Brandon will have the pictures up shortly–we counted 53 people at Coast. Special thanks to Ambassador Graber and to Zilli Hospitality Group for the swanky digs and the appetizers: www.coast.com ...

With all the recent discussion of health care reform, it is easy to forget that most children are going back to school this week. Education has been a sore spot for administrations of both parties and, while largely a state and local issue, solutions at both the federal and state level have been identical in ...

When I was college, my government professor said that Alexis de Touqueville’s Democracy in America was the best political book because it was about the best governing system and it was about the most important democracy.  That’s true, and de Touqueville is still just as relevant as the day his book about our democracy was ...

A common accusation put to conservatives these days is that we are nay-sayers blindly hating on the left side of the political aisle. Make no mistake, there are plenty of issues out there to be upset about right now (health care and the ever-ballooning deficit come immediately to mind), but I did come across this article ...

Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009 Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm Location: Coast Restaurant Street: 931 E Wisconsin Ave Former chairman of a major Milwaukee law firm, past chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, and former Ambassador to the Czech Republic… there are heavy hitters and then there is Rick Graber. Come meet him yourself and ...

As if the debate in Washington wasn’t providing enough evidence regarding liberals indifference to the opinions of average Americans, Rep. Eric Massa from NY provides the icing on the cake: “I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I’m doing is going to help them.  I will vote ...

Hey CYP fans! We just got our Twitter account set up and want you to start following us. If you are interested, we will be posting “Tweets” regularly, which will keep you up to date with the latest CYP happenings. The CYPMilwaukee twitter feeds will mention: happy hour meeting details, informative articles, and links to ...

An excellent article in the Wall Street Journal about the Death Panels.  h/t Charlie Sykes writes. I thought there was some hyperbole about “Death Panels.”  Liberals are wrongly thinking that conservatives are objecting to the specific provisions in the health care reform that make everyone have a conversation with their doctor about “end of life” issues.  That’s probably ...

Jim Doyle announced today he’s not running for reelection. Doyle’s political obituary will note that he came in largely as a pro-business Democrat who took the nation’s reaction to an economic recession and an extremely likeable presidential candidate to mean that the general electorate had changed fundamentally.  It hadn’t, and the Governor’s poor approval rating ...

DATE: Saturday, September 12th TIME: 2:00-5:00 LOCATION: Cudahy Sportsman’s Club, 5350 S. Sheridan Drive, Cudahy http://www.cudahytrap.com MORE: Join CYP for a fun day of skeet shooting.  Here is your chance to learn shotgun basics and exercise your second amendment rights at the same time~We will have experienced shooters on hand to help you get started ...