Fairly Conservative

• The Swiss vote to keep minarets off their landscape

  Number of comments: 9
  I don’t see anyone else in Wisconsin discussing the subject, so we might as well start it. So? What do you think? Where’s the U.S. headed with this subject? I’m trying to decide if the vote was a backlash on the religion or merely a way to preserve a revered [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:45pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Brookfield East’s official response to the Homecoming ticket issue

  You remember – the one Fairly Conservative broke back on November 8th. From the East Web site: In an attempt to satisfy those students and parents who might feel wronged by the news regarding the use of Homecoming ticket funds, Student Council is offering an optional partial refund from this year’s [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:24pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Candidates line up for Elmbrook school board seats

  Number of comments: 2
  I’m pleased to announce to you loyal readers that one of our own – Kathryn Wilson – has filed the paperwork necessary to collect signatures for the at-large race. Incumbent Bob Ziegler has as well. Joining them is former candidate Barry Wightman. Candidates need 100 valid signatures and may not submit [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:49pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• schellingerformayor.com – oops

  Tom Schellinger, a presumed candidate for Brookfield’s mayor, shows just how crummy he’d be at the job before he even files his paperwork. In fact, that he hasn’t filed his paperwork is the problem. You see, Schellinger’s incurred the expense of copying nomination papers and mailing them to potential supporters. He [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:26pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• “vincent kuttemperoor bankruptcy”

  Now who in the world would be searching my blog for news on something like that? For what it’s worth, no, I haven’t heard anything officially on the matter. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:49pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Schellinger, Reddin to jump into Brookfield mayoral race

  Number of comments: 10
  That will make five in the primary: Speaker, Marcello, Bielinski, Schellinger, and Reddin. For those of you new to this game, Tom Schellinger, a perennial candidate, has run a couple of times before. He was an alderman in Brookfield for a few years. He now sits on the Waukesha County board. Bob [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:27pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• It’s Brad V’s fault

  Number of comments: 4
  A year or so ago I thought I’d like to start a travel blog. I’d picked the name “the adventurous housewife” but soon realized that might have connotations I didn’t want to – ahem – have to defend. But then I saw Brad’s snap at Letters in Bottles. Though I’d seen [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:05pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• So January 20th is the new health care deadline

  The Obama administration has pushed back the date of signing over and over again in the last year. It appears the new deadline is January 20th, allowing Obama to proclaim a historical accomplishment in his first year elected. To me it means January 20th is the new push past date. After [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 1:18pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Shark jumpers for the week of November 22

  Number of comments: 4
  Well, we have our party crashers, Tareq and Michaele Salahi. I’d say their public career is going the way of balloon boy’s family attempt for the starlight. Next there’s the obvious – Tiger Woods. We’ll call him the fire hydrant and tree crasher to stick to our theme. No way that [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 6:19pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Spot the fake!

  Number of comments: 2
  (Nope, I couldn’t resist.) [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:43pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Thanksgiving post mortem

  Number of comments: 1
  I’ve been injured. No, really, when I reached into the still slightly frozen bird to pull out the neck I punctured my thumb on a sharp bone. It’s like a really bad paper cut. Which means I’m considering morphine. Good thing I’m not much for the after Thanksgiving shopping bonanza. I mean [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:34am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The Thanksgiving post

  Number of comments: 2
  I don’t go all mushy on you all very often, but here goes… Of course I am thankful for the usual list: my health, the health of my family, prosperity, freedom – including the right to rant away in this blog, and good friends. My world is very, very easy, and [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:03am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• More Brookfield budget shenanigans

  Number of comments: 9
  I’ve not done the research, but my gut says this budget adjustment is to increase 2009 spending to max out the state allowed total. From next Tuesday’s agenda: Resolution approving Cable Television Fund budget amendment requested by the Director of Administration: increase cable television expenditures account 25321560-579513 by $30,000, for purposes of [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:05am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Sarah and Me

  Number of comments: 5
  No, I can’t say I’ll be standing in line to see her. I don’t even think I’ll buy the book. Still, I thought I’d give a brief idea of why Sarah Palin might be so popular. You see, she’s a lot like me. Perhaps that’s one way of calling attention [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 1:17pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Happy Thanksgiving

  Number of comments: 2
  As the Thanksgiving Holiday approaches and we will have relatively slow news cycles, it will be the perfect time for the Obama administration to follow it’s established practice and announce a new program, appointment, dismissmal, policy, etc. that it wishes to receive as little publicity as possible. But no, they [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:00am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• T minus 2 days

  Oh rats. I am already behind in this feasting endeavor. First I need to spend a couple of hours at East High School witnessing educators sing the praises of the youngest. It’s a fine feeling to go out on such a high note. This kid is rather remarkable when it [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 6:58am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Here’s the story on Brookfield East

  The story about Joe Springer and the homecoming revenue to scholarship funding is here at Following the money at East High School. I invite you to look around and see what else we talk about. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:32pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Thought for the day on the health care (insurance) debate

  Number of comments: 10
  This mess is being sold as universal health care. Everyone will be protected. Actually, what the bill says is that everyone will have to BUY insurance coverage. There’s a huge difference. Do you really really think you’ll be able to afford health care insurance any more in a year after the [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:25pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• So what just happened here?

  Number of comments: 7
  The Senate voted to start debate on the health care bill. But take a close look at the bill they will debating: Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES—111th Cong., 1st Sess. H. R. 3590 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:30pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Former Elmbrook Student Suing Over Abuse at PPMS

  Number of comments: 6
  From BrookfieldNow A former Pilgrim Park Middle School student who claims she withstood 270 instances of abuse during the 2007-’08 school year is suing the Elmbrook School District in federal court in Milwaukee. The student says that in one attack two fellow students beat her using track shoes with metal spikes during [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:57pm EST
  by Anthony

• You go SNL!

  It finally happened. Saturday Night Live just took out President Barack Hussein Obama. TeeHee. [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:41pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Saturday Night Fervor

  Number of comments: 3
  FEBRUARY** 2009……………………… CASH FOR CONGRESS JULY****** 2009…………………………… CASH FOR CLUNKERS [...] [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:57pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• The Big Deception

  I’ll admit it. I didn’t catch it. It’s a plan Bernie Madoff would be proud of. Until I heard Sen. Judd Gregg (R), New Hampshire, point it out yesterday on Fox it never crossed my mind. What is it ? It’s the scheme the Democrats concocted to make the cost of [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:31am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• A final note on health care before the weekend

  Number of comments: 1
  Yes, the Senate will vote to move to debate Saturday night. Lieberman’s in for this part, so I’d say the 60 votes are there. That means the Senate will likely pass their side of the bill. Lieberman says he’ll vote no at the end if there is still a public option [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:51am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Announcing FrugalDesignGirl.com

  Number of comments: 2
  One of our readers has ventured out and started her own blog. Frugal Design Girl will help keep your world beautiful for less. So go visit Libby and enjoy! [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:18am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Sarah Palin, national threat

  Number of comments: 2
  Or at least that’s what President Barack Obama’s campaign thinks! Organizing for America wants your $5 again. — Cindy – Right now, Sarah Palin is on a highly publicized, nationwide book tour, attacking President Obama and his plan for health reform at every turn. It’s dangerous. Remember, this is the person who coined the [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:53am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The whippersnapper’s gone and done it

  Number of comments: 2
  Blogger Greg Kowalski is running for Alderman in the 1st district of Franklin. Make no mistake, his running is a good thing. And no, he didn’t ask me what I thought before he did it. I will say I had a call a few days ago and we talked. Is he the [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 2:01pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Paul Bucher files for divorce from Jessica McBride (Round two)

  Number of comments: 2
  November 18th in Waukesha County. Here we go again. He did so at the end of September only to withdraw the petition. UPDATE I’ve known McBride and Flynn were still at it for a few weeks now, but I figured, how much dirty laundry do you guys want? [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:32am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Possibly the best Web site ever

  Number of comments: 3
  Take a minute out of your morning to visit My Parents Were Awesome. I dare you not to smile. H/T: Damiano’s Facebook feed. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:50am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• A Minimun of $14,150/Person

  Number of comments: 10
  Everyone agrees that 85% of Americans now have healthcare. There are roughly 308,000,000 (308 million) people in the U.S. The Democrats and the CBO tell us that their plan will extend coverage to 94% of all Americans. Doing the math shows that their proposed plan will cover an additional 31 [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:42am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• 2,074 pages

  Number of comments: 1
  What? They must feel grossly inept if they come in anywhere under 2,000 pages or something. Anyway, here’s the Senate bill. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:26am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Scott Walker’s vetoes held

  Number of comments: 3
  Just saw it on Twitter. I’m sure there will be more tomorrow. Good job, Mr. Walker. Just because I’m not on the bandwagon yet doesn’t mean leadership should be ignored. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:09pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• $arah Palin

  Number of comments: 2
  Sarah Palin, the lady the left doesn’t just dislike, but hates. The conservative lady the left makes so much fun of and says she can never be elected to anything nationally–yet constantly put negative stories and pictures of her in their publications to sell them. The woman who could hold [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:06pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• President Obama warns us against…his own policies?

  Go read Brad V’s brief but important quote at Letters in Bottles. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:58pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Taxing Medicare

  Number of comments: 5
  Oh gosh, this is going to be fun to watch. Sure the fine print says “on families making more than $250,000 a year” but do you think that detail will make it into the ads? Me either. Also staying in Harry Reid’s version of the health care bill is a tax [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:39pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Brookfield East Principal Brett Bowers says he didn’t know!

  Bowers’ interview with BrookfieldNOW reveals he didn’t know about scholarship money being paid from the student council budget at East. Anyway, the story’s a couple of weeks old, but it’s up. There’s a poll you can take, too. What’s really interesting is that Central will continue the practice. Oh, heck. Why have [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 4:40pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Please remember Mr. Feingold

  Number of comments: 7
  Voting for cloture is voting for the crazy health care bill shell fiasco concocted by Harry Reid. You can bet someone will remember your decision next November. You’ve bucked the leadership before! Come on you can do it again. You know we’ll be watching, and I hear you may have competition. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:42pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Brookfield Library budget restored

  The vote was 7 to 7 so Mayor Speaker voted to break the tie and put the $15,000 back into the library budget. Voting to keep the money out: Sutton, Carnell, Reddin, Balzer, J. Mellone, L. Mellone, and Lowerr. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:06pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Thank goodness for Keith Hennessey!

  Number of comments: 2
  He’s just put together some updated projections about passing a health care bill. The odds look much better this time around. Well, better for me anyway… He also spends some time talking about where the Senate is right now in the process. There’s information about where to be watching the next [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 1:55pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Lookie Mr. Obama!

  Number of comments: 1
  Can you read charts? Federal Budget Deficit as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product (By fiscal year) Source: Congressional Budget Office [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:41am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Nora Collins Is Out

  I just checked on CMT and saw the bad news. Nora Collins is out of the CMT Music City Madness Competition. She was beaten by Mumblefinger, who will proceed to the final 8 contestants in the competition. I am proud of Nora though, and it’s always a pleasure to see someone [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 1:33pm EST
  by Anthony

• Tonight is Brookfield’s budget night

  Number of comments: 5
  A lot of communities behave just like Brookfield when spending, so take a few minutes to read even if you live outside the boundaries. Tonight there will be an opportunity to speak at the public hearing prior to the council meeting. I saw a notice taped to the circulation counter at [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:45pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Dobb’s Out at CNN

  Number of comments: 2
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:06pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Job creation numbers in the news again

  Number of comments: 2
  This time ABC has news those jobs saved or created came from congressional districts that don’t actually exist. From their story: Here’s a stimulus success story: In Arizona’s 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that’s what the Web [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:44am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Has anyone noticed that NO ONE is talking about the health care bill?

  Number of comments: 3
  It’s the second week now since Harry Reid said he’d have something on the Senate floor. Even Nancy Pelosi is quiet! So, what the heck is going on? And why are you letting yourself be so distracted with talk of Sarah Palin and Lou Dobbs? [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:36am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Stuff for today, Tuesday, November 17th

  It’s budget day across Wisconsin. Tonight the Common Council will vote your increase, Brookfield. I have a small post to write, as promised, about Brookfield’s budget bonanza. (Ok, ok. I have a little problem with procrastinating sometimes.) Don’t expect a revelation. Here’s the packet for tonight’s meeting. (Those packets are [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:35am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Anyone go to that Hooters charity opening last night?

  Number of comments: 10
  I kind of wonder if the event was a fundraiser for Mayor Jeff Speaker’s upcoming campaign. Anyway, I’m curious. How did it go? See anyone you recognized? Tomorrow’s the day, Brookfield. Wednesday, November 18th you get your very own Hooters. No doubt my blog traffic will plummet once you realize the place [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:55am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The girls will be thrilled!

  Number of comments: 3
  Routine yearly mammograms are out. The new starting age is 50, and then the recommendation is every other year. Of course the decision is controversial. Some are calling it the beginning of rationing care. I suspect that would be the folks with the expensive equipment to pay off. I’m glad [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:07pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Are you considering a run for local office in Wisconsin?

  Let me know if you’d like help. Really, I’ve been there and done that. I even wrote a booklet on it for a college class one semester. If I know it, I’ll tell you. And it really doesn’t matter which side of center your thinking lies. Good government demands good [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 2:02pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Just the facts…or whatever they pretend those are

  Number of comments: 1
  So, President Obama has a new White House counsel (attorney) named Bob Bauer. This is BO’s new go-to guy to stay out of hot water. The formal announcement was managed as part of a Friday news dump. Bob Bauer is married to Anita Dunn. You remember Anita, don’t you? She’s [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:59am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• A Man’s Word is His …

  “Instead of detainees arriving at Guantanamo and facing a Combatant Status Review Tribunal that allows them no real chance to prove their innocence with evidence or a lawyer, we could have developed a real military system of justice that would sort out the suspected terrorists from the accidentally accused.” “… [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:21am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• It’s going to be a loooong year

  Number of comments: 10
  Scott Walker wasted no time in becoming a certified jerk after Tom Barrett made his candidacy known this weekend. More on this later in the week, but I’m looking closer at Mark Neumann again. Good grief do I want a candidate I can respect. [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 4:06pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Standing Tall

  Number of comments: 4
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 6:38am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• “In God We Trust” missing from dollar coins

  Number of comments: 1
  I check out most of the e-mail forwards I’m sent. This one has a surprising twist! U.S.Government to Release New Dollar Coins You guessed it ‘IN GOD WE TRUST’ IS GONE!!! If ever there was a reason to boycott something, THIS IS IT!!!! DO NOT ACCEPT THE NEW DOLLAR COINS AS CHANGE Together we can [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:12pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Real heros give hugs

  Number of comments: 2
  Thanks to a reader for the e-mail. [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:59pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Symbolism over Everything

  Number of comments: 10
  I wish I could ask my father what he thinks about the President of the United States bowing to the emperor of Japan. My father fought in Iwo Jima, the Philippines, and Guadacanal. While he has held no grudge against the Japanese people I would suspect he would draw the [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 10:25am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Jerome Edward Listecki – Milwaukee’s new Archbishop

  Number of comments: 4
  I’ve never heard of Fr. Listecki. Can anyone fill me in? (Ok, technically it’s SE Wisconsin’s new Archbishop.) [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:15am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• So gentlemen

  Number of comments: 6
  Tell me how you’ll fix the financial mess this state is in. I know that technically we have several contenders, but I’m just looking at Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker. Walker’s work to reign in spending is well documented. I’ll argue it gets a bit hokey [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:10am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• An Archbishop and a Gubernatorial candidate

  All in one night. I guess there’s more tomorrow – or Sunday – or whenever they get around to it. If Barrett’s running it is very bad news for Scott Walker, the front runner for the Republicans. (Yes, I know, you’ll argue with me. That’s what blogs are for!) And Walker’s [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:02pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Hey New York: Happy Friday the 13th

  To the survivors, families and friends of the victims, as well as the citizens of New York City, the Police, Fire, and Rescue workers, and all Americans, the President of the United States says in your face–what you feel or think doesn’t matter one iota as I am bringing the [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:45pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Dear Tom, We’re waiting.

  Number of comments: 10
  If you haven’t heard by now, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is supposed to decide by the end of this week whether or not he’ll run for Wisconsin governor. Let’s look at this news in polispeak. He may well decide, but not announce his decision. (Technically he decided!) The end of this [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:55pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Thought for the day

  Number of comments: 2
  What the heck is in my gmail that would trigger an advert for heated toilet seats? [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:33am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Obama to Afghanistan: Should I Stay or Should I Go

  Number of comments: 1
  Here’s the classic from The Clash. Don’t let it be lost on you that the song is from the album Combat Rock. An opinion in the Wall Street Journal by Daniel Henninger says it’s costing lives to continue the indecision. I’d have to agree. And now Obama is voting “present” again [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:59am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Rounding the ‘net: Conservatives v. Liberals

  Number of comments: 10
  If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn’t buy one. If a liberal doesn’t like guns, he wants all guns outlawed. — If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn’t eat meat. If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone. — If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:25am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The 14th Victim at Fort Hood

  Number of comments: 2
  President Obama’s Justice Department could charge and prosecute Nidal Malik Hasan under ‘The Unborn Victims of Violence Act’ of 2004. Soldier Francheska Valez’s unborn baby is the forgotten 14th murder victim of terrorist Hasan’s planned jihad shooting spree. I fully expect that Hasan will not be charged under this law.[...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:50pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• A new computer update

  Number of comments: 2
  Remember, this Toshiba laptop was the weekend choice. Things I like include the full-sized keyboard and the lighter weight. The thing I adore about this new machine is the battery life. I unplug it in the morning, use it all day, and plug it back in at night. I’m hard on [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:17pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Glenn Beck 2; White House 0

  Anita Dunn is stepping away from her position as White House communications director. You might remember she and Glenn Beck got into it a bit. Oh, sure, she was only temporary. But she did have a big fight with Fox News, and now the President is headed to an interview [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:53pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Wisconsin: Fiscally Endangered

  Number of comments: 5
  That’s the word from the Pew Center on the States report Beyond California: States in Peril. The report shows Illinois is in the same boat. Michigan is in even more trouble. In their report on Wisconsin, the Pew Center explains: Wisconsin’s state government has struggled for years to keep its promises to [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 2:34pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• East’s Student Council reconcilation statement for 2008-2009

  Here’s the six page report. On July 1, 2008 there was a $7,625.44 balance. Homecoming, yes, it’s the group’s only fundraiser, brought in over $20,000 that fall. By the end of September the balance was almost $25,000. Indeed, checks were written to four students totaling $5,000 in May of 2009. The [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:58pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Here’s My Card

  Here is a copy* of one of Nidal Hasan’s business cards. Looks pretty normal, don’t you think: All that alphabet soup is normal for doctors and such. However, SoA has no medical reference. It stands for ‘ Soldier of Allah’. I have an update. I was unsure about the SWT but this [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:56am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Marcello dumps school board post

  Hey Libby – there’s a seat open now! Here’s what hacks me off – he’s resigning, but he won’t set a date. Little bit of having it both ways, don’t you think? BrookfieldNOW broke the story. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:53am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Theorie des Geldes und der Umlaufsmittel by Ludwig von Mises

  Number of comments: 4
  A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a story titled The Man Who Predicted the Depression. This one is worth your time. We’re naive to think our economic issues are over. We’re also incredibly stupid not to have seen it coming. (Ok, some of us were better prepared than [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:11pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Major Hasan Speaks

  Number of comments: 5
  “We love death more than you love life.” Major Nidal Malik Hasan [...] [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:48pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Damage at Central?

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  Flying around the kids phones tonight is that part of the roof collapsed at Central. I’m told there’s a report on channel 4. There’s speculation that school at Central might be cancelled tomorrow. If you get a call, would you mind confirming? [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:09pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Continuing to ruin the Bluemound corridor one building at a time

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  The Brookfield Plan Commission really doesn’t get it. Brookfield has tons of empty buildings, but they really don’t care. A developer wants to put in a new building – one that’s 20 feet too close by current zoning to Bluemound Road – and all they are worried about is whether [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 3:56pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Nora’s made it to the Sweet 16!

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  Wow. That’s wonderful. It’s great to see the community supporting this amazing Brookfield East student. Search Nora to see the history, and keep VOTING! [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:25pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• This is all I’m going to say about that.

  So you go through all the questioning. The whole time you have your fingers crossed they won’t pick you. But when they don’t pick you? Well, right behind an almost audible “whew!” is the thought, “So you’re saying I’m not good enough?” In any event, I’m back in business until next [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:17pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Seven Years Later

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  On Thursday, October 19, 2002 14 members of the Hanover Ruritans met at the local Ponderosa Restaurant for it’s monthly meeting. I was one of those members. We alternated having our meetings at several eateries in the area. The meeting was pretty routine except much of the conversation concerned the [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:46am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• Steely Dan – The Royal Scam

  Sorry. Given today’s news from Elmbrook, with a little help from the upcoming tour – this is the song in my head: So, what do you guys think about the new practice of Old Rockers playing a full album in concert? Bruce Springsteen will play Born to Run Sunday night at the [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:22pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Pooh Paw All You Want

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  As I stated here when Obama was elected, I felt it was an anomaly that Virginia went for him by 57% to 43%. Many voted for the man, not knowing or not caring about his beliefs and agenda. But most of all they voted for the anti-Bush platform that the [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:52pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• It’s hit or miss tomorrow

  My number came up in the Waukesha County jury duty lottery. I got off easy today, but tomorrow I get to sit around and see if I’m called for inquisition. (Oh, I know there’s a Latin name for it, but that’s what it feels like.) You can assume I won’t [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:43pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The Elmbrook student scholarship practice moves into a new phase

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  I’m told that BrookfieldNOW has picked it up and will have something in Thursday’s paper. Not like this blog drives the news or anything… [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 5:35pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Following the money at East High School

  Number of comments: 10
  Coming to light in the last week is how the East Student Council raises and spends their money. What started as an innocent question – Why are East homecoming tickets so much more than other schools? – gave way to a couple of weeks of discovery. It’s turned into a [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 9:24pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Well, I did it.

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  I broke down and bought a new laptop. This is what I chose. Nothing’s perfect, but so far so good. I did pick up the external dvd drive, too. It’s always weird making the change. The touch pad is too touchy, the keys feel too clean. I’ll get there. This new one [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 4:27pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Billy Mays and Health Insurance

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  Did you know that Billy Mays once endorsed a health insurance company? Take a look at the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7d85T4OfqA [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 4:10pm EST
  by Anthony

• The Future of Health Insurance

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  Take a look at this clip from Discovery’s film “2057″. It shows what will happen to those who are insured and uninsured in the year 2057. The film was created with the advice of some of the best minds in science to predict what life will be like in 50 [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 4:10pm EST
  by Anthony

• marcelloformayor.com

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  Or how NOT to start a mayoral campaign. As I mentioned, there’s a sign up. The sign uses marcelloformayor.com as a Web address. Obviously, it’s a little early to be announcing a Web site, especially since it still points to a godaddy.com page. [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:07pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• I saw my first Dave Marcello for Mayor sign today

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  Yep. They are already sprouting. The signs are blue with white lettering. (Look familiar, anyone?) I’ll try to get a photo up soon. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:55pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Unemployment hits 10.2%

  Number of comments: 7
  So maybe that stimulus handout didn’t work. One thing’s for certain, as more and more Americans are looking at pink slips, fewer will believe their America was saved by Obama. Now we have to go all the way back to 1983 to see unemployment rates like this one. (That was typed with [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:56am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Rotten Elmbrook lied about the referendum

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  I know. What do I expect. Anyway, that bazillion dollars being sucked into gymnasiums was to give every student a chance to practice in gym space! Unless, of course, you are a Spartanette. They’re still rolling around in the afternoon’s green beans from lunch, thank you very much. Today a student smashed [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:17pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Fort Hood Shooting

  Fox News’ Sheppard Smith has a name of the shooter at Fort Hood in Texas. He will not release it pending official notification by the military. Other networks and Drudge have released the name. I am very disappointed that Fox is caving to PC rather than release the name as [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 4:49pm EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• First Movies – Now Our Snack Food

  The other day I wrote about how I was warned that a 1920-30’s era movie contained smoking. Now the government wants to warn us about our snack food. Some details of Nancy Pelosi’s new health care bill are starting to surface. One small detail is that her plan includes 111 [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 11:14am EST
  by Randy in Richmond

• J.B. Van Hollen routs illegals

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  No other elected conservative is performing as well as Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen. This time he spent months putting together a plan to deport illegal aliens with criminal records. You may have seen the information buried in a tiny news brief last week printed by the Milwaukee Journal [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:50am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Stimulus jobs in Wisconsin “wildly inflated”

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  Really? The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ferrets one out for us. A stimulus job report that says more than 10,000 jobs were saved or created in Wisconsin is rife with errors, double counting and inflated numbers based more on satisfying federal formulas than creating real jobs, a Journal Sentinel review has found. In one [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:35am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Sorry, I’m homesick

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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:38pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Hot Topic of the Week: The Latest Spartan Banner Editorial

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  The Spartan Banner (the Brookfield East school newspaper for those who don’t know) has published yet another article criticizing administration’s discipline techniques. This time, it mentions things like last year’s senior prank. It seems like the article would interest parents too, mainly with the mentioning of the “suburban culture” Brookfieldians [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:42pm EST
  by Anthony

• Brookfield, there’s a primary for Mayor

  BrookfieldNOW has news of a third candidate. I’m guessing we’ll see more before the time’s up. (Unless, of course, Dave Marcello gets to him and forces this new guy out…) [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:34pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• New toys

  Number of comments: 10
  I found a neat WordPress plugin that will create communities. Anyone interested? [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:02pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The 1990 pages of Pelosi’s bill includes $56 million for policing vending machines.

  Here’s your very own copy of H.R. 3962, by the way. Try to read that while staying awake! Evidently there are people reading it even when our lawmakers won’t. Today’s word is from Cybercast News Service. The bill, which is posted online, would require that vending machine operators either create new machines [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:27pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Who will be the 15,000th comment?

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  We just turned over the 14,000 mark here at Fairly Conservative. I figure that’s around 650 comments a month or so. (The blog was officially born January 14, 2008.) So what do you think? Should we run a contest? What would you want as a prize? [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:12pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny