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  • Decades?

    Oh goody. It will take "years to decades" under ObamaCare to fix the healthcare system.Don't ask me to defend this statement. This was Obama's guy making this statement.' [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 10:54pm EST

  • 2012

    Stolen from Tammie Bruce [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 2:15pm EST

  • I want a seat at the table

    There will be a job summit tomorrow with President Obama. I got the time, perhaps I should go tomorrow.So how much exactly is it for a seat at President Obama's table?Then I read this:Anna Burger of Change to Win, who is invited to attend Thursday's White House job summit, is [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:19pm EST

  • Attention Glenn Beck

    Rush Limbaugh has a message for you: [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:46am EST

  • I am confused with Obama's decisions

    Let me get this straight...Senator Obama was against the surge in Iraq, but as President, he is for a surge in Afghanistan.Then the President and his advisers began talking down the timeline for withdrawal.Is it just me or does President Obama sound exactly like President Bush here:Just as we have [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 10:40pm EST

  • No kidding

    71% of Americans are angry at the federal government. Anyone shocked by this number?Seventy-one percent (71%) of voters nationwide say they’re at least somewhat angry about the current policies of the federal government. That figure includes 46% who are Very Angry.The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:52pm EST

  • Increased Medicare Costs?

    Hum?Who would have thought this would happen?A government run health care plan price has increased in price by 50% since 2006?Medicare is once again increasing in costs. That is even before Obamacare is voted on.Good grief- Obamacare will cut benefits to Medicare recipients by at least $400 billion. Even so, [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:32am EST

  • In it to win it?

    Interesting Facebook post from Governor Sarah Palin today:Heading into December and Tuesday’s announcement of our nation’s strategy in Afghanistan, I ask the President to reassure us that the administration is in this War on Terror to win.And I’ll pass along the following from Harold B. Estes, a 95-year-old member of [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:39am EST

  • Great foreign relations there, Mr. President

    When even the NYT begins to question the President on foreign relations, then you know things are bad:Mr. Obama’s own credibility is so diminished (his approval rating in Israel is 4 percent) that serious negotiations may be farther off than ever.Peacemaking takes strategic skill. But we see no sign that [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 2:21pm EST

  • Going Rogue #1

    I have to tell you. I warms my heart to know that former Governor and VP candidate Sarah Palin currently sits on top of the best sellers list.The media attempted to destroy her life and there she is, right there on the front cover smiling at them.New York Times Bestseller [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 6:11am EST

  • What am I thankful for?

    Hmm. I am thankful for a healthy and happy family. Thankful I got to see my parents a couple of months ago. Not thankful my family lives in Texas and I live here, especially when holidays roll around.I am very thankful for a wonderful local Italian family who have taken [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:40am EST

  • Who else cooks with a hammer?

    Okay, fess up, who else cooks with a hammer?I finished making chocolate suicide cake today and used my hammer while doing it.I have to add crushed Heath bars in between each layer. Health Bars are the hardest candy ever! Had to use the hammer. [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 11:03pm EST

  • Republicans were blamed

    Hat Tip Michelle MalkinOver and over again, Republicans were blamed for murdering a census worker in Kentucky. At least it had to be our fault because we were objecting to the ACORN administering the census. The guy was a census worker with the federal government.You see the entire theory was [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 5:38am EST

  • Health Care boondoggle: Can you hear us now?

    Ramussen shows that support for the healthcare boondoggle has fallen to a new low.56% Oppose38% SupportSince some of those that read this page think Rasmussen is a right wing pollster, I thought I would wait until there were additional polls out showing low support for the boondoggle.A USA Today/Gallup poll [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:24am EST

  • Budget

    I got home about 45 minutes ago from a budget finance committee meeting. The meeting started at 5pm. So, long night. You will read some stuff in today's paper that has changed since the paper will printed.Hang tight, for tomorrow's paper for more current information. [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:35am EST

  • Why No One Expects a Strong Recovery by Jeb Hensarling and Paul Ryan

    This is a good article in the Wall Street Journal, even if it is news that we do not want to hear.One of the strongest factors promoting recovery from our 10 post-World War II recessions was an unshakable conviction that, regardless of the immediate trouble, the American economy is fundamentally [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:25am EST

  • The New Louisiana Purchase

    Those people wondering if your political leaders are still for sale, look no further than Louisiana. Harry Reid has bought Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu vote for healthcare reform. Of course, Harry Reid did not actually spend one thin dime of his own money, he used taxpayer money instead. Total cost [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 9:50am EST

  • Snuffaluffagus or Eeyore?

    I am finally able to get caught up with some things after a busy week. The week started off in a pretty interesting way. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett started of the week with a bang(kinda) announcing he was running for governor. Interestingly enough, there was no real bang. Not even [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 5:43am EST

  • Team McCain blew it

    I originally posted this at Conservatives4Palin. I have since updated it for my home page.Well, the moment has finally arrived. To those of us that are fans of Governor Sarah Palin, the year in exile has been tumultuous and long.Governor Sarah Palin has been unleashed!After watching and listening to numerous [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:26am EST

  • Voters reject him, President Obama embraces him

    I do not understand it. Voters have rejected Loophole Louie twice now. Even though the voters have made it pretty clear they do not want Louis Butler sitting in a judicial seat, twice now, the Democrats in charge have overridden the will of the people and placed Loophole Louie into [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:45am EST

  • Where did our tax dollars go?

    Remember "3 to 4 millions jobs saved or created"?Remember "transparency"?Remember the promise of accountability?All of this is what we were told about spending $787 billion on the stimulus.Now we have the person heading the stimulus who will not verify that Obama's numbers of 1 million jobs created from the stimulus [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:47pm EST

  • Cut taxes?

    This makes to much sense:To address the highest unemployment levels since 1983, Palin said she would cut taxes. "I would start cutting taxes and allowing our small businesses to keep more of what they are earning, more of what they are producing, more of what they own and earn so" [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:20pm EST

  • The disgrace of Stimulus reporting

    I am certain many of you have already heard, the disgrace of the falsified and ignorant reporting for the money spent in stimulus funds.These guys cannot get the reporting right. Congressional districts that do not exist reporting stimulus jobs. Jobs that do not exist. Overreporting by tens of thousands of [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 1:19pm EST

  • Votes by Tom Barrett

    I found a nifty little tool here. This link provides insight into Mayor Tom Barrett's voting record during his time in Congress.Typical liberal tax raiser and spender here. [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:47am EST

  • Again?

    Could someone get the President to stop doing this?Americans do not bow to royalty. We never have.H/T James T.Up next, Robert Gibbs will deny that this was a bow. [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 10:14am EST

  • Way to go County Executive Kreuser

    Thank you, Jim Kreuser!Taking the bull by the horns, County Executive Jim Kreuser vetoed the insurance raise the county board supervisors gave themselves this week.Thank you Jim Kreuser for taking no chances at letting this travesty against Kenoshans get through.Kenosha News“I am exercising the county executive’s veto authority in the [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:44am EST

  • Obama: First Pacific President?

    I do not know what that means.President Obama declares himself the "First Pacific President".Declaring himself “America’s first Pacific president” (a description that somehow ignored Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, two Californians), Mr. Obama previewed many of the themes that will shadow him during his weeklong trip, which will also include [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:13am EST

  • Why are we bringing terrorists to America?

    Thank you President Obama. Terrorists are on their way to America and we have invited them here.WASHINGTON -- U.S. prosecutors plan criminal trials for five men accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, and military tribunals for five others held at the Guantanamo Bay prison.Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, self-described [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:22pm EST

  • Oh my!

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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:41am EST

  • Wisconsin economic climate compares to California?

    You know that your state is in serious financial trouble if your state is being compared to California. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Susan Urahn, managing director of the Pew Center on the States, issued the following statement today responding to claims made by Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Michael [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:09am EST

  • Hey, don't yell at us

    Once again, I normally try to stay away from local issues, but this latest kerfuffle has exploded in Kenosha.Kenosha county residents are furious at their county board supervisors over sticking taxpayers for health care insurance. They are not angry at all of them, but most of them.Read the KNews story [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:27am EST

  • The Hillbuzz buzz

    For the forth time in the last couple of days, I have listened or read about the Hillbuzz boys writing on President Bush. The Hillbuzz boys are giant fans and friends of the Clinton family. Big fans of Hillary Clinton.During last year's election, there was a huge change in attitude [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 9:33am EST

  • Not just Rasmussen anymore

    A couple of weeks ago, a Rasmussen Poll showing the GOP ahead in the generic poll was trashed by a commenter. Rasmussen was a GOP pollster, so it could not be believed.Well I'll be jiggered...Another respectable pollster just came out today showing virtually the same results as Rasmussen.GallupThe biggest change' [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:58pm EST

  • Thank a Veteran today!

    To all of America's veterans...Thank You.My favorite veteran: Dad [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:30am EST

  • Great Op-ed from Detroit News on ObamaCare

    When even the liberal newswriters at the Detroit News are pounding you, perhaps the liberals should start listening:The narrow margin that carried the Nancy Pelosi/Barack Obama health care bill to victory in the House late Saturday should inform the Senate as it finalizes its own plan.The bill passed 220-215 with [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:37am EST

  • Gov. Palin in WI: Don't let anyone tell you to sit down and shut up!

    I posted this early in the morning on Conservatives 4 Palin:First of all, let me start with how Governor Palin looked tonight. We all know that she is a beautiful woman, but that does not come close to describing how she looked. She was stunningly beautiful tonight. Maybe better than [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:03am EST

  • Sarah was awesome. She talked about life ...

    Sarah was awesome. She talked about life at all levels, also about healthcare and protecting the elderly. She talked about panels of bureaucrats making decisions for us, more later [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:33pm EST

  • Getting ready to head up to the ...

    Getting ready to head up to the Sarah palin event. Very excited. Will try to Blog as I can. [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:12pm EST

  • Melt the Phones

    Call your congressman, even if you think he will be voting "no" tomorrow on the health care garbage.Once you have done that, call the rest of the Wisconsin delegation also.Here is a list for the entire House. Call them all! [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:06am EST

  • Obama's economy now

    Obama is busy dithering with healthcare reform, promising to spend trillions more on a program that will take more freedoms from the average American.I will be waiting to hear from President Obama today about his being all of Bush's fault.Of course, it has taken a few months for folks to [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:38am EST

  • 10.2%

    After Obama's claim of saving and creating 1 million jobs with stimulus funds a week ago, today's unemployment numbers came out telling the real story.Massive jump in unemployment.10.2%!Crap, this is not good! [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:49am EST

  • Prayers for Victims and families at Fort Hood

    I have heard all kinds of blithering excuses. They are all crap.The soldier that did this was upset that other soldiers called him names. It was Bush's fault because he stressed out the military too much. It was Obama's fault because he had not pulled the troops out of Iraq [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:24am EST

  • More faked numbers by Obama admin on stimulus

    These lies are not funny anymore.Obama admin claims to have saved 935 jobs at Southwest Georgia Community Action Council:President Barack Obama's economic recovery program saved 935 jobs at the Southwest Georgia Community Action Council, an impressive success story for the stimulus plan. Trouble is, only 508 people work there.508 people? [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:40pm EST

  • Obama in Wisconsin

    All the rumors last week after Lawton dropped out of the governor's race was that Obama was coming to Wisconsin on Nov. 4th and the Dems might announce their big candidate for governor this week, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.Oh please, oh please...Let Tom Barrett stand with President Obama today and [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:43am EST

  • Right out of the gate

    Got up this morning and turned on the computer. The first article out of the gate was from CNN:Election not a referendum on ObamaSecond article out of the gate, NY-23 was a referendum on Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty.Oh good grief.Of course, Obama campaigned for both the NJ and VA [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:43am EST

  • Obama's "grab a mop" political strategy loses

    I mean pretty much everywhere.The liberal spending policies of President Obama were soundly rejected today.In Virginia, a state that went for Obama last year by a pretty big number last year, got wiped out. Republicans swept everything. McDonnell, a real conservative, clobbered his opponent. The Republicans also won all of [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:44am EST

  • Today's elections, a referendum on President Obama?

    Are today's election a referendum on President Obama?I am kind of with Dana Milbanks on this today...it depends on who you ask.Of course, if you ask President Obama and the Democrats in NJ, they are trying to sell the idea that it is a referendum on President Bush.All of those [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 6:24am EST

  • Obama is not God

    I know the reality has sunk in with a lot of people recently, but I guess I am confused why so many people fell for it.Last year, hundreds of stories were being highlighted by the mainstream media about all of the Republicans that supported Obama. Team Obama was on cloud [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:34am EST

  • Wow- Dems paying for third party robocalls

    Apparently the Dems do not feel they can honestly win in New Jersey, so they have started paying for third party robocalls.Of course, the Dems denied it until they got caught, then called it an innocent mistake.The Democratic State Committee now admits paying for a robocall to Somerset County voters [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:12am EST

  • Since when does America negotiate with terrorists?

    Hat tip: Kate Wagner, TwitterISLAMABAD – The emboldened Taliban movement in Afghanistan turned down an American offer of power-sharing in exchange for accepting the presence of foreign troops, Afghan government sources confirmed."US negotiators had offered the Taliban leadership through Mullah Wakil Ahmed Mutawakkil (former Taliban foreign minister) that if they" [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:52am EST

  • Feel like getting drunk?

    Hey, it is not my idea of a good time, but there is someone out there suggesting it:David Harsanyi RealClearPoliticsThe King James version of the Bible runs more than 600 pages and is crammed with celestial regulations. Newton's Principia Mathematica distilled many of the rules of physics in a mere [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 5:36am EST

  • Yes, Professional Baseball Teams are getting stimulus funds

    I heard this on Friday from Vicki McKenna.Stimulus money to be used on D-Backs, Rockies facility The Salt River Tribe will use federal stimulus money to help it build a $100 million Spring Training complex to house the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies, who are planning to leave Tucson and [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 5:52pm EST

  • Clinton: US taxes everything

    Yes, we know Hillary. The US taxes everything...really that is no reason to brag!“Maybe that’s the case; maybe they’re not gettable. I don’t know... As far as we know, they are in Pakistan,” Clinton told senior Pakistani newspaper editors in Lahore, AFP reported. “The percentage of taxes on GDP (in [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 5:34pm EST

  • Franklin Frightfest Tea Party Today

    Are you Taxed Enough Already? Well, there will be another TEA Party in the Milwaukee area on October 31st, 2009 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex at 60th & Ryan Rd. And don’t worry about the weather, it’s indoors. Franklin Fright Fest Haunted Tea [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 7:27am EDT

  • Why did the stocks crash yesterday?

    I am still attempting to figure it out. Nothing changed in the last two days that would cause the stock market to jump on Thursday and then crash on Friday.On Thursday, GDP showed growth at 3.5% for the last quarter. All that was government debt spending. The government went out [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 6:34am EDT

  • Can the Obama administration spin anymore than they already have?

    Apparently, when it comes to spinning, this administration is breaking records.The Obama Administration plans on telling America today the 650,000 jobs were created or saved by the stimulus.I cannot believe that the Obama administration would even be crazy enough to announce this.About 3 million jobs have been lost since the [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 7:32am EDT

  • More info on buying your way into Obama administration

    It is not just the Washington Times investigating the Obama administration and their penchant for giving big donors cushy jobs; USA Today has begun investigating:WASHINGTON — More than 40% of President Obama's top-level fundraisers have secured posts in his administration, from key executive branch jobs to diplomatic postings in countries [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 5:52am EDT

  • Stimulus jobs less than Americans were told

    A few weeks ago, liberals cheered when a report came out that about 30,000 jobs had been created or saved by stimulus dollars. Of course, these liberals shut down pretty quickly once they realized that Obama had promised 3.5 Million jobs and that 30,000 job number was a huge disappointment.The [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 7:58am EDT

  • Rep. Paul Ryan on Increases in Health Insurance Premiums

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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 4:15pm EDT

  • What is a government option opt-out co-op?

    A government option opt-out co-op is the latest version proposed by Senator Harry Reid. It is not really ObamaCare, folks are calling it, HarryCare.What is a government option opt-out co-op?Don't know?Well, apparently no one really knows. Harry Reid has not really explained it either.Fox News- HANNITY: All right. Look, Senator,' [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 12:42pm EDT

  • WH high ethical standards is the reason for free passes to WH

    When a story ran yesterday about the hundreds of big time Obama donors were getting the royal treatment from the WH, the response from the WH was just laughable. "As part of an effort to open up events at the White House to thousands of Americans, we have at times" [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 7:53am EDT

  • Barb Lawton out!

    Barb Lawton has dropped out of the Governor's race. Bring on Tom Barrett! At least Lawton has no record to try to defend.With the financial mess in Milwaukee, Scott's changes just got better! [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 11:04am EDT

  • I was planning on taunting Bears fans, but...

    It seems the Chicago media is trashing the Bears players worse than I ever could.I remember a few weeks back, when the Packers lost to the Bengals the taunting Packers fans got from Bears fans. How could the Packers lose to the lowly Bengals? At least the Packers played a [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 8:16am EDT

  • Stimulus bust

    Not really something anyone wanted to hear. The stimulus, meant to create jobs(you remember this three letter word?), has already had its biggest impact in the second and third quarter of this year. From this point forward, things will not be improving as a result of the stimulus. At least [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 7:17am EDT

  • Republicans back on top? Thank you President Obama!

    It appears to be that way. I still have to admit, Obama and his liberal minions in Congress have gone a long way towards repairing the Republican party's woes than any single Republican can do.Issue Democrats Republicans Health Care 40% 46% Education 38% 43% Social Security 37% 45% Taxes 35% [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 3:29pm EDT

  • Public Option?

    Okay, now I am confused.Yesterday, Pelosi was claiming that she had the votes to pass a public option.House Democrats "definitely" have a health reform bill right now that could win 218 votes in the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday.Today...Speaker Nancy Pelosi counted votes Thursday night and determined she [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 9:20am EDT

  • Public Option?

    Okay, now I am confused.Yesterday, Pelosi was claiming that she had the votes to pass a public option.House Democrats "definitely" have a health reform bill right now that could win 218 votes in the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday.Today...Speaker Nancy Pelosi counted votes Thursday night and determined she [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 9:20am EDT

  • Congrats Anthony Nudo

    Congratulations to Anthony Nudo. Last night Anthony was sworn in as the President of the Kenosha Realtors AssociationBare with me. I know the quality was not the best, but it was my first time to try it on my cell phone. [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 1:54pm EDT

  • Wisconsin Right to Life presents Sarah Palin

    It has just been announced that former Governor Sarah Palin is coming to Wisconsin.Wisconsin Right to Life has announced it.Wisconsin Right to Life Presents Sarah PalinYes, it’s true! Sarah Palin is coming to Milwaukee to appear at a benefit for the educational efforts of Wisconsin Right to Life. The event [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 5:42pm EDT

  • Charges against Heene parents are coming

    I guess someone finally figured out that the runaway balloon hoax was actually a hoax.Charges are pending against balloon parents.We do not know what the charges will be, but a lot of people are speculating. [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2009, 7:30am EDT

  • Face it America, we were punked

    No one likes to admit that they have been had, but sometimes it is the best thing to do so everyone can move on.There are so many questions now about this whole incident, how can anyone NOT believe that it was a hoax?Little Falcon seems to be the key to [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2009, 5:44am EDT

  • Tax Levy Increases for Westosha Central High School

    From WestoftheI.comLast month Central High School district administrator Scott Pierce introduced the possibility of the district applying for a one-year energy exemption that would allow the school to increase its tax levy by almost $500,000. The idea suggested at the time, but not concretely connected, would be the additional money [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 5:43pm EDT

  • Shhhh: Sneaky Dems create Obamacare reconciliation loophole

    From Michele Malkin:While few were watching, the Democrats were at work today paving a short cut to passing Obamacare through the reconciliation process. From CBS News via Political Wire:Ways and Means approves procedural motion to send health reform legislation to the house budget committeePelosi & Rangle are sneaking the groundwork [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:16am EDT

  • Gold Medal for best parks system in the US

    I just get the giggles sometimes watching the liberals flounder around. For the last couple of years, the liberals have been beating and bashing Scott Walker over the County Parks in Milwaukee. The liberal theme of badly deteriorated parks during Scott's re-election in 2008 was pushed constantly.I was even told' [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 11:55am EDT

  • Snowe will support ObamaCare

    I know the libs are in heaven, they say Snowe's support for ObamaCare proves that this is bi-partisan.Oh really... Does anyone in this country believe that the $787 billion stimulus was bi-partisan?Of course they do not.Sure, some in the media attempted to call it bi-partisan for a little while, but [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 12:50pm EDT

  • Stop ObamaCare- Call now!

    Fight back against wishy washy Republicans and Democrats supporting ObamaCare.Call the Senators that are dead set stealing your freedoms and handing your life and placing it in the hands of the federal government!Here is the list of Senate finance players.http://www.rallycongress.com/freedomworks/2435/call-congress-urge-no-vote-on-obamacare/You need to call right now! [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 10:27am EDT

  • President Obama...You are not going to do this to my mom and dad

    I DON"T THINK SO!If you were re-thinking your position on Obama's health care reform, check out this story coming out of the UK today. If you read the comments, this kind of stuff is happening way too often all over the world on a daily basis. Somewhere in the world" [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 8:28am EDT

  • Get your Obama Flag today

    This is pathetic.Perhaps an explanation from liberals might be nice.You guys think this is photoshopped? Think again.You can purchase the flag on E-bay.After winning a Nobel Peace Prize for doing nothing, accomplishing nothing his entire career (except getting elected), refusal to lead on any piece of legislation, and refusal to [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2009, 7:22am EDT

  • Uh Oh- I agree with Thomas Friedman

    It is not often that I agree with any New York Times op ed writer, but I found myself agreeing with Thomas Friedman on his Op-Ed this morning. The speech that we should have heard from the President yesterday, was not the speech we heard at all. The President did [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2009, 9:59pm EDT

  • Uh Oh- I agree with Thomas Friedman

    It is not often that I agree with any New York Times op ed writer, but I found myself agreeing with Thomas Friedman on his Op-Ed this morning. The speech that we should have heard from the President yesterday, was not the speech we heard at all. The President did [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2009, 9:59pm EDT

  • Fun for the whole conservative family

    List Obama's top ten backlash moments. Click on the links for a complete explanation of each backlash moment.Time Magazine: Full list Top 10 Obama Backlash momentsYou do not have to wait for family game night for this game. Play the latest game that has conservatives going nuts. [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2009, 4:03pm EDT

  • It is not just Republicans questioning the Nobel Peace Prize

    It is not just Republicans questioning the reasoning behind the Nobel Prize for Peace.Washington Post: Obama is the third sitting U.S. president -- and the first in 90 years -- to win the coveted peace prize. His predecessors won during their second White House terms, however, and after significant diplomatic [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:47pm EDT

  • It is not just Republicans questioning the Nobel Peace Prize

    It is not just Republicans questioning the reasoning behind the Nobel Prize for Peace.Washington Post: Obama is the third sitting U.S. president -- and the first in 90 years -- to win the coveted peace prize. His predecessors won during their second White House terms, however, and after significant diplomatic [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:47pm EDT

  • President Obama awarded Nobel Prize

    Seriously. I am not surprised.President Obama won the award based on :"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"I went looking for an explanation from somewhere as where exactly President Obama has strengthened international diplomacy and cooperation.I found this Bloomberg article:“The Nobel Committee has in particular [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 5:50am EDT

  • Another stimulus?

    Oh my, say it ain't so, Joe! WASHINGTON (AP) - Confronted with big job losses and no sign the U.S. economy is ready to stand on its own, Democrats are working on a growing list of relief efforts, leaving for later how to pay for them, or whether even to' [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 7:57pm EDT

  • Being a Republican is not a crime

    I know some people believe this to be true...Being a Republican is not a crime, no more than being a Democrat is a crime.I have had several discussion this past week with different people. I know that I am personally attacked because I am a Republican. Some people's idea of [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 6:53pm EDT

  • Great News!

    Thank goodness.From the Kenosha NewsOwners of General Binding Corp. in Pleasant Prairie have decided to keep the facility open, meaning staffing could reach 115 by the end of the year. Work at General Binding, 10303 80th Ave., owned by Acco Brands, was to be transferred to two Illinois plants by [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 6:18pm EDT

  • Stealing people's identity

    It appears that Jennifer Jackson, a county board supervisor, has had her identity stolen. She states:This site. It is pretending to be an Obama support site for non-whites. It is not . It is a hate site. They stold my picture off the Kenosha county wesite and planted something on [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 5:09pm EDT

  • WP: Obama leadership lacking or "Gap in understanding"

    I am not sure why the Washington Post wrote this article. It appears to do nothing more than highlight the President has not really lead on the Afghan issue and it appears that the President still does not know which direction to head.US Military leaders are confused as to what [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 9:07am EDT

  • As Obama dawdles, Afghanistan is burning

    Seriously Mr. President...American soldiers are dying, troops from all over the world are dying, innocent Afghans are dying as Afghanistan spins out of control. We are in the middle of a war that is spinning out of control and President is dawdling with the idea of sending more troops, changing [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 8:24am EDT

  • We have idiots leading us

    I cannot tell if the media are just idiots, the leaders in the House and Senate are idiots or if these idiots are hoping that rest of America are idiots.Currently the media and the Democrats are rejoicing because the Baucus bill will not raise deficit.WELL, DUH!!!!You cut Medicare by $500 [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 9:33pm EDT

  • City Budget

    Not exactly sure who I should contact this early in the morning. In today's Kenosha News, next year's city budget proposal was announced by the Mayor. It was actually announced at Monday's City Council meeting, but everyone was watching the Packer game instead.Since it was announced in this morning's paper, [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 7:37am EDT

  • Homeland Security still doling out much needed fire department money to ACORN

    You think I am kidding? Nearly $1 million in Homeland Security funding typically earmarked for fire departments has been awarded to ACORN, despite a clear signal from Congress that it intends to cut off federal funding to the embattled group. The grant to ACORN's Louisiana office became public on Oct. [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 11:55pm EDT

  • Trick-or-Treat Date Changed in Kenosha

    You wanted it, you got it. Trick or Treat date has changed from Oct. 25th 3pm to 6pm has NOW BEEN CHANGED!Trick or Treat in Kenosha is now Oct 31st 3pm to 6pm.I heard from numerous constituents on this issue. You wanted Trick or Treat on Oct 31st, not the [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 10:16am EDT

  • What is wrong with Lee Holloway?

    Isn't the race baiting shtick getting a little old?For no apparent reason, Holloway lashed out at County Exec Scott Walker again.Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway unleashed a biting critique of County Executive Scott Walker on Monday, referring to him as a "Howdy Doody" puppet and a David Duke-style politician.' [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 7:08am EDT

  • Obama press conference with AMA, faked photo op

    Remember that serious press conference yesterday with the AMA doctors?All of those white coats surrounding their dear leader, in support of his lovely health care reform stunt...Apparently some of those doctors forgot to where their white jackets for the President's photo, so the President's team faked it and passed out [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 6:52am EDT

  • Medicare #1 insurer to deny medical claims

    To the absolute surprise and shock of no one, except the liberal loving media...Who is #1 in the United States for denying payment of health care claims? According to the AMA...you guess it, the Federal Government.H/T Newsbusters [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 6:01am EDT

  • King Obama

    Perhaps Americans do not recognize it, but the British do and they see President Obama setting himself up to be a King, a ruler, not necessarily a President:In the United Kingdom and many other countries with a parliamentary system there is a distinction between the head of state and the [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 9:35pm EDT

  • King Obama

    Perhaps Americans do not recognize it, but the British do and they see President Obama setting himself up to be a King, a ruler, not necessarily a President:In the United Kingdom and many other countries with a parliamentary system there is a distinction between the head of state and the [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 9:35pm EDT

  • How much?

    When I made the snide comment about how much the jaunt to Copenhagen and back was for taxpayers, I honestly did not think that it cost us this much:A 2006 congressional study pegged the cost of flying Air Force One at $56,518 an hour. The Pentagon recently said it cost [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 7:03am EDT
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