

Feb 14, 2011 – Union dues not to be collected by the state. Annual Secret ballots to keep unions certified. UNION DUES TO BECOME VOLUNTARY. … union employees start paying into their own pension and insurance funds like the rest of us; also, Walker’s proposed union bargaining … All of this is to start addressing Wisconsin’s pressing deficit issues; and, given that the Republicans flipped the state legislature…

Feb 14, 2011 – I chose the latter and it is because of this that three of the best ideas to help conservative union members trapped in liberal unions … A while back, a teacher-friend joined the union due to the unions’ offering of liability insurance. … of the “benefits” that a union does, but without being a union.…

Feb 12, 2011 – to be $265 million short, reporting $71 million for the closing of the 2009-2010 financial year, instead of the expected $336 million … the state back on track. … tenets of Wisconsin’s Civil Service System, one of the strongest in the nation.…

Feb 11, 2011 – “For too long we’ve stayed on the sidelines and watched the rest of the world eat our lunch in the high speed passenger train … During last month’s State of the Union address, Obama said he wanted to give 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed rail within … not hundreds of millions of additional dollars to the bill and we will all pay for the privelege of letting Joe Biden speed his way…

Feb 11, 2011 – Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) sat with a round table of bloggers this, the second morning of CPAC. … He said, “We don’t have the luxury of ignoring the world.” … He noted that President Obama spent less than three paragraphs on foreign policy in his State of the Union Speech and believes the…

Feb 10, 2011 – The first tells the tale of Range Fuels’ foray into cellulosic ethanol, the process of making ethanol fuel, not from foodstuffs but … Bush used a State of the Union address to extol wood chips as a source for cellulosic ethanol that would break America’s “addiction … (Click here to access article w/o subscription) Compare and contrast… …with the tale of the marketplace.…

Mar 1, 2011 – I just found out about this from Fox Nation (via Hot Air), as part of a breaking story that possibly the hiding Wisconsin state senators … are starting to crack under the strain of not doing the jobs that they were elected to do: State Sen. … Julie Lassa (D) is pregnant and “extremely unhappy” about being on the run.…

Mar 1, 2011 – Please click here for the rest of the post. 5. … the rest of the post. 8. … Please click here for the rest of the post.…

Feb 28, 2011 – – in order to produce a volume of motor fuel with the energy equivalent of about 0.6 percent of global oil needs. … The quantity … Put another way, that’s more corn than the output of the European Union, Mexico, Argentina, and India combined. … President Obama, in his State of the Union speech, said “we can break our dependence on oil with biofuels.”…

Feb 28, 2011 – This supposedly represents the recouping of the cost of unions ‘representing’ non-union members in labor disputes – whether or not … the non-union members wanted to be part of the labor dispute in the first place – and it’s a common feature in contract negotiations … Maine is currently majority-Republican in both houses of the state legislature, but it’s, well, Maine: I found LePage to be pretty…

Feb 28, 2011 – At the sry age of 79, Fox-Piven is a professor of political science and sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York … of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty. … By the internal disruption of local bureaucratic practices, by the furor over public welfare poverty, and by the collapse of current…

Feb 28, 2011 – UPDATED: We now have the audio from Charlie Sykes about Gordon Hintz, who appears to be trying to go from being your run of the mill … Now he is in the news again for telling a female Republican state representative that she is “f**king dead” Hintz made the statement … to State Representative Michelle Litjens for her vote on the Budget Repair Bill that would curtail union powers in the state.…

Feb 28, 2011 – of the magnitude of the power such laws give unions. … Walker’s proposal makes paying union dues voluntary, as opposed to mandatory. This goes to the lifeblood of any union. … Walker’s proposal eliminates’ the employers’ payroll deduction of union dues.…

Feb 28, 2011 – When it became clear how unpopular supporting the public unions had become, Obama slinked away from the Wisconsin union fight. … Obama’s Press Secretary Jay Carney was asked about the “Wisconsin situation,” the calls of  Ellison and others for Obama to stand … legislators fleeing the state to avoid their duty to vote on Governor Walker’s plan to restrict certain bargaining rights of public…

Feb 28, 2011 – of the children. … Please click here for the rest of the post. 5. Wisconsin Democrats now owe state $165,000,000. … mattered, a deadline for reducing the debt servicing load of the state of Wisconsin by $165,000,000 expires today.…

Feb 28, 2011 – “I want to urge devotion to the fundamentals of human liberty ­ the principles of voluntarism. … The bill would have decimated the power of unions by banning the policy of requiring union fees as a condition of employment at a workplace … The remarkable thing about each of these cases is union bosses’ underlying admission: Without the threat of being able to have workers…

Feb 27, 2011 – of the children. … The state-enforced monopoly provider of education services is using their monopoly position to force the school districts to purchase … Beyond that if school districts had the flexibility to look for health insurance coverage outside of WEA trust or the state plan, additional…

Feb 25, 2011 – It’s a Strategy, Not a Conspiracy I’ve written at length about the destructive energy policies of the Left and of the Obama Administration … as if it is the latter, and here’s why.Please click here for the rest of the post. 2. 67% disapprove of legislators fleeing Wisconsin … Central Florida (UCF) in November of last year.Please click here for the rest of the post. 4.…

Feb 24, 2011 – More importantly, these reports prove two things; the effectiveness of grassroots conservatives and the inherent flaws of legislative … The first outcome results in the incumbent initially denying the charge of being a RINO.  … (You can’t exactly quantify the Gang of 14.)…

Feb 24, 2011 – Two-thirds of likely voters disapprove of Wisconsin legislators fleeing the state to avoid their duty to vote. … trouble for Democrats: The union riots in Wisconsin and Indiana might be good business for the likes of Jesse Jackson, but should … This is further evidence of why the Obama regime tried to claim it did not encourage the massive union protests as Obama’s leadership…

Feb 24, 2011 – Please click here for the rest of the post. 2. … But that’s not the worst of this power grab. Please click here for the rest of the post. 3. … from out of state.…

Feb 24, 2011 – Over the next hours and days, all who love this country need to do everything possible to spread the “spirit of Madison” to all 50 … But this weekend, the best of America should rally on the steps of every statehouse in the union. … We call for emergency rallies in front of every statehouse this Saturday at noon to stand in solidarity with the people of Wisconsin…

Feb 23, 2011 – The poll’s finding represents a huge shift in opinion from just a month ago after Obama delivered his State of the Union speech. … Only 35% of those who work in the private sector say Obama is doing a good or excellent job, compared to 50% of government employees … I’m sure Obama’s incitement of labor unrest in Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin contributed to the sudden turn around in voters’ approval…

Feb 23, 2011 – As a union affiliated with the NEA, WEAC (according to its website) represents 98,000 “educators” in the State of Wisconsin. … The group’s Communications Director, Steve Gunn, explains: The pressure derives from state law, which makes the identity of a school … If the union can defeat Scott Walker’s reform plans, not only does it keep the union dues of teachers, it also gets to keep its health…