Practically Speaking
Kyle and her husband moved to Brookfield in 1986. She became active in local politics and started blogging in 2004. Her focus is primarily on local issues but often includes state and national topics, too. Kyle looks at things from the taxpayers' perspective in a creative, yet down to earth way, addressing them from a practical point of view.
Obama: 2008 - 1984
This was a bumper sticker idea I heard on Vicki McKenna's radio show Monday. She was taking listener's suggestions for a whole host of bumper sticker ideas. I was in the car at the time, but I did manage to write down this one. I think it sums up the direction many Americans feel our country is headed toward: Government control of every aspect of our lives.
She will have the many suggestions up on her web page and you can vote for your favorite. McKenna hopes to have some made into bumper stickers in time for the Wisconsin Tea Party on April 15th.
Obama's Wreck-O-nomics reek havoc: stocks lowest since 1997
Today's Dow sunk below 7,000. At present, it is 6,762.98, (down 300 points since opening--I have had to revise 3 times for the worse while writing this post). That is it's lowest point since 1997. (This graph is great; you can slide the indicator at the base to the year you want to see, and slide another one to another date to compare the change in the market.)
Not the Party of NO, but possiblities
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123595257066605147.html
A Republican Road to Economic Recovery
Walker, bold enough to say NO to stimulus
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123578396175298389.html
Whi Im not lining up for stimulus handouts.
Stubborn as a mule
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=320977608242634 Republicans are under no obligation to render bipartisan support to this statist coup d'etat. For what is going down is a leftist power grab that is anathema to their principles and philosophy.
ME the republicans stood together against the stimulus in the house and senate, with the exception of 3 who are blue,n ot red
Where is the scalpel, President Obama?
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=C9943140-18FE-70B2-A843E21B8FB66C63
Angry McCain slams Obama March 2 2009
Left contacting Congress re: health care, how about you?
MoveOn is urging their membership to contact Congress about health care. They are hoping to improve their petiton signers from 200,000 to 250,000.
How about you? Have you contacted your Representative or Senators and told them what you think of nationl health care?
U.N. Convention on Rights of Child...it's back, AGAIN!
Ever notice how you can never totally kill a bad idea? No matter how many people contact their representatives requesting a NO vote, and the measure is defeated, the bad idea never goes away. It may lie dormant for awhile, but almost always it comes back.
To vacation or not, that is the question
Grandma always said, "Travel while you can." She knew first hand that waiting to take those dream trips until the retirement years sometimes never happens. She always encouraged us to go, and go, we did. My parents packed up the stationwagon with our camping gear, and we hit the road. Any mention of the places we saw still evokes fond memories.
Uncle Vernon always said, "Get while the gettin' is good." Vernon actually was the uncle of a friend of my husband's, but we still quote him often and heed his sage advice.
US Deficit projected to total $8.4 trillion in 8 yrs
http://www.grasstopsusa.com/stopthebailoutschemes2.html
Voter's remorse?
I have not heard as much from the liberals since Obama actually took office and the stock market tanked. One cannot blame Bush forever.
Elmbrook's petitioning neighborhood revisited
1950s neighborhood my foot. Most of the homes are newer. Many are McMansions and some just a kiddie sized McMansion. Few are a true 1950s ranch.
Is this petition really about the change in open enrollment admission standards? That sudents must enroll in K or by 1st grade? For housing value resale vaalues they cannot say, you can just open enroll into Elmbrook? check that
Tax the richRestriction on donations has even Dems balking
From moveon.orgThis is ridiculous. The media has been obsessing about President Obama's plan to roll back the Bush tax cuts for the
wealthiest Americans—from 35% to 39.6%—even asking if that makes him a
socialist.1
Obama pushes carbon credits despite cooling evidence
A new study from 2 professors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department on Mathematical Sciences, "found that the Earth has been cooling since 2001 and projected that due to 'global variation' the climate would continue to cool for the next 20 to 30 years."
Line-item veto strange bedfellows: Feingold, Ryan, McCain
It is said that politics makes strange bedfellows. The lawmakers backing legislation to bring back line-item veto power to the president would be an example of that phenomena.
The Un-Fairness Doctrine not really dead
From the Desk of:
David Martin, Executive Vice President
MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
MARCH 6, 2009
Eileen,
Late last week, the Senate passed the Broadcaster Freedom Amendment by a vote of 87-11. And
while the liberal media rushed to declare the Fairness Doctrine dead,
they all but ignored the “Durbin Amendment” that essentially primes the
pump for silencing conservative speech through backdoor FCC regulations!
Eileen,
the liberal media would have you believe that the Fairness Doctrine is
dead—that the gag order against conservative talk has been once and for
all lifted.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
Click here to listen to MRC founder Brent Bozell’s message to you on this latest attempt to hijack our Free Speech
Rights.
++ A Stealth Attack on Your Free Speech Rights!
Eileen,
the Durbin amendment requires the FCC to “take actions to encourage and
promote diversity in communication media ownership.” Upon closer look, this “stealth” attack on Free Speech Rights is far more insidious because it empowers the government to
censor
and control the airwaves through backdoor policies that create a vast
array of new avenues by which the FCC can silence talk radio.
In
other words, the Durbin amendment poses a much greater danger to our
free speech rights because it expands the governmental control and
censorship threat in ways we never before imagined!
++ Your Efforts More Important Than Ever
Given
what just took place on Capitol Hill last week, there is little doubt
that we are headed for a showdown over our Free Speech Rights Over the
next 36 hours, we’re urging EVERY member of our MRC Action Team to
alert friends and family about this stealth assault. Urge them to join
with you in defending this God-given right by signing the petition here
Time is short. Through this Durbin Amendment, liberal members of
Congress now have a way to muzzle the conservative voice on the
airwaves – we believe they will waste little time moving it forward.
Eileen, we cannot allow this backdoor assault to go unchallenged!
That’s
why we’re counting on you to help us rally an additional 10,000 citizen
signers of our Free Speech Alliance petition this weekend alone!
As always, thank you for standing with the MRC.
David Martin
P.S: Forward this message to 30-35 friends today. Urge them to join with you by clicking here.
+ + Help the MRC maintain it’s frontline position in the battle to preserve Free Speech Rights by making a
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Doyle unionizing home care workers, are babysitters next?
SEn Ellis
Here is the Ellis press release: http://www.thewheelerreport.com/releases/Mar09/mar5/0305ellisunion.pdf
Tipping point health care
http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/06/top-5-most-audacious-health-care-statements/ heritage foundation. good
Beware of the Big-Government Tipping Point Socialized health care fundamentally changes the relationship between citizens and state,, Jan 16 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123207075026188601.html
Making grasshoppers out of ants
Almost every day we learn of more socialistic programs proposed or passed by our government. I just heard that the housing bill passed the House. By the way, ACORN lobbyists were involved! (H/T Vicki McKenna. Catch her podcast from 10:30 - 11am, March 6th.) Kudos to the House Republicans. They again all voted NO.
To Dream the 'possible Dream @ Defending American Dream Summit
Last Saturday, I attended the Americans for Prosperity Defending the American Dream Summit. (Thanks for the invitation, John Block--AFP State Director.)
Elmbrook School Board candidate forum, March 26, 7pm
http://www.brookfieldnow.com/news/40845952.html
School Board candidates will participate in forum March 26
Public Hearing on Doyle's Budget, March 25th, State Fair Park
Want to weigh in on Governor Doyle's budget? You can.
Obama reverses Bush, funds failed embryonic stem cell research & more
http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA09C13#WA09C13
President of 'Hope' Gives Patients Anything But
For
eight years, President George Bush proudly displayed in the Oval Office
a bust of Sir Winston Churchill on loan from Great Britain. As a
gesture of goodwill, the British government offered to let President
Obama keep the statue during his term as a symbol of our longstanding
friendship. Obama declined, shipping the bust back to England--and with
it, the reminder of Churchill's great wisdom. It was he who warned that
if evil prevails "all that we have known and cared for will sink into a
new Dark Age, made more sinister...by the lights of perverted science." Today, that "perverted science" took root in America in a powerful new way, as President Obama tore down the wall between the federal government and embryonic stem cell experiments. By executive order, he took the first step in overturning the restrictions on taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research. His decision will allow government agencies to use federal money to encourage experiments on innocent human life, abolishing a ban that Bush put in place in 2001.
Supporters of the decision are quick to point out that Americans won't be financing the death of embryos. Although we may not be funding the killing, we are funding the killers. For now, the one law that prevents Obama from using taxpayer dollars to fund the destruction of embryos directly is still in place. The Dickey-Wicker amendment, approved by Congress every year since 1996, bans the use of federal funds to create human embryos. Unfortunately, even that safeguard could be in jeopardy under the liberal majority. As with the other pro-life riders, Dickey-Wicker must survive the appropriations process--a feat that could now be monumentally more difficult.
Obama's decision puts the government in a business which is not only unethical but also medically unnecessary. As recently as last week, researchers announced that they had successfully turned ethically created cells into the neurons that break down in Parkinson's disease. The week before, scientists produced evidence that they had treated Parkinson's in a patient with his own adult stem cells. Almost daily, researchers are celebrating new breakthroughs without compromising a single human life. Over 70 diseases and conditions have already been treated through adult stem cells, helping patients overcome everything from juvenile diabetes to heart disease. There is a common misconception that ESC research hasn't yielded these same results because it's not legal. It is. Only federal funding has been restricted. Private, commercial, and even state ESC experiments continue to no avail. That's why the ESC community is so desperate for federal funding. Many of the private ESC financiers see the method as an expensive failure. Even Dr. James Thomson, who first grew human ESC in 1998, has pulled his resources from embryos and invested in induced pluripotent (or iPS) cells, because, apart from the satisfying the moral dilemma, these cells are easier and cheaper to reproduce.
While the Obama administration and its supporters claim to be on the cutting-edge of science, the new President is pursing old technology. And thanks to the latest stimulus package, he will have at least $8 billion to do so. In a clever political move, Obama put the money in place at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during the second "bailout," then moved ahead with rescinding Bush's restrictions. As he stated today, it will be up to NIH to decide in the next 120 days on the guidelines for ESC research.
Of course, scientists will lobby to obtain the money without strings or congressional oversight. According to the White House, their wish may be granted in the form of a presidential memo which Obama released today that seeks to insulate scientists from political accountability. In instances like this one, a lack of transparency is unacceptable, particularly when taxpayers are footing the bill. Harold Varmus, who co-chairs the President's Council on Science and Technology, defended the idea. "This is consistent with the President's determination to use sound scientific practice... instead of dogma in developing federal policy." Is it dogma or discipline? I guess that depends on your worldview. Are they restrictions or protections? Research or experiments? In this brave new world of commodifying human life, we should all be grateful for moral restraints. Please contact your leaders and urge them to uphold the ones that still exist. Urge them to right Obama's wrong by voting for the Patients' First Act. Instead of asking taxpayers to fund the destruction of life, this bipartisan bill would promote stem cell research that is making progress on principle.
FRC: Adult Stem Cell Success StoriesSlipping fast toward a godless nation
http://www.frc.org/washingtonupdate/obamas-bad-science-bailout
Give Me That Ole Time Religion
The Washington Post
reported yesterday on a new survey of Americans' religious affiliation.
Among the highlights: "The percentage of Americans who call themselves
Christians has dropped dramatically over the past two decades," and
"The only group that grew in every U.S. state since the 2001 survey was
people saying they had 'no' religion." It sounded like bad news for
faith--until we looked more closely at the numbers. This survey has now
been done three times--in 1990, 2001, and 2008, but the decline in
people identifying as Christian and the increase in those with "no
religion" took place between 1990 and 2001. From 2001 to 2008, the
percentage of Christians dropped only from 76.7% to 76.0%, and the
number with no religion increased only from 14.2% to 15.0%. Thanks to the media sensationalism, a key fact of the survey was buried. Among Christians, 44% identify themselves as "born again or evangelical," including substantial numbers of "mainline" Protestants and Roman Catholics. The report says, "These trends also suggest a movement towards more conservative beliefs and particularly to a more 'evangelical' outlook among Christians," and it calls this an "important historical trend." Meanwhile, the biggest decline among Christians is found in the more liberal "mainline" denominations, which plunged from 17.2% to only 12.9% just since 2001. The biggest drop came in two of the most liberal denominations, the Episcopalian and United Church of Christ, and it's not unreasonable to suspect that their growing embrace of homosexuality and same-sex marriage is a big part of the reason.
The Washington Post: 15 Percent of Americans Have No Religion
Oh yeah, just let those Gitmo guys go...go on to lead Taliban
In case you missed this little tidbit, amidst the important news of Rush Limbaugh ;-) or Obama's earmark reform announcement that does't keep him from signing the current "Imperfect" spending bill--loaded with 1,000s of earmarks!...Here is some news that affects us all.
I was shocked over the weekend to hear President Obama say he was going to reach out to the moderate Taliban. I can't say I think much Obama's diplomatic talents so far: Snub our best ally; reach out to moderate terrorists. Moderate? What makes a Taliban a moderate? Does he just use dynamite instead of C4?
Oh yeah, just let those Gitmo guys go...go on to lead Taliban
In case you missed this little tidbit, amidst the important news of Rush Limbaugh ;-) or Obama's earmark reform announcement that doesn't keep him from signing the current "Imperfect" spending bill--loaded with 1,000s of earmarks!...Here is some news that affects us all.
Hersheys sponsors gritty teen TV show
I will admit it; I don't watch network TV anymore. It has become too edgy or sleazy for my tastes. Plus, with a young adult in the house, I don't think we need to bring images into our home of lifestyle choices that we do not approve of but watch as being the norm. What we watch does influence what we think and how we act.
That said, OneMillionMoms.com, a group of conservative mothers, sent this email alert: "Hershey's promotes more than just kisses" regarding their sponsorship of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." (It is no "Wonder Years," one star of the show described it as "7th Heaven with sex"!)
Pepsi promotes homosexual lifestyle, prompts boycott
This one nearly slipped by me. It is a boycott of Pepsi and Pepsico products because of Pepsico's sponsorship of the homosexual lifestyle.
Ethanol is back, on steroids!!!
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123716798764436701.html Everyone hates ethanol. blends over 10% harm engines, etc. good
Vicki McKenna--3rd time is a charm? for the legislature?
Of Bailouts and Bull, Friday 13th, ABC, 9pm & Prophecy Conference
ABC's John Stossel is having a new special on government waste Friday night, on their weekly news show 20/20. It is entitled, Bailouts and Bull. I heard John talk a little about it today, and one of the subjects he will address is 4K or universal pre-school. It sounds like it will be interesting.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Thanks for the heads up, Kathryn. I missed that one.
Kyle
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:40 AM, <klwf@wi.rr.com> wrote:
Hi Kyle,
I saw a few minutes of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on
Charlie Rose this week. I don't know much about him, was pleased in
general when he was appointed, being that he was seen as outside the
educational establishment and in favor of the charter school movement.
I think having lots of choices in education is good for families.
However, this man has some alarming ideas. Duncan wants to restructure
community life around the schools; perhaps a great idea when
communities are broken and disfunctional, but hardly a good choice for
healthy families and communities. He spoke of keeping schools open
12-13 hours a day (actually our high schools are open at least that
long most days), holding school year round, 6 or 7 days a week, and
having potlucks! The President's agenda for education seems more
conservative than Mr. Duncan's, but Mr. Duncan bears watching.
Regards,
Kathryn
Madoff: Ponzi scheme=jail, U.S.: Ultimate Ponzi scheme=biz as usual
Bernard Madoff headed to jail yesterday, March 12, for his Ponzi scheme (think pyramid scheme) of taking investors money, not investing it, and using it for whatever he pleased. People were outraged, and rightly so.
Who chooses your child's education? N.C. children forced into public school
We may be heading to the left, but last time I checked, it was a parent's right to decide how their child was educated.
Parents choose to send their children to public school, private school, parochial school or to educate their children at home by homeschooling.
"Teach the Controversy Creation & Evolution" Tuesday, March 24, 7:30pm
The Creation Science Society of Milwaukee is featuring a presentation by Dr. Gary Locklair, Ph.D. of Concordia University, Wisconsin on Tuesday night from 7:30 - 9:00pm, entitled "Teach the Controversy, Creation and Evolution".
According to the flier from CSSM,
Darwin's theory of revolution 200 years later
No, that isn't a typo. It is what Charles Darwin's theory of Evolution resulted in: a revolution of society. Relativism. Man is little more than animal. Life is cheap. There is no God. etc.
If we are not created in God's image, but were a result of random accidental occurances over billions of years, then we are the masters of our own fate. We are answerable to no one.
Wow! Now that is a good, cheap pizza
I cannot remember when we started the tradition of having frozen pizza on a Saturday night at our house. It may date back to when my husband and I were first married in the late 1970s. It is a tradition that has stuck over the years though. The brand may have changed, but menu has stayed the same. (I joke it is against my religion to cook on the weekend.)
At first we were loyal Tombstone fans. Then Brewer's came out; that was better. Brewer's went out of business, but Jacks seemed almost identical. Enter thick crust on the scene. But something happened when Jacks was bought by Kraft foods several years ago. Their pizza just didn't measure up and it got more expensive too. We switched to Orv's, which is so-so OK and tried a few others but no favorites. (Alas, the fabulous gourmet pizza I used to get at Aldi is no more.)
Sights and sounds of spring: did you see 'red'?
Most people's spirits are lifted when the sun shines and the temperatures head upward. Seems we are in for a few nice days--at last!
Why history is important: My reply to a long comment
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As a military veteran, the USA has a history of conciliation with our enemies. After Revolutionary War a b ond developed between the Brits and us; after the Lewis and Clark led the way to expansion we decided to compromise with then American Indian; The USA became friends with the French well enough to hit the jackpot with the Lousiana purchase; after the Alamo fell we worked out a deal with the Mexican dictator, Santa Ana; In the 1st world war we ended up with the League of Nations, which was at least a good faith attempt to conciliate universal issues; after World War II, we reconstructed both
It's St. Patrick's Day, time to take down Christmas wreaths
Today is St. Patrick's Day!
March 17th frequently is a beautiful day weather-wise, and today's weather won't disappoint. St. Patrick's is often an excuse to play hooky from school or work.
He's going to fix healthcare? Of mice and men--Obama: Vets should go dutch for wounds
The Problems with Socialized Health Care: Canada http://www.liberty-page.com/issues/healthcare/socialized.html#canada
The Problems with Socialized Health Care: Britain http://www.liberty-page.com/issues/healthcare/socialized.html#britain
Global Warming: do the models work?
http://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#all/12015cbd5e943e69
How about those climate computer models?
Blog articles and links: budget, free speech,samesex benies,embyonic stem,gaymarriage
Heritage foundation: Accelerating us off a cliff
"Live like you mean it?" No, SPEND like you mean it!
By now you have heard of Wisconsin's new slogan: Live like you mean it. Besides the point that what in the world does that mean?, I have to ask, what did the committee do to earn their $50,000 to create that profundity?
Obviously they did not check to see if it was already used. It has, even by Bicardi Rum!
Mail a RED ENVELOPE to President Obama on March 31st
Several people have sent me emails about this, The Red Envelope Project.
Stubborn AIG bonus tax passes
Bill of Attainder, a bill intended to punish a certain group of individuals.
Against Constitution, 1st amendment, article 9.
Midwest Gaming Classic weekend, play pinball, arcade games & more!
It's that time of year again, The Midwest Gaming Classic comes to Olympia Resort in Oconomowoc this Saturday, March 21st, 10am to 8pm, and Sunday, March 22nd, 10am to 5pm. This year attendees have a chance to win a PLAYSTATION 3 or tickets to Six Flags Great America. Check out Midwest's website for details on the Gaming Classic weekend.
Know someone getting a bailout bonus? I do. (They aren't rich)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20528.html (Ryan) GOP lawmaker flips on AIG bonus tax ...House Republicans split almost evenly last week over the Democrats'
bill to impose a 90 percent retroactive tax increase on bonuses for
employees at AIG and the other biggest recipients of federal bailout
funds in a political bid to recoup the government's money.
Conservatives rejected the bill as a punitive tax, but more than 80
Republicans voted for it, fearing the populist backlash over the AIG
bonuses. ME: those recipients included Wells Fargo, which as Sensenbrenner put it, were not allowed to leave the room until signing onto receiving tarp funds. They were cooerced into signing so as to not label the ones who did take funds with a scarlet letter. Now those employees, even those who make less than $50,000 a year might get their bonus taxed at 90%. How would you like that to be you?
It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking "those rich fat cats don't deserve a bonus" when it comes to bailout money. But remember, many of the workers for these financial institutions are just middle class workers, just like you. Some, through no fault of their own now find themselves in the position of being taxed at 90% on their bonus money because our government leaders (President Obama, Secretary of Treasury Geithner cannot make up their minds and wish to fuel the class warfare fires.Call your Senators and tell them to vote no.
Save for $1 menu: We're printing $1Trillion, China & U.N. ditch dollar?
Soros sees end to US $ as world currency http://www.cnbc.com/id/30069223 Soros also said the U.S. dollar is under selling pressure and may eventually be replaced as a world reserve currency, possibly by the IMF's Special Drawing Rights, a synthetic currency basket comprised of dollars, euros, yen and sterling.
"I think the dollar is now under question and I think the system will need to be reformed, so that the United States will be subject to the same discipline as is imposed on other countries," said Soros, whose famous bet against the British pound earned his Quantum Fund $1 billion in 1992. "Being the main issuer of international currency, we have been exempt and we have abused that because we have effectively consumed 6.5 percent more than we have produced. That is now coming to an end."
Parental Rights Amendment to be introduced March 31
http://blogs.mycommunitynow.com/practically_speaking/archive/2009/03/03/u-n-convention-on-rights-of-child-it-s-back-again.aspx
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I'm voting Judge Randy Koschnick on April 7th
Do you want a Supreme Court Justice to apply the law, not make it? To in effect umpire the baseball game by calling the balls, strikes, outs, and plays, not make up new rules as the game progresses?
Sweden's population shifts to the radical side
http://news.newsmax.com/?mKIv.Tp72C5AL1PpK96tBRsK6QyetJU1m from newsmax
1. Sweden Rocked by Radical Muslims
You don't miss what you never had: Pilgrim Park School Air Conditioning, UPDATE
We are told Elmbrook's Pilgrim Park Middle School is in need of a new heating system. The board has been discussing this replacement for about a year. Bids are starting to come in now. The big question is: do we add air conditioning or not to the new system? They might decide that question tomorrow at the March 24th board meeting.
Time for tea on Thursday? 1,000 cities with tea parties
http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2009/20090323132052.aspx
No "Tea Party" coverage, but tiny leftist "bus Tour" of AIF Homes gets ink
Busy week: meetings, state budget hearing & Tea Party, candidate forums, Town Hall
Yes, this week is a busy one. Tonight, Tuesday night, the Elmbrook School board decides on Pilgrim Park Middle School's HVAC replacement. Will they opt to include air conditioning?
8 lanes to Illinois border, so why do we need a train?
and why do we need a train to Madison? We have the Badger Bus.
V. Richards the latest to join the going out of business gang
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/41753462.html
V. Richards in Brookfield likely to close soon
V. Richards apparently will close soon in Brookfield to make way for a new CVS store.
Good stuff: More Hot Air from Rep. Ott.
When Theory is Confronted by Reality http://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#all/12039a4cf2af90c4
Copenhagen, Denmark hosted a meeting of hundreds of leading scientists participating in the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change on March 12, 2009. They "warned that global warming is accelerating beyond the worst predictions and threatening to trigger irreversible climate shifts on the planet. Their report stated, 'The worst-case IPCCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realized.' "
National Day of Prayer at risk
Did you see this e-mail? I want to let you know how important it is for you to get involved.
Doyle's railroad to nowhere, or is it?
$3/4 of a billion. High Speed (more like Amtrak) rail Milwaukee to Madison air port Talk about the train to nowhere! Jay Weber 8:15 Wed.The airport is out in the countryside on the northeast side of the city! The DOT says that if it went to Madison it would add 45 minutes to an hour to the commute time. (How long does it take to get to Madison in the first place by car?) They have already done the environmental impact study for the area. (ME Hmmm, more like this is a 1st step to the Milw to Minneapolis line?) It is not high speed. ARTICLE
The second bit of travesty is to then build a light rail system around Madison! So we can spend how many billion for those 10 customers a day?
A terrorist by any other name is still as leathal
http://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#all/12050dc1e65b3f26 aid to terrorists
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,613330,00.html "Away From the Politics of Fear" SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL
Limiting charitable deductions will hurt all--not just rich
President Obama has little understanding of the charitable giving mindset. No wonder, he gives very little. But to say it isn't fair that the rich get to receive a 39% return on their deduction when others only can receive a 28% return shows his ignorance of the whole tax issue. It is OK to tax the rich at 39% buy not allow them the deduction return of 39%?
He is not alone in not understanding tax deductions. Mortgage interest incident.
We'll cut the deficit in half is deceptive
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19124.html Obama vows to cut huge deficit in half ...by the end of his first term...
4K will continue to rear it's ugly head until spending is curtailed
http://www.brookfieldnow.com/news/41855257.html
K4 back on the table in Elmbrook
Only Superman can be 2 places at once: School Board & Trustee meetings? + UPDATE
I am still wondering about this: How can a person be in 2 places at once? The only one I know of who ever did that was Superman! And even he could not maintain all his super powers when he split himself in two. He was weaker when split apart.
Candidate Charles Wickens is running for both the Elmbrook School Board AND Elm Grove Trustee. That in itself would make me raise an eyebrow. (I used to have an alderman who ran for 3 offices at once.) But the situation is even more puzzling than with my ambitious former alderman, because the meeting days and times conflict with the Elmbrook and Elm Grove positions. Surely I must be mistaken?
Existing HG&D materials a failure? I agree. Pre-fab better? We'll see
If the alligator river story is any indication ...
Don't want to see Blue Mound Pick 'n Save go chichi, too bad about V Richards
Oh I know nothing ever stays the same, but I don't want to see the Blue Mound Pick 'n Save go. It was my favorite* Pick 'n Save store! Pick 'n Saves underwent a face lift in recent years, and in the process of trying to emulate a more V. Richards look in the stores and produce department, they eliminated refrigerator cases for their apples. Consequently, purchasing crisp apples became more challenging. The Blue Mound store was one of the few that still kept their apples chilled--if I was buying apples at nearly $2/pound, that is where I shopped.
"Earth Hour" Saturday night? What can I turn on?
Have you heard about this idea? Earth Hour - Give our planet a break. It is Saturday, March 28th from 8:30pm - 9:30pm. Everyone on the planet is supposed to turn out their lights for one hour, to relieve our planet of the burden of Global Warming! (By the way, Planet Earth is not a living being, nor is it our "Mother.")
How much is a billion?
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w many zeros in a billion?
Area Frank Lloyd Wright "American System-Built" home on PBS Sunday
My neighbor, Mike Lilek, is involved with a local Frank Lloyd Wright group that is restoring one of these "American System-Built" homes in Milwaukee. He emailed me today to say he and another project member will be interviewed for a segment of the PBS "In Wisconsin" program on Sunday morning, Chanel 10, at 11:30 am.
I believe there are other Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Milwaukee that the group has worked on, but it is the one at 2714 W. Burnaham in MIlwaukee that will be featured in the segment. It is an "American System-Built" home, Model B1.
Genetic engineering gone awry? Take a look; it's funny!
If you have ever grown a vegetable garden, you know that sometimes the carrots or potatoes grow in some unusual shapes. I have harvested anatomically correct boy carrots or potatoes that looked like aliens. But I have never encountered produce that resembled the female form. That is until now.
Elmbrook School Board candidates weigh in on 4K
Last week, the article K4 back on the table in Elmbrook on Brookfieldnow caused quite a stir. The way it was written, it led people to believe that 2 board members who previously voted against 4K were now thinking about it. The article was heavy on the positive effects of 4K on the school budget without much detail regarding the negatives to the taxpayer.
Another 2 million acres off limits to drilling and renewable energy
Obama signed into law another restriction on mining and drilling.
This puts these lands off limits to his precious wind and solar too and what about that new power grid? Guess it goes on YOUR property!
Gird loins, guard wallet: Dems introduce Cap & Trade energy bill
http://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#all/1205e1ef555f02fd Jim Ott's latest hot air on cap and trade
Feel like you are on a roller coaster to disaster? Takeovers, bailouts, government intrusion, bills and declarations are happening at such a fast pace, I can't keep up!
More info from candidates
http://www.brookfieldnow.com/news/41764022.html candidates responses
