http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog My personal thoughts, rants and musings, from the world headquarters in De Pere, Wisconsin. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:06:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just listened to President Obama's speech on DVD. He announced the end of combat operations in Iraq today. But did you notice how easily he refers to his campaign promises, and only does so when convenient? OK, I'll accept that he promised he'd end the Iraq war, fine, maybe ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-08-31/president-obamas-broken-promise/ On Tuesday, August 3, 2010, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke at the annual conference of the Young America's Foundation at George Washington University. He talked about this year's elections, the economy and the Obama administration. It was a fantastic, uplifting speech that I was fortunate to watch on C-SPAN. ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-08-06/we-americans-dont-have-the-right-to-happiness/ Consider this chronology: Carlos Martinelly Montano is a 23-year-old illegal immgrant who lives in Bristow (Prince William County), Virginia. In July 2007, he was charged with drunk driving and later convicted. In March 2008 he was convicted of being drunk in public. Seven months later he was back in court for ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-08-06/virginia-attorney-general-ken-cuccinelli-simplifies-enforcement-of-federal-law/ I recently received an e-mail asking me to support Isaiah 58 Summer, an effort that is under way to protest Arizona's SB 1070 bill. What a sham. Their web site twists the verbage of the bill in a way to serve their own purpose. First, right at the beginning of their ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-07-24/arizonas-sb-1070-misrepresented/ I attended the 8th Congressional District Republican candidate forum last night at New London High School. It was sponsored by the Waupaca County Republican Party, and my overall impression is that the event was awkward and clumsy. The candidates and their remarks were fine (and I'll write about them in ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-07-21/congressional-forum-organizers-should-have-done-better/ If a child tells the police, "my dad just kidnapped someone," the police need to investigate. If a child meets the mayor of her city, and tells the mayor, "my mother grows marijuana in our backyard," city authorities need to investigate. If a child is discussing immigration with the First ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-05-23/potential-crimes-reported-by-children-must-be-investigated/ I don't get it. Politicians seem to think that we voters just aren't smart enough. I've written about negative campaigning before, so I'll spare you all the repetitive rant (just read that post if you're interested). Scott Walker, a Republican, is the Milwaukee County Executive. Tom Barrett, a ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-03-30/scott-walker-tweets-negative/ I was just watching President Obama's press briefing from yesterday, announcing a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia, quite an important event. The stage looks very majestic, patriotic and American. The President spoke with confidence and certainty, flanked by his top aides in this matter, Joint Chiefs of Staff ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-03-27/sec-hillary-clinton-goofs-around-while-president-is-talking/ It's that time of year, March in northeast Wisconsin, when the annual tradition of ice fishing starts to taper off. As temperatures gradually get warmer, the ice gets thinner and simply melts away for the summer. So local authorities are issuing their warnings to fishermen. Now, I've never been an ice ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-03-03/there-is-too-such-a-thing-as-safe-ice/ I was at the De Pere City Council meeting tonight where the council members discussed the issue of restricting the residency of registered sex offenders. De Pere does not currently have such an ordinance. Instead we have a loitering ordinance that kicks in under certain related situations. Green Bay, our neighbor ... http://www.scottcrevier.com/blog/2010-03-03/sex-offender-residency-ordinance-is-not-effective/