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When Bruce Springsteen recently traded his lyricist pen for an op-ed pen, which he used to criticize New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie, a collective yawn arose throughout the land. After all, it’s long been evident that Springsteen writes and

Apparently, the Big Labor-related death threats aren’t limited to Wisconsin. Or to lawmakers. This following email is just in from our friends at The Mackinac Center for Public Policy: “The Mackinac Center for Public Policy received numerous death threats and

Why did the state of Wisconsin bother to have an election last November? To look at the results, you would think the voters had spoken clearly. They elected a Republican governor and legislature, based on the promise that they would

Our MacIver News Service is digging into the costs associated with the recent rukus in Madison. For at least one public employee, the turmoil was quite profitable. State Capitol Police Overtime Pay Tops $200k for Month of Unrest One State

One of the big unspoken fights in Wisconsin over these past few weeks has been Scott Walker’s proposal for the state to stop collecting union dues for the unions. The other has been to make paying union dues voluntary, as

JoAnne Kloppenburg’s husband, Jack, a UW-Madison professor, has publicly opposed Gov. Walker’s attempts to restrict collective bargaining for public workers and donated money during the past years to two of the formerly AWOL Democratic state senators – including Sen. Mark

On April 5, Wisconsinites will go to the poll to pick a new supreme court justice. The election has gained prominence because many political analysts believe the Budget Repair Bill may one day end up before the high court. Throughout

It figures. The liberal media wouldn’t report on the violent protesters, the hateful signs or the bomb plots. (More on thathere.) What they did do was sue Governor Scott Walker for emails so that they could prove that voters were

After years of being harassed by the purple people beaters, one company has finally said ENOUGH. In a press release issued Thursday, Sodexo USA announced that the company has filed a civil lawsuit against the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Doctors accused of writing fake sick notes to protesters who staged sick outs to attend rallies, have until March 21st to respond to complaints filed with the Department of Regulation and Licensing, MacIver News Service has learned. On Saturday, February

Just the thing to do in a recession. From Radio 620AM: That’s a nice business you got there. Pity if anything were to happen to it if, say, you didn’t toe the line and denounce Governor Walker like we’re asking

If you’ve been paying attention, clearly the Democrats have been using the Washington Post’s Greg Sargent as their go to guy for push back against Wisconsin Republican efforts to get the budget squared away under the leadership of Governor Scott

From the Associated Press: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has officially taken away nearly all collective bargaining rights from the vast majority of the state’s public employees. Walker signed the bill to do so privately Friday morning. He planned an afternoon

For weeks the discussion among talking heads and columnists has been about a “looming” government shutdown. Then, last week, our elected officials gave us, through yet another Continuing Resolution (CR), another two weeks to debate a budget for the year

From Josiah Cantrall, BG’s man-on-the-scene in Madison: Capitol is in an uproar! A man sported a sign, “burn Walker”. Complete with a drawing of Gov. Walker withering in flames of fire. Protesters recognized me from my Fox News appearances. One

From the Associated Press: Wisconsin lawmakers voted Thursday to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state’s public workers, ending a heated standoff over labor rights and delivering a key victory to Republicans who have targeted unions in efforts

In today’s The Wall Street Journal: The unions say they are ready to accept concessions, yet their actions speak louder than words. Over the past three weeks, local unions across the state have pursued contracts without new pension or health-insurance

From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Demonstrators were carried out of the Assembly by police Thursday as Gov. Scott Walker’s administration again closed and then reopened the building to the public. About 11:30 a.m., the statehouse was opened after police cleared the

Three weeks after Senate Democrats fled the state, the Wisconsin State Senate passed the bulk of the Budget Repair Bill in a series of swift and deliberate moves Wednesday. Late in the afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and the

Calling citizen journalists: Tomorrow, an army of very angry union thugs will be descending on the Wisconsin state capitol in Madison. They are furious that the Republican senators voted to pass the collective bargaining provisions of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget

You lose, Michael Moore. And so does Big Labor. But this righteous cause still needs YOUR help. Things are likely to get as ugly in Wisconsin as they have ever been and we all know the media will ignore this

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate voted Wednesday night to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers after discovering a way to bypass the chamber’s missing Democrats. All 14 Senate Democrats fled to Illinois nearly

Below are the Radio Television Digital News Association’s guidelines for the use of hidden cameras in news gathering. The Left, abetted by the mainstream media, has sought to demonize James O’Keefe from the start. Not content to stop there, they

Below are the Radio Television Digital News Association’s guidelines for the use of hidden cameras in news gathering. The Left, abetted by the mainstream media, has sought to demonize James O’Keefe from the start. Not content to stop there, they

From the same MoveOn.org rally that brought us video of the now infamous foaming liberal, who proudly “declared war on righties, Teabaggers and Republicans” over at the always sunshine and roses hotspot known as Daily Kos, we bring you yet

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and legislative Republicans say Senate Democrats, led by Mark Miller of Monona, are being ridiculous and not honest with them or the public. Walker blames Senator Miller for the stalemate over the budget repair bill and

I keep hearing the narrative that somehow, as though it were written in stone, collective bargaining is a right for public sector unions. I would disagree entirely: collective bargaining is a privilege, not a right, for public sector unions. And

Translating Democrat waterboy, Greg Sargent at the Washington Post, the Wisconsin Democrats are flailing. Now, desperate to try and help their image and too afraid of the union bosses to go back to work, they’ve devised a strategy to try

From the Associated Press: Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore urged Wisconsin residents Saturday to fight Republican-backed efforts to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights, telling thousands of protesters that “Madison is only the beginning.” The crowd roared in

I’m always highly skeptical of Benny Hinn types who claim to preach from a perspective of faith but then do so without ever citing a single line of Scripture – or worse yet, pervert that which is written. That latter

Whew! Good thing he wasn’t a Tea-partier caught on camera saying he wants to vote for Benito Mussolini and clone Augusto Pinochet! Instead he was a union protestor in Madison Wisconsin caught on camera saying he wants to vote for

Faced with an $8 billion budget deficit, Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) is on the verge of signing a bill that would prevent state employees from using collective bargaining to negotiate their health and pension benefits. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

Wisconsin, like my home state of Illinois, is facing a serious budget crisis. Unlike Illinois, Wisconsin has a bold chief executive in Governor Scott Walker willing and able to confront a crisis with straight talk and serious solutions. Meanwhile, 14

From Wisconsin State Journal: Senate Republicans Thursday ordered the arrest of their 14 Democratic colleagues, who fled the state two weeks ago to avoid a vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial budget repair bill. It’s unclear whether the resolution to

h/t the Underground Conservativeand Real Debate Wisconsin for bringing this to my attention via Twitter. The teacher is Jack Senzig, music teacher at Gifford Elementary School. Senzig runs a blog for the Gifford choir as well as parents of choir

“If there are doctors and teachers doing that sort of thing, abusing the system, that’s outrageous.” Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Governor, you are absolutely correct. Sadly, it’s not a question of “if”, but rather, HOW MANY? Dr. Adam B. is