Madison – Well, Chief Judas, er, Justice Roberts continued a long tradition of disappointing justices appointed by Republican presidents of trashing the Constitution by upholding the bulk of Obamacare in the June 28 decision, siding with four predictable justices appointed by Clinton and Obama. Like many conservatives, I had gotten my hopes up that we…
Science and Environmental Policy Project
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROJECT
The Week That Was July 14, 2012 Quote of the Week Consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually”- Abba Eban [H/t Judith Curry] ******************************* Number of the Week About $4.50 per million BTUs ******************************* This Week By Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President Science & Environmental Policy…
Heartland Institute
Emerging Issues Forum 2012
The Emerging Issues Forum is a day-long policy forum during which elected officials, policy analysts, and government affairs professionals can hear from the leading freemarket experts as we explore solutions to the top public policy issues facing states. Renaissance Downtown Hotel Chicago 1 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 See map: Google Maps August 09,…
Heartland Institute
Heartland Anniversary Benefit with Gov. Scott Walker
Dear Friends: On Thursday, August 9, 2012, The Heartland Institute will celebrate the 28th anniversary of its founding with a reception and dinner featuring Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker! The event will take place in the Grand Ballroom on Chicago’s historic Navy Pier, one of Chicago’s grandest settings. Built in 1916, the Grand Ballroom features an…
Kim Simac
Liberty Vention A Big Hit
Kim Simac, Annette Olson, Kirsten Lombard and Meg Ellefson, the visionaries of LibertyVention, are wellknown figures in the Wisconsin activist army. They devised a plan to create a centralized forum where the ideas of the original founders and their exceptional legacy of individual liberty could be honored and celebrated. This event, a convention about liberty,…
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Steve’s Say . . . The Wisconsin U.S. Senate Seat Gives All Of Us On The Right A lot To Discuss
The U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in our state provides us with an interesting forum for right-wing political discussion. Tommy Thompson, Mark Neumann, Jeff Fitzgerald and Eric Hovde each offer unique positives as well as specific negatives that have to be assessed and weight by each of us in coming to our decision of…