Posts Tagged ‘limited government’
Wisconsin Assemblyman John Macco Helps Return $8.5 Million to Local Schools
John Macco has been serving as Wisconsin’s 88th Assemblyman since his election in 2014. He came from a business and finance background and now serves proudly on the committees of Audit, Jobs and Finance and the Ways and Means Committee. “I am invested in the financial system of Wisconsin,” Macco said. “I’m most proud of…
Read MorePodcast: How to Win at Local Activism (for the Conservative)
American Majority Founder and CEO Ned Ryun is highlighted on Commonwealthy.com Podcast Series today, a site that aims to “Train those who know the benefits of limited government to win elections.” John Tsarpalas brings campaign and activism best-practices to conservatives as he interviews Ned on the American Majority experience. Check out this excerpt from today’s post on Commonwealthy.com.…
Read MoreLiberal School Board Flipped in Wisconsin
The conservative grassroots movement is changing the political environment on the local level across the country. This political change is demonstrated by recent elections in the Kenosha Unified School District in southeast Wisconsin. Kenosha Unified School District is the third largest school district in Wisconsin and ranks in the bottom third of like-sized school districts. The…
Read MoreState of the Unions
I still remember the smell of that locker room. Every summer during college, I worked at a plant on an industrial island in the Mississippi River. Corn syrup (the fructose in our soft drinks) was the main product, although we also loaded some impressively big barges with some sort of cattle feed. Hours were long,…
Read MoreWhat if This Isn’t an Accident?
What if it’s all on purpose? The country’s biggest talkers have unabashedly taken this question into consideration in recent weeks as the state of our nation’s economy continues to worsen. Even Rush Limbaugh, the most listened-to man in America, argued that an economic collapse or a default on our national debt would be “intentional” on…
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The Top 14 Things Said to the Wisconsin Democratic Senators by Their Spouses Upon Their Return From Illinois
This past Saturday the 14 Democratic Senators from Wisconsin who had brazenly shirked their responsibilities to the people of Wisconsin by opting for a cowardly month long escapade across the border in Illinois, finally came back to their rightful place – Wisconsin.
And while the labor union and other assorted leftists gave them a “hero’s welcome” when they “bravely” (think storming the beaches at Normandy) made their way back to the capital in Madison, evidently the welcome they received from their spouses at home was not so welcoming.
Here is just a sampling of what might have been said to them by their spouses:
Read MoreThe Karate Kid and Ronald Reagan
As a child of the 1980’s, I protested vehemently when my wife recently went and rented the updated, Will Smith-ified version of The Karate Kid. The film stars his son, Jaden, and is a remake of sorts from the CLASSIC film of the same name that came out when I was six. And yes, I…
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Holding Fast
In the wake of new Republican House leadership, a weak State of the Union, and a looming March 4th deadline for a continuing budget resolution to keep government running and the Capitol’s lights on, conservatives find themselves pressed against an innate system of government largess and go-along mentality. While campaigning allows candidates to say much…
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Transparency is a beautiful thing….
So, the elections are over and the legislative sessions have begun. Everyone is waiting with bated breath to see what those freshmen legislators are going to do, and tea partiers are hanging on every quote and vote to hold them accountable. If you don’t think times are changing, think again. The Pulaski County Quorum Court…
Read MoreCity Mayor Plans to Broadcast Bird Chirping
Recently, a city mayor declared that he wanted to broadcast “bird songs” on the streets of his city. The rationale? Bird chirping makes people happy. Never mind the fact that I personally think bird chirping is the most annoying sound on the planet, I nonetheless stopped to wonder, is this really what our cities should…
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TO BAIL OR NOT TO BAIL, THE UPCOMING QUESTION
Mixed in the debate among the many issues swirling around Washington is the question on federal bailouts for cash-strapped states. Following the practice of using taxpayer money to prop up failed banks, the auto industry and the notorious AIG, the ‘too big to fail’ approach is being thrown around to lend assistance to a handful…
Read MoreReducing Spending Isn’t Partisan Politics
Minnesota lawmakers at the State Capitol in St. Paul are wrapping up their third week in session and several pieces of legislation addressing our state’s $6.2 billion budget deficit have already been taken up by select committees.
Read MoreCampaign Friendraising
Here in the great state of Kansas, we are fast approaching the deadline to file to run for local offices like city council and school board. Many active and passionate citizens are currently throwing around or already committed to the idea of running for some of these available positions. They’re tired of seeing their tax…
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Disenfranchised Arkansas District 83?
If you have ambitions of being a playwright I hope you are taking notes on the political happenings here in Arkansas. You could have a best-selling drama. Remember the story of Tom Fite and Leslee Post from district 83? Mr. Fite was found ineligible to be an Arkansas Representative by Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Collins Kilgore because…
Read MoreBATTLEFIELD SENATE
On a hot day in June 1815, standing atop a distant hill facing a red sea of British troops, Napoleon Bonaparte surveyed the military mass before him and realized Arthur Wellesley — the Duke of Wellington — was notably protecting his right flank with heavy amounts of cannon and artillery. Interpreting this to mean the…
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