Day: August 18, 2009

I fail every time I promise myself not to write about them. I am failing once again. Pam Geller writes: Here is but the latest act of submission to Islam by your State Department. A State Department cable has just been sent out with this announcement: The Bureau of International Information…

Controversial health care reforms – including a public option to compete with private insurance – and other major policy changes affecting the health care industry likely won’t happen this year, U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., said Monday afternoon in Eau Claire. Perhaps a few readers would like to send Sen….

Conceptually speaking, of course. Not in reality. The bell is ringing, the money may be  coming, and both political parties are salivating over who can create a program to tap into federal funds to pay teachers more money. “We should not waste the opportunity the Obama administration is giving us,” Carlson said…

As Xoff over at Uppity Wisconsin noted, Lt. Governor Barb Lawton got her gubernatorial campaign off to an odd start yesterday, calling the day “Governor Doyle’s day” before filing her paperwork to become a gubernatorial candidate and then announcing her candidacy for Gov. Doyle’s office. If Lt. Gov. Lawton and…

So here’s two questions for my conservative readers: Are you opposed to any kind of “socialized health care” that might result from meaningful health care reform? If so, do you also believe we should abolish the completely socialized health care system in place to service our veterans through the VA?…

U.S. Rep. Dave Obey remains a firm supporter of providing a “public option” as part of national health care reform, despite talk by the White House and some in Congress of backing off toward a compromise involving insurance cooperatives. Wausau Daily Herald today. …”called cooperatives a “fuzzy” concept.”

H/T to The Chief.

Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat (or something else entirely), you can’t deny that Sen. Russ Feingold works hard to make sure his constituents’ voices get heard. Earlier today, Sen. Feingold held his 1,200th listening session since taking office in 1993. When elected in 1992, Sen. Feingold promised to…

Bob Novak, a conservative columnist and former CNN “Crossfire” co-host, died today at the age of 78 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Rest in Peace, Bob Novak.

Kudos To The Sargento Folks for Living Up To Their Ad Campaign that calls them PERSNICKETY. Biztimes is reporting that The Persnickety folks have Pulled Their Ads From The Glenn Beck Show. “Barbara Gannon, spokeswoman for Sargento, told BizTimes today, “I can confirm that we have instructed our media buyer…