Unions vs the People by Tim Carney, Washington Examiner Ed. Mr. Carney does make a reasonable case. The problem, of course, is that he is one sided. The issues n Wisconsin are not just whether the public unions are special interest groups. That is obviously true. The real problem is that[...]
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Wisconsin Legislators Join Egyptians in Protest Against Government
Wisconsin Democrats on Thursday fled the statehouse in an effort to prevent legislators from reaching a quorum and passing a bill put forth by Gov. Scott Walker (R), which would cripple the collective bargaining rights of public unions. The move produced a frantic political drama, as state troopers [...]
February 16th, 2011 - 11:47 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
UW (the other one) Students and Professors Rally Against Governor
from The Chronicle, by Jack Stripling, via Raya Fidel. Thousands of protesters gathered on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol here on Tuesday to voice their opposition to a fast-moving proposal that would strip the union bargaining rights for University of Wisconsin faculty and staff members, [...]
Beck on Egypt’s Caliphate
“This is Saul Alinsky. This is STORM from Van Jones,…The former Soviet Union, everybody, radical Islam, every—this is the story of everyone who has ever plotted to or wanted to fundamentally change or destroy the Western way of life. This isn’t about Egypt. Everything is up on th[...]
February 10th, 2011 - 12:36 am § in Politics
Thanks to government we have …
Don Smith, Ave Contributor Conservatives love to hate government. But thanks to government, we have police, the courts, contract law, potable water, the Internet, seat belts, childhood immunization, and so many other public and private goods. I’m collecting reasons to be thankful for governmen[...]
February 8th, 2011 - 1:47 am § in America
Fox Edits Declaration of Independence
This Sunday, during the SuperBowl, Fox took fair and balanced to a new level. In a rare display of patriotism, Fox had NFL players read the Declaration of Interdependence. What a patriotic act! Glen Beck should be proud! Of course, the Declaration was edited to remove content that might offend G[...]
February 2nd, 2011 - 1:52 pm § in America
Letter to Obama from PEACE NOW,
Tom Friedman got it right in today’s New York Times: The huge political changes going on in the Middle East make a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians more urgent than ever. ”I had given up on Netanyahu’s cabinet and urged the U.S. to walk away,” Friedman wrote. [...]
Do We Want to Be Greece?
Paul Ryan says the US could become Greece! Paul Ryan, (R, Minn) gave the Republican response to Obama last night. The Congressman is said to be the best and brightest of the new right. Perhaps so, but his speech was irrational. Rather than focusing on any strategy for economic recovery, or eve[...]
The Tea Party Eats the Republicans
Lugar, the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations committee, is expected by many to be challenged by a Tea Party-supported candidate when he seeks the Republican nomination for his Senate seat in 2012. After Lugar met with Indiana Tea Party leaders in December, the head of one group said, &#[...]
January 18th, 2011 - 6:56 pm § in Uncategorized
Jerry Brown shows the level of courage no one expects in our state.
Reality surfacing in California by Michael O’Hare from The Reality Based Community Jerry Brown has issued a budget that engages a $25b deficit. Note the word engages; not “papers over” or “hides with wishful thinking” or “lies about”; engages. There’s plenty of work not done [...]