More Benefits of Walker's Axe

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In an article published in The Washington Examiner, Byron York explains some of the added benefits of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's budget plan and his curtailment of some areas formerly open to public union negotiations.

The contract required the school district to purchase health insurance from a company called WEA Trust. The creation of Wisconsin's largest teachers union -- "WEA" stands for Wisconsin Education Association -- WEA Trust made money when union officials used collective bargaining agreements to steer profitable business its way.

The problem for Hartland-Lakeside was that WEA Trust was charging significantly higher rates than the school district could find on the open market. School officials knew that because they got a better deal from United HealthCare for coverage of nonunion employees...

But even with the teachers on board, when school officials presented a change-in-coverage proposal to union officials, it was immediately rejected...

That's where Wisconsin's new budget law came in...

...the school district has changed insurers...

Insurance costs that had been about $2.5 million a year will now be around $1.8 million.

Pewaukee School District, not far from Hartland-Lakeside, will save $378,000 by next year...

The Menomonee Falls School District, farther north, will reportedly save $1.3 million.

Alexis Garcia Interviews Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch

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Wisconsin Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch sums up some of Governor Scott Walker's accomplishments without even mentioning Voter ID or Concealed Carry.

(PJTV via Insty.)

A Suitable Compromise

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Sometimes you have to go door-to-door to explain the necessity of higher government spending and raising the debt limit.

(Powerlineblog)

This is what is meant when a politician uses the phrase 'For the children.'

(H.T. Theo Spark.)

Unreported Results of Obamanomics

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Puppies and kittens hardest hit.

'Please help. Grandma ate all my Kitten Chow!'

(Image H.T. Theo Spark.)

Classy Protests in Wisconsin Continue

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Since the righteous protests at the Wisconsin capitol have ended, the protests have continued by the 'Walker Stalkers' as he attends functions around the state. They protested during the Governor's ceremony honoring the state Special Olympians. They protested the ceremonial grand opening of a welcome center near Beloit to help boost tourism. They protested at the recognition of Racine's Gateway Technical College's 100 years of service. And most recently the Walker Stalkers protested while the Governor honored an organization that has been helping the developmentally disabled in the Fort Atkinson area for 45 years. (I probably have missed some events.)

The Walker Stalkers are surely winning the hearts and minds of Wisconsin voters by showing us all what democracy looks like.

Poor Gore

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He can't seem to catch a break:

Just five years ago, Charles Monnett was one of the scientists whose observation that several polar bears had drowned in the Arctic Ocean helped galvanize the global warming movement.

Now, the wildlife biologist is on administrative leave and facing accusations of scientific misconduct.

And then:

NASA satellite data from the years 2000 through 2011 show the Earth's atmosphere is allowing far more heat to be released into space than alarmist computer models have predicted, reports a new study in the peer-reviewed science journal Remote Sensing.

Time to repost:

I guess you really can touch dis!

Happy Birthdays!

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Pterodactyl and The TrogloPundit!

More 'Shopping Fun

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Over at Redstate, Caleb disdains John McCain's 'Hobbits and Mordor' reference toward the Tea Party movement and challenged his readers to create a McCain mock 'shop. He produces a couple of masterpieces himself.

Here is my entry:

I guess I don't enter this as RedState has not yet accepted my registration.

They're Just Following Precedent

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Among Conservatives and even some journalists there is increasing criticism of the President and leading Congressional Democrats that they haven't offered a plan for staving off the debt ceiling crisis. But this is just plain silly. Since the beginning of the Obama Presidency there has been a precedent set that does not require the President or any Democrat to do so.



So according to Obamert's Rules of Order any such complaints must be overruled.

Michelle's Michelle UnHappy Meal Contest

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Michelle Malkin is holding an Unhappy Meal 'shop contest. Here is my entry:

Has Anyone Heard from George W. Bush Lately?

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I was just wondering because:

PROVO -- A man who doesn't want anyone to know who he is has been sitting in the Utah County jail for three weeks. Police say he was arrested on minor charges, but they can't just let him out.

John Doe, as they have been forced to call him, was arrested for trespassing after he was spotted hanging around the parking garage of the Provo City offices, looking into cars. Police told him to leave three times, but he refused and was arrested July 1.

From that day since, he hasn't told anyone who he is, where he came from, or what he was doing in Provo.

Here's a picture of the unidentified man:

Has anyone seen Bush lately?

(H.T. Wicked Thoughts.)

I'm Just Talkin' 'Bout My G-g-g-generation

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Here's something I'd never thought I'd see:

My New 'Recall' Window Sticker

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I will soon be replacing my 'Recall all you want; We will Re-Elect Walker' window sticker with this:

I've made an alternate:

Overcoming the Insidious Forces of Evil

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A new study shows that flag exposure has a subliminal effect on one's character.

A new study claims a single exposure to the American flag -- even among Democratic participants -- shifts support toward Republican beliefs, attitudes and voting behavior.

There are proven ways to combat this insidious effect, however, and it has been mastered by the elite among us:

My Body, My Choice

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Ho v. Blade

It was a dark and stormy night. After an evening of clubbing, two young hipsters hooked up and retired to his bachelor crib. They couldn’t even make it to the bedroom, but began their wild thang sprawling over the kitchen counters and table. What transpired from there has become the talk of the nation. Paparazzi circled like vultures. Journalists and editors discussed various takes on the story. Tabloid insinuations went to press. Activist groups protested and chanted clever slogans. The Obama Administration breathed a sigh of relief that there was respite from criticism of the President's national deficits, debt, and teleprompted miscues.

With clothes strewn throughout the kitchen, the two beautiful people turned into wanton beasts experimenting with numerous techniques that they had learned from studying Cosmo and online issues of Playboy. Unfortunately for the porn world the frenzy wasn’t videoed.

Just as he was beginning to climax, the young man blurted out the name of the girl’s mother. Surprised, hurt, then incensed, she reached into a nearby drawer, pulled out a carving knife and with one quick slash severed the man’s penis about 2/3 of the way down its shaft while it was still inserted in her va-jay-jay.

After the young woman’s conviction, she continued to appeal. The case was finally heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. Her conviction, in what had been dubbed ‘Ho v. Blade’, was overturned.

For all of us that don’t understand the technical wheretofor/heretofor terminology, the majority decision can be summed in this manner:

Previous courts have ruled that abortion is a woman’s right since it’s ‘her body, her choice.’ Although an embryo/fetus/partially born infant is technically not ‘in’ or a part of her body but is within a complex invaginated sac extending into her pelvis and abdomen, earlier courts have ruled that the contents of this system is under her authority of choice. In Ho v. Blade the same precedent holds sway. The erect penis was within her invagination and therefore subject to her choice. She had a right to sever the invader as a partial birth abortion or removal of a tumor.

Condom manufacturers have begun distributing Kevlar Kondoms.

Future consideration of SCOTUS:
-“My kid’s bratty throat was between my hands, which are often used like my va-jay-jay, so I abort-choked ‘im.”

-“She was in my personal space, which is part of my body, so I cut the bee-otch and really effed her up.”

-And the Obama Administration’s “We are the chosen ones so the whole United States is part of our body of authority and we chose to abort the contents of their wallets, bank accounts, retirement plans, and any freedoms that they think they had.”

Let Them Eat Peas

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Hey, you pea-ons:

“Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula? I mean, they’re charging a lot of money for this stuff.”

And after my EPA has its way and you see what they charge for water...

"Drink your pee."

30 MPH Limit on a Straight Street

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Yep, the driver wiped out over 30 feet of chain link fencing with its poles and part of our daughter's front porch, coming far too close to a bedroom where two young grandsons were sleeping. When approached by police, the driver wanted help getting his truck unstuck. (BTW he failed his field sobriety test.)