Posted by: Editorial Post
in The Way We See It on April 19, 2011
Tagged in: Untagged
From the April 17, 2011 CSI Walworth County Sunday "The Way we see it" column:
Sometimes, it’s the little things that make you smile. For Wisconsin Republicans who saw Gov. Scott Walker compared to genocidal maniacs, the Capitol reduced to a pungent communal drum circle and schools closed while teachers and other public employees stormed Madison to object to Walker’s budget-repair bill, the ire of the loopy left in response to the result of the April 5 state Supreme Court race must seem laughably precious.
“Hey-hey, ho-ho, vote fraud has got to go,” shouted protesters last weekend as the results of incumbent Justice David Prosser’s win over JoAnne Kloppenburg settled in. Most reasonable people will forgive the chuckles from Republicans who have howled in vain for years about the fraud machine that has stolen countless votes in Milwaukee and Dane counties.
Posted by: Editorial Post
in The Way We See It on April 10, 2011
Tagged in: Untagged
From the April 10, 2011 CSI Walworth County Sunday "The Way we see it" column:
Wisconsin’s contentious Supreme Court race — now headed for a recount — further illuminates the left’s scandalous strategy for undoing the results of the historic November general election that put Republicans in control of state government.
In an effort to boost the campaign of obscure government lawyer JoAnne Kloppenburg — regarded by Democrat activists as a liberal antidote to Gov. Scott Walker — the shameless Greater Wisconsin Committee smeared conservative incumbent David Prosser, a former prosecutor, by deliberately distorting his role in the 1978 sexual-assault investigation of two young boys. One of the victims publicly asked Kloppenburg to disavow the offending television ad and demand that it be pulled. Tellingly, she refused.
Posted by: Editorial Post
in The Way We See It on April 03, 2011
From the April 3, 2011 CSI Walworth County Sunday "The Way we see it" column:
Here are excerpts from recent editorials in American newspapers:
House Budget chief Paul Ryan will soon propose detailed entitlement reform. That he is sure to be savaged — even by fellow Republicans — shows how little Washington appreciates courage.
Posted by: Editorial Post
in The Way We See It on March 28, 2011
Tagged in: Untagged
From the March 27, 2011 CSI Walworth County Sunday "The Way we see it" column:
As spring finally nudges aside a long, snowy winter, we’re inclined today to set aside thoughts of roiling political debates and recognize some of our friends and neighbors who quietly go about making life better for untold numbers of people.
In the pages of CSI Media publications recently, we were reminded that such people reach out to us from remarkably varied backgrounds with remarkably varied gifts. For example:
Posted by: Editorial Post
in The Way We See It on March 21, 2011
Tagged in: Untagged
From the March 20, 2011 CSI Walworth County Sunday "The Way we see it" column:
Unions pushing business boycotts
Now that Gov. Scott Walker’s budget-repair bill has been signed into law, public-sector unions are turning their attention to misguided recall efforts and statewide boycotts of businesses they regard as political opponents.
Posted by: Editorial Post
in The Way We See It on March 18, 2011
From the March 13, 2011 CSI Walworth County Sunday "The Way we see it" column:
Recent polls suggest that Gov. Scott Walker has yet to convince a majority of Wisconsin residents that de-fanging public-sector unions is a good idea. If the polls are accurate, Wisconsinites like the idea of public employees paying more for health care and pension benefits, but reining in their collective-bargaining privileges remains a much tougher sell for the governor and Republican majorities in the Legislature.
This is surprising when you consider that Walker’s budget-repair bill ensures public employees still will be able to negotiate for wages and salaries, and will continue to enjoy broad protections under state civil-service law. They will remain, in effect, a uniquely fortunate group of workers.
