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The Rat Pack Conference
We are in the midst of March Madness and the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball championship tournament has taken over a good part of Americans’ attention. We spend considerable parts of weekends glued to television sets passionately involved in the fortunes of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2014 election, 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Chris Matthews, CPAC 2013, Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University, John Kasich, Kansas, Maine, March Madness, Michigan, N.B.A., N.C.A.A., NBA, NCAA, Ohio, Paul LePage, Pennsylvania, politics, radical right, Rat Pack, recall, Republicans, Rick Scott, Rick Snyder, right wing, Sam Brownback, Scott Walker, Tom Corbett, Wisconsin
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April Fools’ Day
Today is April Fools’ Day and I can’t think of a more appropriate time to look at the Scott Walker led Republicans in Wisconsin. To further add to our joy it appears the “disease’ they are afflicted with is contagious … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, American Serb Memorial Hall, Democrats, fake Democrats, Medicare, Milwaukee, Mitt Romney, NBC News/Marist poll, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, recall, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Ryan Plan, social safety net, Stephan Thompson, taxes, The Path to prosperity, union, union busting, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, voter turnout, Willard Mitt Romney, William Conley, Wisconsin, Wisconsin primary, Wisconsin Republican party, Wisconsin State Senate
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1st Quarter Grades – 2012
On January 1st I predicted what the five biggest stories in American politics would be in 2012. It is time to review my work in progress.
March Madness Wisconsin Style
It started out simply enough. Thursday night I caught a blurb on television that the dates had been set for the Wisconsin recall elections. As I set out to do some research on Friday I saw that while I was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 Wisconsin Act 23, Ann Walsh Bradley, Charles Koch, David Koch, David Prosser, Democrats, JoAnne Kloppenburg, jobs, Koch brothers, Pam Galloway, politics, Rebecca Kleefisch, recall, Republican, Scott Walker, Tea Party, unemployment, voter ID, Voter suppression, war on women, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Assembly, Wisconsin State Senate, Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Time To Take The Final Stand
Working class Americans owe a tremendous debt to Wisconsinites. Had they not stood up to the oppressive forces of the Tea Party/Republicans just over a year ago the steamroller would have gained so much momentum it might have been impossible … Continue reading
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Tagged AFSCME, Charles Koch, Dane County, Darlene Wink, David Koch, Democrat, Emily's List, Great Lakes, jobs, Kathleen Falk, Kelly Rindfleisch, Koch brothers, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Milwaukee County, Mississippi, NEA, North Carolina, Ohio, politics, recall, Republican, Russ Feingold, Scott Walker, Stanford, Tea Party, Tim Russell, unemployment, union, union busting, University of Wisconsin, Virginia, voter ID, Voter suppression, WEAC, Wisconsin
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It Takes One To Know One
In 2012 the Republicans have made voter fraud one of their big issues. The Democratic counterargument has been that voter fraud is all but non-existent in America. The Republicans seem to be on a crusade to personally prove the Democrats … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Brown, Charlie White, Joel Kleefisch, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, politics, Rebecca Kleefisch, recall, Republican, Sarah Palin, Scott Walker, Tea Party, The Coasters, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, voter turnout, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Assembly
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Rated R – Brandywine Funds
One of the latest names to burst on to the political scene is Foster Friess. He is the chief financial backer of Rick Santorum’s campaign. Although he has recently hit the radar screen he is by no means a newcomer … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, American Red Cross, Brandywine Advisor Midcap Fund, Brandywine Blue Fund, Brandywine Fund, Brandywine Funds, Center for Security Policy, Charles Koch, charter schools, Chuck Colson, conservative, David Koch, Doug Phillips, education, Focus on the Family, Forbes, Foster Friess, Friess Associates, Gary Bauer, Gary Demar, Hillsdale College, James Dobson, Jerry Falwell, John Kasich, Koch brothers, Lynn and Foster Friess Family Foundation, Mark Rushdoony, money in politics, National Christian Foundation, Ohio, Pat Robertson, politics, recall, Red White and blue super PAC, Regent University, Republican Governor's Association, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, right wing, Scott Walker, super PAC, Tea Party, Tea Party Express, Tea Party Express PAC, Ted Haggard, Terrorism Awareness Project, Texas, The Family Research Council, Tony Perkins, Tucker Carlson, union busting, unions, University of Wisconsin
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W III
The more the Republican presidential race unfolds one striking set of observations continue to haunt me. Despite his name never being uttered, the leading candidates seem to be advocating a third George W. Bush term. They are in complete denial … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2012 election, abortion, Alabama, Arizona, Attorney General, Bill Haslam, Bob McDonnell, child labor, child labor laws, Chris Christie, D.A.D.T., Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, Dodd-Frank, Drill Baby Drill, Florida, George W. Bush, Government regulations, Health and Human Services, HHS, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Indiana, Jan Brewer, John Bolton, John Kasich, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, minimum wage, Mitch Daniels, money in politics, New Jersey, Office of Management and Budget, Ohio, OMB, Paul LePage, politics, recall, regulations, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Rick Perry, Rick Scott, Robert Bentley, Ronald Reagan, Sam Brownback, Scott Walker, State Department, taxes, Tennessee, Texas, Treasury, U.N., union busting, unions, United Nations, VA, Veteran's Administration, Virginia, Wisconsin, women's rights
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Way To Go Wisconsin!
If you are like most Americans when you turned the radio on in your car during the drive home or turned on the television as you settled in after supper on Tuesday you caught the news that Wisconsin progressives had … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, A.I.G., American International Group, bailout, Bush, Citizens United, conservative, Democrats, education, George W, jobs, maurice greenberg, Mike Huckabee, money in politics, Obama, Obamacare, Ohio, Pam Galloway, politics, progressive, Rebecca Kleefisch, recall, regressive, Republican, Rush Limbaugh, Scott Fitzgerlad, Scott Walker, Senate, Tammy Baldwin, Tea Party, Terry Moulton, unemployment, union, union busting, Van Wanggaard, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Senate
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2012 A Political Preview
Today is New Year’s Day a traditional day for predictions and resolutions. I’ll try my hand at political prognosticating again and while I won’t make any resolutions, I will outline some plans for the website in 2012.
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, Citizens United, Congress, Democrats, economy, endorsement, FY 2013, House, James Michener, John Grisham, Mitt Romney, money in politics, Obamacare, politics, recall, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Scott Walker, Senate, Supreme Court, Tampa, Tea Party, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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