Tag: Tom Petri
Why won’t Wisconsin’s Republican Congressmen join the Tea Party Caucus?
As noted by Down With Tyranny! yesterday, none of Wisconsin’s three Congressmen have joined Rep. Michele Bachmann’s new Congressional Tea Party Caucus, as was reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: None of Wisconsin’s three U.S. House Republicans has decided to join the new congressional Tea Party Caucus. Officially launched Wednesday,…
Petri: troubled marriage better than no marriage
Speaking at the Future Wisconsin conference this weekend, Republican Representative Tom Petri of the 6th district made his case for marriage, even if the marriage is troubled: “We know that even a troubled marriage with two parents is better for children,” Petri said. I understand Rep. Petri’s attempt to promote…
WI Dem & GOP Congress Tweeple
The GOP Congressional members are more active on Twitter, except in WI where Dems on Twitter outnumber the GOP and the #1 in terms of followers is Senator Russ Feingold.
Congressmen Ryan and Petri voted for “death panels”
As noted by Cory Liebmann of Eye On Wisconsin, back in 2003 Republican Congressmen Paul Ryan and Tom Petri voted in favor of the same “death panels” so many conservatives are now caterwauling about. Remember the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act that was pushed by George W. Bush and…
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