Archive for: February 2011

Dennis Mansfield takes Tom Luna to task for a failed public relations campaign for education:
Where are the pro-reform principals? Nowhere. Where are the pro-reform families? Nada. It’s as if they think that the Senators and Reps are all that …

I was on a conference call yesterday afternoon to talk about his book, A Simple Government: Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington (and a Trillion That We Don’t!) .

Some of the highlights of the conference call:

When asked …

Americans don’t want public employees unions. (Hat Tip: Townhall.)

Shared sacrifice: Michigan Governor will take $1 a year salary.

School choice helps special needs children.

Texas State Senate approves pro-life ultrasound legislation.

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An interesting note from the Chicago Tribune regarding the mess in Wisconsin:
It might surprise the protesters in Madison to know that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt counseled against public-sector unions because “militant tactics have no place in the functions of …

My latest is up at Pajamas Media:
Civility is a virtue in individuals, but the political movement is a distraction from the issues of the day. The civility movement has three major problems:

1. It brings out the worst in people.

It …

Remember when th eleft was talking about the need to watch our tone and get back to civil discourse. Apparently, that sentiment is soooo last month:
Luna said there have been three incidents during the past few days. Early Tuesday, …

Most Senators are extremely busy during the legislative session. Not Nicole LeFavour. The North End’s Senator has worked up a 2000 word screed prophesying doom if the state goes conservatives way. Perhaps, the most absurd statement comes at the …

One of the most fascinating inconsistencies in lefty polemics is the debate over the role of government. When conservatives object on principle to government involvement in an area such as education or welfare, they say that government is “we the …

Next year, the conservative conference should drop self-importance from the program.

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Kasich trying to fix Ohio’s fiscal mess.
Columbus abandons light rail.

Pittsburgh settles case with pro-life activists.

Pregnant Colorado women given abortion pill by mistake.