I like to read liberal blogs and magazines. I like to know what the other side is doing. One of my favorite is Slate. Slate is kind of neat because sometimes, they serve just as good critics (their legal person, though, is a jerk and they hired Eliot Spitzer, as if anyone wants to hear ...
When did the AP start writing this fact check article? http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gII_eXwpVyrwITxM1gouPdCc–RgD985HVI00 I find its pretty good–very critical. Was it around when Bush was President? I mean if someone put anecdotes on a piece of paper and called it a ”report”–wow. I can see writing a speech like this, but a “report”? I know Bush butchered in the ...
As Daniel Bice outlines in a recent post, that was the headline in a blogpost on the Habush, Habush & Rottier website, that is before they removed it. The reason Wisconsin trial lawyers are just so excited is because a provision in the Wisconsin budget would change the liability law in a profound way. One does ...
When it comes to explaining political results, I’ve always been of the school of thought that campaign strategy and who had the most clever advertisement matter far less than two things: the ability to reach the voter on a cfonsistent basis and what is going on economically in the country. In fact, there have been some good ...
What is the difference between a conservative and liberal judge? Do politics influence too many judges? What is judicial activism and why must we pick judges that avoid it? Mike Brennan, a retiring Milwaukee Circuit Court judge and leading Milwaukee conservative will briefly answer these questions at a reception on May 21st at the Milwaukee Athletic Club. Please join us for ...
A special thanks to Christian Schneider for being our special guest last night. A good time was had by all. You can always find Christian and his thoughts at http://www.wpri.org/blog/ Again, also thanks to Heather Treptow who got us an awesome venue. Remember: Tailgate, June 27th, sign up and get your money in. ...
Recent tax protests (and/or tea parties) took place mainly in response to the federal “stimulus” package passed earlier this year. However, recent proposals and events right here in Wisconsin illustrate that, like President Obama at the federal level, state politicians are going to ignore the public’s calls for fiscal responsibility and continue on a tax ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124113732498675505.html Regarding the problems at Chrysler, Barak Obama went on national television yesterday to (1) hawk Chrysler products (no thanks, Kohouts drive Chevies) and (2) demonize the secured creditors who insist that they receive a better deal than what the president deemed convenient. Because these hedge funds and creditors would not cooperate, the deal fell through and now Chrylser enters ...
What is the difference between a conservative and liberal judge? Do politics influence too many judges? What is judicial activism and why must we pick judges that avoid it? If your interested in the answers to these questions, then join us for an informal get together on May 21st at 6pm. There will be appetizers ...
Wednesday, May 6th Happy Hour Time: 5:30-7:30 Place: Charro http://www.charrorestaurante.com/ Did you miss Cinco de Mayo? Join CYP for our monthly happy hour–no cover. We’ll be joined by special guest blogger Christian Schneider from the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (www.WPRI.org). Christian’s snarky posts on politics and the budget can be found here: http://www.wpri.org/blog/ Christian is a ...