By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Republican governors Scott Walker, Chris Christie, John Kasich, and Mitch Daniels are not the originators of the fear of the overreaching power of public employee unions. That credit goes to FDR and the president of the AFL-CIO, George Meany. In 1955, Meany said, “It is impossible to bargain collectively [...]
Democrats and Labor Bosses Said, ‘It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government’
February 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment
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‘I Pledge Not to Run From My Duties…’ (Update)
February 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments
After watching the Wisconsin budget battle for more than a week and seeing reports that some of the scenes from Madison are likely to be replayed in other states, I’ve concluded that now might be the time for Americans to require politicians to sign a new kind of pledge before their names appear on any [...]
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Census Worker Charged With Rape, Burglary (Update)
May 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Barely three months after I advised Americans to Think Twice Before Opening Door to Census Worker, two Indiana women were allegedly attacked by 39-year-old Daniel Miller, a U.S. Census worker who had been on the job for two weeks and now faces rape and burglary charges, according to a news report (below) out of Indianapolis. [...]
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State Prison Numbers Dip for First Time Since 1972
March 17th, 2010 · No Comments
For the first time in nearly 40 years, the number of state prisoners in the United States has declined, according to Prison Count 2010, a new survey by the Pew Center on the States. The decline is not due solely to budget shortfalls at the state level which prompt early release of inmates, the survey [...]
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Top 10 GOP Comments at Town Hall Meeting
March 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Anytime you have thousands of voting-age people assembled in one room, you can count on politicians to be there, too. That was the case Wednesday morning when more than 2,200 people gathered at the St. Charles (Mo.) Convention Center hours ahead of President Barack Obama’s arrival in the St. Louis suburb. Below are the Top [...]
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Recommended Reading: ‘CLIMATISM!’
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
Just over a month ago, I received a review copy of Steve Goreham’s new book,”CLIMATISM!” After finally finding time to give it the once-over, I can only describe it as “recommended reading” for anyone interested in the truth about global warming climate change GLOBULL WARMING. Approximately 400 pages, CLIMATISM! Science, Common Sense, and the 21st [...]
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John McCain Offered New Tactic for Final Debate
October 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Behind in the polls, John McCain needs to adopt an unconventional campaign tactic I read about yesterday; he needs to publicly challenge Barack Obama to agree to be hooked up to a lie detector during the third and final presidential debate Wednesday evening at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Yes, I know, the Democratic Party [...]
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