All posts tagged "Scott Walker"

  • Opinion
    Schadenfreude

    (Rich Galen, Mullings.com) – Sometimes, when a candidate drops out of a race – typically a race for his or her party’s nomination for President, there is at least a touch of Schadenfreude in most of us. Even – maybe especially – toward candidates we actually like. Schadenfreude is one of those combo-German...

  • Politics
    Reagan, Walker, and the Arc of History

    (Craig Shirley, TownHall.com) – The president was pushing hard for a nuclear deal with the sworn enemy of...

  • Politics
    Why we support Scott Walker

    (Ron Knecht & Geoffrey Lawrence) – With 15 major Republicans already declared – the best presidential field since Ronald Reagan ran for re-election – GOP voters should be able to tap a very strong candidate to lead their party next year.  Which one would best unify and represent them? Good cases certainly can...

  • Politics
    Wisconsin legislature hands Walker major pro-life win on eve of 2016 announcement

    (Seth McLaughlin, The Washington Times) – Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign a 20-week abortion ban in Wisconsin that social conservatives say is a major victory for unborn babies and could strengthen the Republican’s pro-life credentials on the eve of his entrance into the 2016 presidential race. Religious and social conservatives have questioned...

  • Politics
    Walker readies himself as the candidate of the mainstream Conservative Movement

    (Stephen Hayes, The Weekly Standard) – When Scott Walker formalizes his presidential run Monday with a long-anticipated announcement, he will have at his side a seasoned veteran of Republican politics and an architect of the modern conservative movement. THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that Walker is expected to name Michael Grebe as campaign...

  • Politics
    CLC Straw Poll Pits Knowns against Unknowns for VP

    NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – At the 2012 Conservative Leadership Conference, attendees listened to plenty of speaker, of course, but also voted in a straw poll sponsored by The Washington Times. The poll focused on who the Republican presidential candidate, presumably Romney, although Paul followers will dispute that, will choose as a...

  • Government
    Nevada Teachers Unions Should Look To Wisconsin For Guidance

    (Jim Clark) – Gov. Scott Walker chalked up a big victory last week as Wisconsin voters rejected a union-sponsored effort to recall him from office.  The unions engineered the recall because Walker and his fellow Republicans enacted legislation ending collective bargaining by public employee unions (with the exception of police and firemen)....

  • Opinion
    Can Public Employees Hear Us Now?

    (Fred Weinberg/The Penny Press) – I’m not certain that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s blowout win in his recall election means that much in national politics, but it certainly sends a loud message to people who suckle at the public teat. Don’t be greedy. People used to take jobs with the civil service...

  • Politics
    The Day Union Dominance Died

    (Wayne Allyn Root) – The tidal wave started last night. It’s a new day in America. The...

  • Opinion
    Wisconsin Governor Walker To Be Honored For “Courage Under Fire”

    NN&V Exclusive (Las Vegas, Nevada) – The 2012 Conservative Leadership Conference announced today that Wisconsin Gov. Scott...

  • Opinion
    Walker’s Survival Should Embolden Sandoval

    (David Mansdoerfer) – Two days ago, Republicans in Wisconsin held on to the State Senate after a...