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Black, Brown, White: Leftists Come in All Colors

March 22nd, 2011 · 3 Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Whether black, white, brown, red, pink, orange, green, or purple, leftists come in all colors… depending on their issue de jour. Watching the turmoil in Wisconsin in recent weeks, and seeing Democrats on the floor of the General Assembly… all decked out in their stylish orange t-shirts…  shouting childish [...]

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Wisconsin Protests Result of Political Incest

March 13th, 2011 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Fifth Edition, defines “incest” as, “The crime of cohabitation between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.” However, it took an ugly confrontation between Wisconsin’s unionized public employees and their employer, the State of Wisconsin, to redefine the term and to finally [...]

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Democrats and Labor Bosses Said, ‘It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government’

February 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment

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 [...]

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Doctors Notes Scandal Continues in Wisconsin

February 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment

The scandal involving medical doctors writing notes to excuse school teachers and other public employees union folks from work continues to evolve in Madison, Wisc. In this video, an unidentified school teacher — who, by the way, is skipping work to protest against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker‘s effort to get this state’s fiscal house in [...]

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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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Nullification or Partition: The Choice is Ours

February 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Listening to the news reports out of Washington, especially in the wake of Barack Obama’s weak-kneed  budget proposal, it is hard to escape the conclusion that the early decades of the 21st century in the U.S. will be characterized by one of two governing principles: nullification or partition. Thomas [...]

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New Ad Targets Wisconsin Public Employees Claiming to Suffer From ‘Electile Dysfunction’

February 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Six months ago, public school teachers in Milwaukee were demanding free Viagra® as part of their contract.  Today, I spotted an advertisement that seems to take into account that unconventional demand.  It’s aimed at those teachers as well as other Wisconsin public union employees upset over their loss of collective bargaining rights and the prospect [...]

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