CYP: We’ve had a heck of a year. We started with a great Scott Walker event, and never let up. We had a several notable events, and we met a ton of new people. Right now, the number of people our group reaches totals somewhere north of 900 people. We are beginning to move the ...
Is there any better place to kick back with a cold drink and listen to wise words from the CEO of an international corporation then on Lake Michigan? 50 Conservative Young professionals had just that opportunity on Tuesday and enjoyed it thoroughly. Don’t take my word for it, check out the pictures: ...
This JSOnline article notes that many of the country’s “best-known” health economists sent a letter to President Obama supporting the idea of an independent panel of physicians and experts determining what Medicare should pay for medical services. Aside from pointing out that “best-known” differs from “well-known” — how many Americans have heard of even one ...
Back in November 2006, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that “the American people voted to restore integrity and honesty in Washington, D.C., and the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history.” On Friday, the US Senate Select Committee on Ethics released a statement indicating that their investigation ...
The Conservative Young of Milwaukee hosted Rep. Scott Newcomer and 70+ young professionals on top of the Metro Hotel in downtown Milwaukee for a frank discussion on small business, the current dismal state budget and political action. The venue was perfect and the discussion, if a little depressing at times due to Gov Jim Doyle’s ...
When is traditional passenger rail (a la Amtrak) the same as high speed rail? Apparently, when lots of “free” federal dollars are at stake. According to the The Capital Times, the Midwest high speed rail plan “has a good chance of landing part of the $8 billion in federal stimulus earmarked for passenger trains.” There’s ...
In Jason’s earlier post on the Chrysler bankruptcy drama, he criticized the president for demonizing the secured creditors (including hedge funds) that failed to capitulate to the administration’s demands. Well, now, it appears that the hedge fund community is also voicing their disdain for such tactics. Last week, the NY Times published a letter ...
Democrats have been complaining since President Obama’s election that Republicans are the party of “no” and offer no real solutions. This is simply not the case and underscores a very scary political approach. It’s not that Republicans are not offering solutions. It’s that Democrats simply don’t like what they hear and therefore choose not to ...
On Saturday, the JS published op-eds from County Executive Scott Walker and Mayor Barrett continuing the regional transit debate following the mayor’s recent actions to get federal money appropriated for fuel-efficient buses and a downtown streetcar system (for background, check out my post from last Thursday). The mayor makes his case for why rail is necessary for ...
Rep. Gwen Moore was one of Mike Gousha’s guests on UpFront this morning. She discussed the A.I.G. bonuses amongst other things. Check out her response to Mike’s question at the 3:10 mark. It sounds as though she’s referring to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I wonder if she read my post from Friday? ...