Posts Tagged ‘News’
Our Debt Crisis Matters
On the surface, it seems valid for conservatives to be concerned primarily with lowering taxes. After all, less taxation means that people are able to keep more of what they earn – incentivizing new wealth production, job creation, etc. Of course, it’s ideal for tax cuts to be implemented in conjunction with equal cuts in…
Read MoreRomney Draws the Line
As the nation chills with a massive cold front, the ’12 presidential speculation continues to heat up. Romney trashes the Obama tax deal that has so raised the ire of the Tea Party.
Read MoreU.S. Judge Henry Hudson Did Not Rule Obamacare Unconstitutional
Today’s ruling in Virginia is encouraging, to be sure, but it is by no means a complete victory.
Read MoreKansans Speak on Charter Schools
Interesting story on Kansas Watchdog regarding current laws in Kansas and what voters think of charter school restrictions. The report cited in the article mentioned three states which earned strong A’s (the District of Columbia, Minnesota and California) share these five characteristics: Set charter schools aside in creation and oversight from the conventional system. Ensure…
Read MoreA Political Activist In A Class All By Himself
The ability for citizens in this country to hold our government accountable is one such freedom that we take for granted and often times don’t take advantage of to the extent that we should. Should we decide to voice our opinions, we aren’t hauled off to a prison cell, with the intent of making us disappear from the face of the earth.
Read MoreAmidst Deficit, Wisconsin Agencies Request Absurd Budget Increase
Despite a Budget Deficit that has been estimated to be around $3 Billion in Wisconsin, State Government Agencies have requested a 6.2% Budget Increase from the prior two year period. These requests amount to an astromical $4 Billion in increased spending.
Read MoreGrown-Up Conversation Needed
One element of this past election rests in the fact that our elected officials have spent vast amounts of public monies we don’t have and are stretching the financial house of this nation to its limit. Like a family with maxed out credit cards, the piper is due and we have little money to pay…
Read MoreNotice of Another Crisis? Storage …
In a story that has been playing out for a few days, outgoing Pulaski Circuit/County Clerk, Pat Obrien is wanting to shred court documents. In an article from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette “O’Brien said the records needed to be shredded to help avert a storage crisis. The files had been electronically duplicated, and made easily…
Read More‘De Facto Americans’ and Other Progressive Memes
On the Lame Duck Congress’s $6.2 billion vote for their DREAM, Harry Reid’s vitiation [gotta line up enough kamikaze votes], and more progressive congressional shenanigans…
Read MoreGrassroots and the Beltway
Today at RedState, Erick Erickson has a great post about the battle to limit earmarks and pork spending from Washington. Most recently? Roads, bridges and interchanges should be exempted from the earmark moratorium, high-ranking officials protest. It’s a great reminder that advocating for limited government must continue to be top-of-mind for all of us as…
Read MoreGovernment Continues to Grow during Lame Duck Season
Nestled between Thanksgiving and Christmas, as we all revel in the season and work on getting things handled at the office so that we can spend some time with family and friends in just 20 short days, our Senators in DC are hard at work making sure that they can toast to new taxes on…
Read MoreIs It 2012 yet?
Intra-party barbs are already in force for the ’12 presidential…good stuff! Redstate: Booty Call to Evangelicals
Read MoreWisconsin Nomination Papers Can be Circulated Today
Today is the first day Nomination Papers can be circulated in Wisconsin. The filing deadline for submitting these Nomination Papers is Tuesday, January 4, 2011 by 5 pm. It is imperative conservatives across this great state step up and run for local office.
Read MoreBusting Up the Education Cartel
Chris Christie is still on the rampage against teachers’ unions … and for good reason. With some possible exceptions (maybe, but not likely) teachers unions control what is a veritable cartel on local school administration protecting an entrenched good ol’ network bent on the status quo: namely, high salaries, dismal results and near-zero accountability. Time…
Read MoreNew Leaders Project
I posted this on RedState on Monday: At American Majority, we have believed since the Tea Party movement began that in order for it to remain a potent force for real and lasting change, it must grow from the ground up. The movement always has been, and always will be, about the local leaders and…
Read MoreGet Back in the Groove
Coming off a 5 day holiday sabbatical, it is hard to get back in the groove, but I need to stay focused. There is so much that has happened in the past week there is not sufficient room on this site to list it all. Legislation is being written faster than a speeding bullet; segue…
Read MoreMany Thanksgiving, One Meaning
Many believe the “First American Thanksgiving” occurred in December, 1621. But as with many American traditions, it’s difficult to pin down the precise origin. American truly is a melting pot of worlds. In doing a little research I found many celebrations claiming to be the first American Thanksgiving. The earliest one I found was in May…
Read MoreMerit Pay for Wisconsin Teachers?
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had an article in yesterday’s paper discussing merit pay for teachers. It suggested that Milwaukee and other Wisconsin schools could learn from other school districts like Pittsburgh’s school district, which has successfully implemented a merit pay system.
Read MoreFacebook Security: Must you share EVERYTHING?
This morning, my husband and I were perusing the newspaper over our usual cup of coffee – I was reading the Arkansas section and he was glancing through the National portion. I tend to scan the obituaries first (I know, I have become my grandmother) and Clay typically hits the sideline with all the short…
Read MoreWisconsin Hunting Season
This time of year brings an annual tradition in Wisconsin: deer hunting season. People are out in full force in their blaze orange hunting a trophy buck they can display above their fireplace. Far too often people forget about the other opportunity for hunting – hunting for spring elections. With little interest in spring elections…
Read MoreLiving in Flyover Country
I visited a close friend last weekend and sat next to a Chicago native on my flight back into Kansas City. A sweet older gentleman, he asked, “What’s it like living in Kansas?” I answered that it’s great if you like small towns, and that while I know it lacks the mountains of Colorado and…
Read MoreKEEP THE MOMENTUM
Amidst the analyses, opinions, and Monday-morning-quarterbacking post 2010 campaign, the one fact that stands out is that the grassroots conservative movement – i.e. Tea Party organizations – had a profound effect on this election. Helping to frame the debate on issues regarding the national debt and government expansion; increasing voter turnout in targeted races; and…
Read MoreAirports Should Opt-Out of TSA
On Wednesday, John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) defended recent moves by the agency to conduct more invasive security screenings at our nation’s airports. In particular he defended the controversial full-body scanners that can search for items under passengers’ clothing and the more-aggressive pat-downs that involve the touching of genitalia of passengers…
Read MoreOrganizing for Freedom: American Majority and The New Leaders Project
Yesterday, in a bold move that directly addresses the need for unity and a true bottom up leadership approach to the problems facing America, American Majority and American Majority Action unveiled an ambitious plan to take back America. “On the heels of an historic mid-term election, and amid speculation about the future of the Tea Party…
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