by Ken Van Doren I have not yet made up my mind which gubernatorial candidate to support. I would like the Republicans to offer their strongest candidate to oppose the presumed Democrat nominee, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, as that will give them the best opportunity to defeat him. The State of Wisconsin simply cannot endure…
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by Ken Van Doren • Congratulations to the Democrats. They have discredited themselves in less than 2 years at least as much as Republicans did in 8. So the pendulum seems likely to swing in favor of Republicans. But how many chameleon Republicans, Big Government Republicans will benefit from this? And what is to say…
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Florida Rail Unlikely to Attract Riders
by Cheryl K. Chumley A proposed high speed train route between Tampa and Orlando is slated to receive more than $1 billion in federal stimulus funds, but analysts report the “high speed” rail service will have trouble attracting riders because it will take about as long as a typical automobile trip. Perceived environmental benefits from…
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Los Angeles Abandons Renewable Transmission Line after Environmental Protests
by Thomas Cheplick Giving in to fierce opposition from conservationist groups, the City of Los Angeles has abandoned plans to construct an 85-mile transmission line to deliver power from renewable sources to the nation’s second largest city. Wilderness preserves, Parks Sacrificed Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had championed the Green Path North Transmission Line as…
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Ron Johnson’s Wisconsin Republican Party Convention Speech
Good Morning Fellow Republicans. Greetings from Oshkosh and Winnebago County. I would first like to thank the delegations from Winnebago, Outagamie, and Walworth counties for placing my name in nomination and inviting me to speak. I would also like to thank Michelle Litjens, Crystal Berg, and Governor Farrow for your kind words. And I would…
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Stop Treating Poverty & Start Spreading Prosperity
by Josh Tolley We have been privileged to live in the wealthiest nation the world has ever known. For the past few decades we have had a mostly growing demographic of wealth and we have been addressing the issue of poverty in a manner akin to spaying and neutering a cat. Something to care about,…