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
The MPAA’s decision to hire Chris Dodd to replace Dan Glickman as its Chief Executive Officer is inexplicable. But first some context… For those of you not in the Entertainment Industry, the MPAA is the major lobbying force for the
Last night, the Wisconsin Senate passed Gov. Walker’s plan to reform public sector unions. Today should be a roller-coaster. All patriots should prepare to rally to Walker.
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
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
NPR Executive Vivian Schiller is gone, but the problem of raging anti-conservative bias in government funded radio and TV still remains. Don’t believe me? I’m the one who was effectively banned from PBS because of my loud, proud pro-troop support
Usually the daily farm report packs more action than a typical Congressional hearing. But Rep. Peter King’s (R-N.Y.) hearings on domestic radicalization will be anything but normal. When the gavel calls tomorrow’s session to order, the hearing room will look
Despite claims to the contrary from state Democratic officials, the recall efforts against eight Republican Senators could be coordinated by workers from Washington, DC, the MacIver News Service has learned. “These aren’t being run by national operatives,” said Democratic Party
Freshman Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin accused President Obama of sitting on the sidelines Tuesday while Congress debates “wildly different” budget bills that are expected to fail. “Our president has failed to lead this debate or offer a serious proposal for
Medicare fraud costs U.S. taxpayers an estimated $60 billion a year. One third of Medicare fraud prosecutions take place in south Florida. Six of the top ten Medicare-fraud fugitives from U.S. justice are thought to be hiding in Cuba. Needless
From Judicial Watch: Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a lawsuit on March 7, 2011, against Florida Democrat Congressman Alcee Hastings on behalf of a female employee who was repeatedly subjected to “unwelcome sexual advances,” “unwelcome touching” and retaliation.
Missouri Publisher of the Columbia Tribune Henry J. Waters the Third is incensed and frustrated. Missouri legislators like Senator Jim Lembke and Representative Paul Wieland, and tea parties throughout the state are opposing red light cameras because they deprive citizens
So Sunday, a few hundred protesters showed up in Times Square to denounce the upcoming House hearings on Radicalization in the American Muslim community. The crowd, well-organized with professional signs that read ” ‘Today I am a Muslim Too,” targeted
This is the most recent installment of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor, professor of political science at Grove City College, on his book revealing how communists, from Moscow to New York to Chicago, have long manipulated America’s liberals/progressives. Dupes:
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
News coverage of Government Motors over the past few weeks has painted an increasingly glowing picture, but here’s a dose of reality: GM still has not repaid taxpayers for the bailout and it’s looking less and less like taxpayers will
According to news reports, Team Obama and House Republicans are at least $50 billion apart in the budget negotiations for FY2011. I’m willing to bet that Team Obama and Senate Democrats won’t agree to even $20 billion in spending cuts.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – About 700 people rallied Sunday in support of Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his anti-union plan to balance the budget–a demonstration meant to counter three weeks of large anti-Walker protests in and around the state Capitol.
One of my many frustrations of working in Washington is dealing with perpetual-motion-machine assertions. The classic example is Keynesian economics, which is based on the notion that you magically create additional economic activity by having the government spend money instead
A young politician’s life changes forever when he is confronted with a new reality in the drama “The Adjustment Bureau.” Matt Damon stars as a Congressman who discovers that his life is being manipulated by a group of “adjusters” who
A new Middle East is upon us and its primary beneficiary couldn’t be happier. In a speech Monday in the Iranian city of Kermanshah, Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Politburo Chief General Yadollah Javani crowed, “Iran’s pivotal role in the New Middle
Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee that oversees the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Oklahoma) introduced legislation to stop taxpayer subsidies to public radio and television. CPB-funded
Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee that oversees the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Oklahoma) introduced legislation to stop taxpayer subsidies to public radio and television. CPB-funded
Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee that oversees the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Oklahoma) introduced legislation to stop taxpayer subsidies to public radio and television. CPB-funded
