Wednesday afternoon, Barack Obama trotted out his favorite “document of negative rights,” The U.S. Constitution, and used it to chart a course that will do away with the Defense of Marriage Act. According to the President, the act signed by
Perhaps one of the most disturbing developments in the fight against Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to curtail school spending is his opposition’s penchant for reverting to its usual selfish ways. A commune has been created within the Wisconsin state Capitol.
Were David Weigel in Dealy Plaza on November 22, 1963, no doubt he would have been pointing at the grassy knoll. Given that a prank call between a pseudo-journalist and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker destroys the Leftist myth that Walker
As the protests in Wisconsin continue, and occasionally border on riotous, as when the crowds repeatedly shout down FOX NEWS’ reporters and attack Governor Scott Walker’s house and automotive, I can’t help but wonder how the Founding Fathers might react
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets022311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed In American politics, all eyes this week have been turned toward Wisconsin, where the clash over the bargaining process and entitlements for public employee unions has sparked protests and legislator walkouts.
On the heels of news that the government is engaging in some sketchy social media networking. (Related: ABC’s “Obama Media Machine: State Run Media 2.0?) From 24thstate: On my Facebook page, a well-meaning connection dropped this little nugget into his
After seeing the tactics of the left-wing and their Siamese twin union leaders in Wisconsin on full display over the prospect of still getting a better retirement deal than we taxpayers do, I call for a National Strike Day for
This week, the Screen Actors Guild emailed all of its members, asking them to support the union protests in Wisconsin threatening to shut down large segments of the state’s public services. SAG explained to its constituents, “Please know that your
Much of the current controversy in Wisconsin involves the impending loss of most collective bargaining privileges for state employees, including public school teachers. The fact is that the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the largest teachers union in the state, has
First, I need to start with a confession and a plea for forgiveness. For the last two years, when the DC parlor game of “who should run in 2012” came up, I had one answer: Mitch Daniels. Sure, he was
As Americans, we’re often taught that trusts and monopolies are the product of big business and are bad. However, if trusts and monopolies are bad when Big Business engages in monopolistic ways, why isn’t it bad when Big Labor engages
On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Plunge right through that line! Run the bill clear through that crowd, Get out of debt this time! (U rah rah!) On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Or it’s Cloward-Piven time. Fight! Fellows! – fight, fight, fight! Or
From a CNN segment called “Labor’s Last Stand?”: Money quote at the end: And Democrats say there is another reason Republicans want to gut unions. Organized labor donates hundreds of millions of dollars to candidates like Barack Obama. So if
Andrew Breitbart’s influence must be so far-reaching that he has now gotten the network he once traded words with to cover for his sneaky doctor stunt in Wisconsin. You know, the one that Crooks and Liars (and Mike Flynn) says
Well, this last week has been yet another shining example of our public sector employees at work. The unions have overreached by such a wide margin that they can no longer cross back over their self-made chasm. To all of
As the entire nation confronts the problem of unfunded mandates and bloated government spending, individual states are doing the same. Republican governors Chris Christie (New Jersey) and Scott Walker (Wisconsin) are letting government unions know that they can no longer
On Saturday, standing on the state capitol steps in Madison, Wisconsin I saw history. I saw the first public, physical manifestation of the great struggle between the tea party movement and the public sector unions. At stake: the future freedom
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets022111.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss German elections and the continued battle between the unions and Scott Walker
It doesn’t seem to matter if it’s foreign relations or domestic disputes, President Obama is always on the wrong side of history. Millions took to the street during Iran’s Green Revolution that protested a patently phony election which declared Ahmadinejad
“What did Hitler do first? He busted the unions. Right? First you take away the unions, then you take away the Jews, then you take away, you know, that’s where it starts.” -Union protester in Madison, Wis. [youtube gcDnKQul_c8] Protesters
WARNING: The below is graphic. I just read the full account of what seems to have happened to CBS reporter Lara Logan: Reportedly some of physical and sexual assault activity was caught on camera phones as well. One video purportedly
The Democratic/government-union days of rage in Madison, Wis., are a disgrace. Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan calls it Cairo coming to Madison. But the protesters in Egypt were pro-democracy. The government-union protesters in Madison are anti-democracy; they are trying to prevent
I guess it was only a matter of time, but I’m still a little surprised at how quickly the left connected the dots. Always on guard against elaborate right-wing conspiracies, the brain trust over at Crooks and Liars needed just
I guess it was only a matter of time, but I’m still a little surprised at how quickly the left connected the dots. Always on guard against elaborate right-wing conspiracies, the brain trust over at Crooks and Liars needed just
I guess it was only a matter of time, but I’m still a little surprised at how quickly the left connected the dots. Always on guard against elaborate right-wing conspiracies, the brain trust over at Crooks and Liars needed just
