From the monthly archives: February 2009

This just about sums up the GOP…

On February 15, 2009 By

Yep, that just about sums up the GOP on Capitol Hill.

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Addition to the blogroll…

On February 15, 2009 By

I’d like to welcome My Super Id to the blogroll…

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Rep. Scott Newcomer: victim?

On February 15, 2009 By

Laurel Walker has a great opinion piece in the paper; it’s well worth reading, simply because it highlights the plight of State Representative Scott Newcomer, who along with his wife stopped making the mortgage payments on their former Elm Grove home last September after moving into a 1.5 million dollar lake home in Delafield. [...]

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Koschnick endorsed by cop killer

On February 14, 2009 By

This just speaks for itself:

in a letter sent from prison to The Associated Press, notorious cop killer Ted Oswald endorsed Judge Randy Koschnick’s candidacy for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Needless to say, Oswald’s endorsement of Koschnick locks up the cop killer vote block for Koschnick…

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A little over a week ago, I wrote about how Judge Randy Koschnick has been using his office phone to make calls to organizations like the Wisconsin Family Council and a representative from Wisconsin Right to Life, presumably in regards to his burgeoning Supreme Court candidacy, and just a few days ago I wrote [...]

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A thought on the Fairness Doctrine

On February 13, 2009 By

Would I love to see more balance between liberals and conservatives on the radio and television? Absolutely!

Do I support legislation mandating more balance on the airwaves? Absolutely not.

I’ve always been of the belief that if consumers want a product, the market will provide said product, and I believe the same to be true [...]

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Happy Birthday, President Lincoln!

On February 12, 2009 By

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The Final Salute

On February 12, 2009 By

If you have a chance, I strongly recommend you pick up a copy of Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives by Jim Sheeler. Final Salute is a tribute to the brave troops who have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan and to the families who continue to mourn them. Here’s an Continue Reading

Vatican: “Darwin was right”

On February 12, 2009 By

In a blow to believers of creation theory and intelligent design, a leading Vatican official declared yesterday that Darwin’s theory of evolution was compatible with Christian faith, and could even be traced to St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. “In fact, what we mean by evolution is the world as created by God,” [...]

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The perils of Twitter

On February 11, 2009 By

Sometime yesterday morning, politicos in Virginia became aware of a rumor one of the Democrats in the Virginia State Senate was about to switch parties, a switch that would have given Republicans control of that chamber. Enter Jeff Frederick, the chairman of the Virginia state Republicans, who picked up his smart phone and sent [...]

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