February 2011
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Welcomes New Vermont GOP Chairman Pat McDonald
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus offered the following statement regarding the state GOP chairman elections in Vermont: “I would like to congratulate Pat McDonald on her unanimous election to serve as state party chairman for Vermont. Pat has acquired invaluable experience working in Vermont politics over the years having served [...]
RNC Chairman Priebus Statement On President Obama’s Failure To Lead
WASHINGTON – As leaders on Capitol Hill negotiate the budget, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s absence from the conversation and his failure to lead: “Republicans have been busy working on a plan to get our budget under control and keep the government running. Between his meeting [...]
Workers of Wisconsin Unite? Wobblies Call for General Strike
Most Americans are probably unfamiliar with the union known as the Industrial Workers of the World (also called the Wobblies). However, the Wobblies have been around since 1905 and, although the IWW has declined significantly since its 100,000-member peak in 1923, it has been getting some notoriety of late trying to unionize Starbucks and Jimmie [...]
The Erick Erickson Show
I’m going live at 7:05 p.m. ET. You can listen live at http://wsbradio.com and call in at 1-800-WSB-TALK. I’ll be talking about Washington Post reporter Greg Sargent calling for union violence in Wisconsin. I’ll also be talking about the continuing resolution and Frank Buckles passing away. Plus more. Consider this an open thread.
Video: New From FreedomConnector – Join The Fight
This is the latest web ad from FreedomWorks. Focusing on the ongoing union protests, the video promotes their new website, FreedomConnector.com. I’ve used the site several times and it is a fantastic way to keep track of particular congressional districts, including who is holding events, when, where, and why. It also connects users to other [...]
Right-to-work coming to Maine?
That’s the plan, at least. The current situation in Maine is as follows: people don’t have to belong to a union to work, but non-union employees (both private and public sector) may still have to pay the unions a ’service fee.’ This supposedly represents the recouping of the cost of unions ‘representing’ non-union members in [...]
Unions Let Slip The Dogs of More
From the diaries by Jeff There is a classic Bob Newhart skit about a man visiting the home of a friend who has a large and vicious dog. After being intermittently dragged around the room and pinned to the furniture by the beast, Newhart’s character manages to mollify it with handfuls of gumdrops out of [...]
Francis Fox-Piven: The Communist Manifesto Was ‘Really Too General’…
“From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.” Given the tumult in the Middle East, as well as in Wisconsin and other states, it is worthwhile to explore some of the brains behind today’s “revolutionary” spirit—especially, given the Left’s hatred of the free-market, today’s socialists’ renewed interests in “revolution” and anarchists [...]
Our last WWI vet passes away at age 110
From the diaries by Bill S. Update from Erick: The U.S. Naval Institute has more here. Frank Buckles, the last of the 4,734,991 Americans who served in World War I, has passed away. When you think of most kids today, his story is just staggering. He was born on a Missouri farm when William McKinley [...]
War, What Is It Good For? – Ask National Geographic.
It’s the end of the world as we know it (it’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it (it’s time I had some time alone) It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine (it’s time I had some time alone) [...]
