MacIver News Service Madison, WI – The State of Wisconsin’s money management woes continue. Governor Jim Doyle’s Administration secretary has announced the repeated shuffle of monies in order to meet continuing obligations. Further, the Doyle Administration’s new forecast warns that during the month of December, the state’s General Fund may be more than $386 million…
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‘Business as Usual’ is NOT Getting it Done in Wisconsin
Lasee’s Notes: August 15, 2006 (a much younger Frank Lasee) Imagine being given a large sum of money to invest in a business venture – with no strings attached and no accountability if your business didn’t succeed. Sounds great doesn’t it? Now what if it was your money on the line? Would you be willing…
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What the September 14th Primary Election Means to Wisconsin
I celebrated the long awaited election results last week Tuesday with Jeremy Halcomb, my next-door neighbor and cofounder of our neighborhood group known as the Conservative Insurgency. We decided to watch election coverage at Pistol Pete’s Bar and Restaurant, 2 blocks away on 167th and Lisbon Road, Brookfield, over a cold drink. What a tremendous…
Gary Wickert
The Audacity of Hype
What happened to the “I love you’s, The hugs and kisses and the rendevous, What happened to me and you, You said you’d never change, What happened baby? Talk to me, You used to be sugarsweet, Just like candy, Now you’re breaking my heart, With all your broken promises. BROKEN PROMISES, by Mandy Moore By…
Nikki Ackerman
Jonah Goldberg brings spirit of fun to Racine Tea Party
By Nikki Ackerman “The best definition of fascism is a conservative who is winning an argument,” Jonah Goldberg – syndicated columnist, editor of National Review Online and author of #1 New York Times Best Seller “Liberal Fascism” – said at the Racine Tea Party held Sept. 11. Describing Canada as “Puerto Rico with an EU…
Nikki Ackerman
Walker ‘ready to lead’ after primary victory
By Nikki Ackerman With 59% of the votes statewide, Scott Walker easily secured the GOP gubernatorial nomination – and the enthusiasm was palpable as he took the stage at his Primary Night Victory Party at Serb Hall in Milwaukee Sept. 14. “I love you, Scott!” a male attendee called out, to which Walker responded, “I…