Rants, Raves and Misgivings of a Distracted Conservative
I have reprinted a brilliant breakdown of Donald tRump’s (that’s not a typo) immigration plan and why it’s both fallacious and dangerous. Penned by Clint Bolick, I felt it accurately describes why such a plan is not only bad for the … Continued
“For the life of me, I don’t know why we have stigmatized vocational education. Welders make more than philosophers. We need more welders, less philosophers.” Marco Rubio delivered his most memorable line of the night in breezy Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the fourth … Continued
Our Wisconsin legislature has some great people. I often say that they passed prevailing wage reform, right to work legislation and recreated the 2015-16 budget despite the governor (who was running for president), not with him. But when Governor Walker was … Continued
Actually, that didn’t happen. Yet. At least, not that we know of. But it could. Muslim women are forbidden from marrying outside their faith. It’s specifically banned by the Koran. It presents a quandary for Muslims in positions of government. Rowan … Continued
SUMMER, 1979: The campaign for Gov. Ronald Reagan revealed it was out of money. Not only had they used up their $1.3 million money stash, but they weren’t pulling in the donors they had hoped. Many were discounting the candidate … Continued
CANCER IS TERRIBLE Every year, 6.2 million Americans contract the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) after becoming sexually active. Currently, over 20 million Americans have the incurable virus. It is responsible for 70% of cervical cancer cases and 90% of genital warts. … Continued
COMPETITION IS GOOD – POPULISM IS NOT It’s great to have competition. Conservatives believe in the power of fair competition to improve, streamline and ultimately expand things – especially in politics, where multiple challengers can cause others to be better candidates. … Continued
There are now, in my estimation 14 candidates for the GOP nomination. Of course, there are the respectable, but unknown scragglers like Skip Andrews and AFFT (FairTax) member Kerry Bowers. But as for real, financed, declared candidates that have … Continued