General Motors announced two days ago that they’re closing four truck and SUV plants in North America, affecting 10,000 workers. Included in the closings is the plant in Janesville, Wisconsin. What surprises me is all the politicians who are stunned by this announcement.
Come on folks, wake up. Think about it. Have you been paying attention [...]

There are times when I’d prefer to be wrong, but in this case, I was definitely correct in my analysis and prediction. Just a year ago, I wrote an entry in this blog about Governor Doyle’s intent to provide free tuition to Wisconsin veterans. And my basic point was simple. Doyle was wrong. Not only [...]

If you’re like me, you receive several e-mails every week from some friend or relative plugging some cause and including a call to action like, “make your voice heard, forward this e-mail to everyone you know”.
Most such messages I receive are about U.S. immigration policies. But I also receive messages like, “put Christ back in [...]

If you’re just stopping by my web site for the first time, perhaps you can tell that I’m a Republican. But if you’ve been following this blogger for some time, I hope you’ve also learned that I’m not a party line Republican. I’ve voted for Democrats when I’ve felt that they were the best choice. [...]

Sometimes I can’t believe my ears. Instead of going into a rant on this one, let me give you some quotes from a couple of recent Barack Obama speeches:
Sat 29-Mar-2008, town hall meeting, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
“When it comes specifically to HIV/AIDS, the most important prevention is education, which should include — which should include abstinence education [...]

Another election day today. Voting is the ultimate American pastime. I love going to the polling location, where I know a number of people by name. I see my neighbors there working, voting, chatting. The poll workers greet me by name, “hi Scott, where’s that DVD you said you were making for me…” What a [...]

On Monday of this week, Senator Hillary Clinton gave a speech in which she suggested creating an economic stimulus package of $30 billion to stave off home foreclosures. She offered further details about her plan, and finished by saying, “some may claim that the plan I’ve outlined today is a ‘bailout.’ They’ll argue that it’s [...]

I like President Bush. I voted for President Bush. But there are times when I watch him talk and my gut is telling me, “don’t believe him.”
President Bush had the potential to become one of our greatest presidents. But he failed in his ability to simply be honest. I’ve had this feeling about him a [...]

Last year, Governor Jim Doyle (D - Wisconsin) launched a statewide anti-smoking initiative. It’s in the news this week because a state Assembly committee voted Tuesday 6-3 to send a proposed statewide smoking ban to the full Assembly. Groups like the Tavern League of Wisconsin are against the ban. And there are of course groups [...]

According to the National Women’s History Project, March is National Womens History Month. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History claims responsibility for originating Black History Month, celebrated in the United States each February.
Why do we do this to ourselves? We Americans don’t get it. Let’s go back a few years. [...]

Just read an article on the front page of today’s Green Bay Press-Gazette about 20 fugitives that were arrested in northeast Wisconsin by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department. All 20 had previously gone before an immigration judge and were ordered to leave the country; but they’re still here.
The article, written by Tony [...]

Alright, now I’ve heard it all. I’m watching the Democratic presidential debate, broadcast on CNN from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. This is a great debate, because the Democratic field has been narrowed down to Senator Barak Obama (IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (NY). So you really get a chance to know what these candidates [...]