Hudson Star Observer Readers Blinded by "The Light"

WRITERS LIGHT UP HSO by bildanielson @ 7:57 am
"There must be something
in the early February air.... Four of the eight letters submitted to the
Hudson Star Observer really lit things up. We have some very bright bulbs burning in St Croix County!"

BREAKING NEWS

This just in. Rising electricity costs from lighting have been putting
pressure on the Hudson school district's energy budget this year. Now
the district has received help in the nick of time - and from the
unlikeliest of sources. The anti-public education group of Hudson
(known as APEG) has inadvertently saved the district thousands of
dollars in energy costs. By APEG exposing their bright bulbs to light
up the early February air, the school district has been able to hit the
dimmer switch on their own florescent lights. The district's supervisor
of facilities and grounds, said: "APEG may hate our guts and want to blast
us off the face of the earth with their Advanced Tactical Laser but,
in the meantime, we'll take any help we can get on our energy costs -
even the glow from their freakin' heads!"
A top district official phoned APEG spiritual leader Dr.Bill
to personally thank him for the additional help he is
providing. "Dr. Bill has been spreading cow dung in large heaps
around the school buildings for years. Biomass materials such as manure make an incredible alternative combustion fuel source!" gushed the unamed official.
Sources close to the district report that APEG has already made record requests to the district for financial information related to governmental expropriation of their luminescence and cow pies, which they claim they plan to sell to the general public at
market-driven prices. Developing ...

Memories of Ronald Reagan

It's Ronald Reagan's birthday. Had he lived he'd be 95. It's guess it's disrepectful
to speak in a derogatory manner of those who have passed on.
Perhaps as an individual Ronald Reagan was a charming, good & generous man with a big heart.
From stories I've heard about him, as an individual, I believe he actually was.

( He wrote out personal checks to people he never met to help pay their bills. Once one such
individual never cashed one of these checks. Reagan called and asked why. The responded because they framed it for his signiture. Reagan wrote that person another check.) This was while he was president. Maybe that explains why he did such a poor job of running a country.

It's not Ronald Reagan the person I have less than fond memories of.

But my memories of him as President unfortunately are not so cheerful.

Here are a few things that come to my mind when I think of the Reagan Presidency.



Secretly dealing with terrorists to win the release of American hostages and embarass President Carter.

Firing air traffic controllers for demanding less stressful working conditions and up to date
equipment.

Driving up the budget deficit higher than every administration preceding his.

The greatest trade deficit in history.

Hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs moved overseas.

The creation of the rustbelt.

Sleeping through cabinet meetings.

The 2nd largest Stock Market Crash in history. I'm pretty sure surpassed only by 9-11.

The begining of corporatations raiding their workers pension. A & P was one of the first.

The beginning of the "Government is Bad" mantra.

Rising unemployment.

Thousands of families loosing their family farms.

The begining of the decline of rural America.

Junk Bonds.

Wall Street Corruption.

Hostile take-overs.

Huge defense expenditures for weapon systems that never worked. ($80 billion for the "Star
Wars" inititive).

The Iran Contra Affair.

The elimination of the Dept.of Energy.

Oppulent White House Dinners and Dances.

An unprecedented increase in homelessness.

Obscene oil company windfall profits.

Massive cuts to social and education programs while giving tax cut to the rich.

So with all these fond memories of the Reagan years. I have to say

Happy Birthday President Ronald Reagan. You'd be proud of these times too.

Thank You Dr. Bill for the reminder.
For some reason this day wasn't marked in red on my calendar.

Bush Raises Taxes On The Farmers To Reverse The Trend

I found this interesting graph floating out on the internet. I suppose it explains why we were unable to fight off the Twin Towers hijackers armed with $3 boxcutters. From Bush's proposed budget, it looks like he wants to turn the country back 100 years. This has got to make our anti-education, anti-community, anti-union, anti-debate friends at the ontheborderline.net blog site happy.

Times are tough over at OTBL. They've adopted a skinny dog as their mascot. Conceal and carry didn't passed. I received an e-mail from one Husker who was kicked off their site for trying to introduce a little debate. Their were only able to get one puppet to run for the Hudson school board. A handful of like-minded skunks from New Richmond have been invited to lift their tails up OTBL. The admin still blocks my computer from accessing their site. The Mudslinger still drives them up the wall with his letters to the editor. Mustard is still their least favorite veggie.

So blog on dude!



SPENDING FOR WAR or PEACE

Which path to safer communities?

$100: 11 hand grenades or 11 blankets for refugees

$4,000: 1 rocket launcher or three-day training in peace-building for 160 youth

$14,000: 1 cluster bomb or Head Start enrollment for two children

$40,000: 1 Hellfire missile or Two home health aids for disabled elderly person

$145,000: 1 bunker-buster guided bomb or associate degree training for 29 RNs

$586,000: 1,000 M-16 rifles or rent subsidies for 1,000 families living in poverty

$130 million: 7 unmanned Predator drones or WIC program nutrition for 200,000 families

$275 million: 3 tests of missile defense system or worldwide eradication of polio

$350 million: 6 Trident II missiles or vaccinations for 10 million children worldwide

$413 million: Amphibious Warfare Landing Ship program or child care for 68,000 needy children

$494 million: 1 year military aid to Colombia or 7,000 units of affordable housing

$2.1 billion:1 Stealth bomber or annual salaries and benefits for 38,000 elementary school teachers

$16 billion: 1 year of nuclear weapons program or healthcare coverage for 7 million children
Read more

Missing Link Discovered In Washington D.C.

Happy Birthday Ronnie Reagan



It's apparent the President Bush learned more from President Reagan than his father, aka, Bill Clinton's adopted father.

Ronald W. Reagan 40th President 1981-1989

The Genius of Ronald Reagan: Direct Quotes from the Gipper Himself

"Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do." -- Ronald Reagan, 1981

"A tree is a tree. How many more do you have to look at?" -- Ronald Reagan, 1966, opposing expansion of Redwood National Park as governor of California


"Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born. "

"I have flown twice over Mt St. Helens out on our west coast. I'm not a scientist and I don't know the figures, but I have a suspicion that that one little mountain has probably released more sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere of the world than has been released in the last ten years of automobile driving or things of that kind that people are so concerned about." -- Ronald Reagan, 1980. (Actually, Mount St. Helens, at its peak activity, emitted about 2,000 tons of sulfur dioxide per day, compared with 81,000 tons per day by cars.)

"Facts are stupid things." -- Ronald Reagan, 1988, a misquote of John Adams, "Facts are stubborn things."

"We think there is a parallel between federal involvement in education and the decline in profit over recent years." -- Ronald Reagan, 1983. (It's always good to run the Department of Education to make money.)

"Fascism was really the basis for the New Deal." Ronald Reagan, 1976, on his failed campaign for the Republican nomination.

"You can't help those who simply will not be helped. One problem that we've had, even in the best of times, is people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice." -- President Reagan, 1/31/84, on Good Morning America, defending his administration against charges of callousness.

On 8/24/85 President Reagan tells an interviewer that the "reformist administration" of South African president P.W. Botha has made significant progress on the racial front. "They have eliminated the segregation that we once had in our own country," says the President, "the type of thing where hotels and restaurants and places of entertainment and so forth were segregated - that has all been eliminated." (In response to questions a few days later as to whether President Reagan actually thought racial segregation has been eliminated in South Africa, Larry Speakes said "Not totally, no.")

Ben Franklin v. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

The Shocking Truth!!!

Earlier this month, this page noted the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s true Renaissance figures.

So perhaps we should also note that one of Ben’s best quotations is being hijacked by a few of today’s less than Renaissance figures.

During a speech by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at Georgetown University this week, a group of students disrupted his talk and held up a banner with this alleged quote from Ben Franklin — "Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither."

Possibly the students deliberately distorted the quotation, or — more likely — they never paid attention in their history classes. Either way, the quote is wrong. What Mr. Franklin actually said — first penning it in 1775 — was "Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary security, deserve neither liberty nor security."

Those two little words, of course, make all the difference. Listening in to terrorists as they discuss plans to kill innocents is not giving up an "essential liberty." The Constitution says very little about school lunch programs or agricultural subsidies but it does give the president the right to defend this nation and protect Americans.

The NSA surveillance program that Mr. Gonzalez was defending in his speech does not intrude on essential liberties, but is used to provide security and safety to American citizens. After all, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That’s another Ben Franklin saying that might be appropriate to contemporary events.

Republican Poll Currently Being Conducted In The Valley

A reader sent me a list of the questions she was asked during a recent phone poll. The poll's source would be the Republican Party. Looks like they are trying to cover the "God, gays and guns" focus of the current Republican puppeteers. Issues concerning health, the economy and education don't seem to be on the
republican radar scene. Has anybody else been part of this survey?
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1) Do you think taxes are too high, do you think taxes need to be raised to pay for good programs or are taxes just right and you're not worried?

2) In 2004 there were questions about voter fraud. Do you believe that people should show a photo ID?

3) Are you a sportsman, yes or no?

4) Are you pro-life or pro-choice?

5) Have you voted primarily Republican, Democratic or other?

Big Box Learning Centers

Five years from now, this will not be a joke!!!!





"When I graduated from the 8th Grade, I started my Wal-Mart teaching career..... You can too." :-)

Republicans Promote Math & Science By Cutting Education Funding

Only the G.O.P could spin this kind of logic into plausibility.

President Bush:"Tonight I propose to train 70,000 high school teachers to lead advanced-placement courses in math and science, bring 30,000 math and science professionals to teach in classrooms, and give early help to students who struggle with math, so they have a better chance at good, high-wage jobs. If we ensure that America's children succeed in life, they will ensure that America succeeds in the world. (Applause.)"

Statement of Wisconsin Governor Doyle Regarding Republican Education Cuts

Largest Cut to Education in Decades Detailed for Each School District

Governor Jim Doyle announced that the Republican budget proposal unveiled this afternoon would cut Wisconsin’s schools by over $400 million – the largest cut to education in decades. Governor Doyle made the following statement:

"The Republican budget proposal announced today would cut Wisconsin’s schools by over $400 million – the largest education cut in decades. Their proposal would force school districts to choose between a massive property tax increase or laying off thousands of teachers, raising class sizes, and cutting programs from music to athletics. If schools had to cut starting in September, they would have to pay millions of dollars in unemployment compensation to lay off teachers that have already been hired – taking even more money out of the classroom.


"Not only will the Republican budget cause the largest education cut in decades, but it also sets taxpayers up for a huge property tax increase. Republicans know there is no way schools can handle this kind of cut, and the only option will be a massive increase in property taxes.

"We are now seeing the results of making education the last priority on their agenda. By the time they got around to education, there was no money left to support our schools."

"Quite simply, their budget is a cruel hoax on schools and property taxpayers. I will use every power at my disposal to make sure that we get a budget that is fair to both property taxpayers and our schools."

Attached is a spreadsheet detailing the amount every school district in Wisconsin will be cut by compared to current law. These numbers do not include additional cuts proposed by Republicans to categorical education programs, such as school transportation, special education funding, and the SAGE small class size initiative.

Here are a few examples of how these cuts would affect individual districts (excludes categorical program funding):
MILWAUKEE -- $40 million
MADISON -- $10 million
KENOSHA -- $8.5 million
RACINE -- $8.5 million
GREEN BAY AREA -- $8.2 million
APPLETON AREA -- $5.9 million
WAUKESHA -- $5.3 million
EAU CLAIRE AREA -- $4.4 million
JANESVILLE -- $4.3 million
OSHKOSH AREA -- $4.2 million
SHEBOYGAN AREA -- $4.1 million
WAUSAU -- $3.5 million
WEST ALLIS -- $3.4 million
STEVENS POINT AREA -- $3.1 million
LACROSSE -- $3 million
STONE PINE HOME SCHOOL - $ One Brazillion

Land of the Free

U.S. Constitution: Fourth Amendment - Search and Seizure

It's always interesting to see what rights people will fight for. Over at the ontheborderline.net blog site, they seem to only care about the Second Amendment and the right to bare arms. Since President Bush is in the middle of the battle over the legality of domestic spying, they are mute on the question. More evidence of their love for Republican Kool-aid...

We didn't only fight the Revolutionary War because of tax issues with Britian. The rights outlined in the Fourth Amendment were are big part of the reason.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Read more on the history and background of the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution.

Foruth Amendment explained and discussed.

Domestic Spying: Telecoms let NSA spy on calls

By Leslie Cauley and John Diamond, USA TODAY

The National Security Agency has secured the cooperation of large telecommunications companies, including AT&T, MCI and Sprint, in its efforts to eavesdrop without warrants on international calls by suspected terrorists, according to seven telecommunications executives.

The executives asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the program. AT&T, MCI and Sprint had no official comment.

The Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings today on the government's program of monitoring international calls and e-mails of a domestic target without first obtaining court orders. At issue: whether the surveillance is legal, as President Bush insists, or an illegal intrusion into the lives of Americans, as lawsuits by civil libertarians contend. (Related: Committee chief says program violates law)

In domestic investigations, phone companies routinely require court orders before cooperating.

Read more: USA Today

So That's Where The WMD's Went!!!

Saddam Sent WMD to Syria, Former General Alleges
By Sherrie Gossett
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
February 02, 2006

(CNSNews.com) - A former Iraqi general alleges that in June 2002 Saddam Hussein transported weapons of mass destruction out of the country to Syria aboard several refitted commercial jets, under the pretense of conducting a humanitarian mission for flood victims.

That's one of several dramatic claims made in the book by former Iraqi General Georges Sada: "Saddam's Secrets: How an Iraqi General Defied and Survived Saddam Hussein." Since the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Sada has served as the spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and continues to serve as national security advisor. He is the former vice marshal of the Iraqi Air Force. Sada was interviewed at the headquarters of Cybercast News Service on Jan. 30.

Read more: Cybercast News Service.

Please note: CNS News bills itself as The Right News. Right Now. (It's "fair and balanced" like FOX News...)

Help Wanted In New Richmond

Snake Oil History Series Coming to Hudson

The crack ATBL editorial staff received this from a local reader. Thanks for contributing.


"Ladieeeees and Gentlemen! Readers of all ages! Come one, come all and gather 'round for the Greatest Show this sleepy little burg has ever
seen! (gimme some elbow room there boy) Announcing my intention to submit letters to the Hudson Star Observer over the upcoming weeks as an in-depth historical documentary on the life and times of Citizen Taxboy.
You will be Amazed! Astounded! Befuddled and Bemused! Don't miss a single installment of this walk down memory lane. There will be discussions of duct tape to videotape, library boards to school boards, golf club dinners to Seder meals, County deputies to City police officers, hand-painted pickups to hand-painted picket signs to hand-painted campaign signs, Nazis to nuts, blogging to jogging, and everything in between. A Greatest Hits! I've walked the highways and byways of Hudson talking to folks to get the quotes and tidbits you want to hear. And for those aficionados who want All Taxboy All The Time, announcing the creation of a new blog dedicated to bringing you the inside scoop with photos, video, and a chat room where you can leave your favorite anecdotes - anonymously!! Inspired by the artistic photography at Hudson Cinema 9, this documentary series will be
entitled: "The Concerned Citizen Behind the Hundred Dollar Smile"

Pssst...Hey Husker! Is This Why You Ask Why?

Determine The Root Cause: 5 Whys


It appears that a new member has appeared over at the ontheborderline.net blog site. Going by the name Husker, it appears this OTBL blogger doesn't understand the rules of the game over there. He or she has been called on the dog-stained carpet by the admin (who we'll call Shelia) for asking too many "why questions." Evidently, ol' Husker didn't read the fine print about not questioning the questioners.

If Husker had paid attention to our site, he/she would have known that part of our mission is to point out the abundance of hypocrisy smeared on the stalls of that urinal of negativity and redneck ignorance known as OTBL. So Husker has helped add a couple more streaks of du du and provided us with more evidence of why we are here. Since it appears that most of the main "brains" at the OTBL site let their wives bring home the heavy bread, they would not be familiar with common concepts that are discussed on the shopfloors of factories throughout the world. They may have never heard of Six Sigma or lean manufacturing or Just In Time production. Coincidently, the admin's comment about a 5-year old is quite insightful, when you consider what follows. Once again, we have proof that even a blind squirrel finds a nut.

Many businesses today use root cause analysis to better understand and improve their processes. The 5 Why's are part of the tool kit. Here's more information from the Six Sigma website:
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Asking "Why?" may be a favorite technique of your three year old child in driving you crazy, but it could teach you a valuable Six Sigma quality lesson. The 5 Whys is a technique used in the Analyze phase of the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology. It's a great Six Sigma tool that doesn't involve data segmentation, hypothesis testing, regression or other advanced statistical tools, and in many cases can be completed without a data collection plan.

By repeatedly asking the question "Why" (five is a good rule of thumb), you can peel away the layers of symptoms which can lead to the root cause of a problem. Very often the ostensible reason for a problem will lead you to another question. Although this technique is called "5 Whys," you may find that you will need to ask the question fewer or more times than five before you find the issue related to a problem.

Benefits Of The 5 Whys

Help identify the root cause of a problem.
Determine the relationship between different root causes of a problem.
One of the simplest tools; easy to complete without statistical analysis.

When Is 5 Whys Most Useful?

When problems involve human factors or interactions.
In day-to-day business life; can be used within or without a Six Sigma project.
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So Husker you are to be commended for your insightful probe into the minds of your fellow OTBL poster children. It's pretty obvious that the OBTL admin doesn't want to get through all your 5 whys. Why, I'm not sure. My guess is talk is cheap over there and, once you get past the cut-n-pasted words of dead, discredited econokooks like Ludwig von Mises, pop-philosophers like Ayn Rand and hypocritical, slave-owning patriots like George Mason, the chamber pot of ideas has been licked clean. Good luck on your adventure Husker!

Read more on Six Sigma and the 5 Why's.

It Makes You Want To Ralph...

Weapon Lust Ontheborderline

OTBL’s Dream machine.

“I wish I could lay my hands on one of these.”
OTBL Admin.

Referring to Army's new weapon.

The U.S. military has been developing a gunship that could literally obliterate enemy ground targets with a laser beam.

The laser could have tremendous repercussions on the battlefield, particularly in urban warfare in such countries as Afghanistan and Iraq. "It's the kind of tool that could bring about victory within minutes," an official said.

The applications of ATL could change military dynamics on the battlefield. Officials envision the laser being able to destroy or damage targets in an urban area with virtually no collateral damage. The range of ATL was expected to be 10 miles.

New weapon could mean the end of collateral damage

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That’s why my car’s equipped with MIRRORS.

I hear it works great on Pink Bunnies!!!!!!!

Conceal and Carry Veto = Death Threats

Wisconsin lawmaker says wife got death threats after vote

Associated PressPLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - A lawmaker who flipped his stance and voted to sustain the governor's veto of a bill that would let people carry concealed weapons says his wife got death threats after the vote. Rep. John Steinbrink, D-Pleasant Prairie, said his wife, Roberta, got two death threats via telephone shortly after the Assembly voted Tuesday afternoon to sustain Gov. Jim Doyle's veto. He said his wife was shaken by the calls.

"I know a lot of the gun owners in Kenosha and most of them are pretty good people and friends of mine," Steinbrink said. "This was an unfortunate incident by several people who apparently don't have the mental capabilities to carry a gun or possess one."

Read more: Duluth News Tribune

Dim Wit Award

The first Abovetheborderline "DimWit Award" goes
to Kilowatt:. Thanks for brightening our day.

Kilowatt: "We all need to remember this is a fight, and fights can get
ugly, very ugly. The positions taken and being viewed here most likely
will go far beyond a gentlemen's debate. I happen to think we are
already well past that. What is being witnessed here is the equivalent
statement of hearing "Care to step outside to settle this", with the end
result being an all out street brawl. I say "Blog on!! And you better
bring your friends."

Market Driven Bloviation

Killbear: Welcome back to the Killbear Rapport. I'm your host Chris Killbear. Tonight's guest is a senior partner in the architectural firm of Roark, Rand & Treadon. Please welcome Mr. Howard Roark.

Roark: It's a pleasure to be here Chris.

Killbear: Howard, I must say that I'm a bit dismayed by your
appearance. I had assumed that you would be a tall, handsome,
strong-silent type - sort of Gary Cooperesque. But even with those
elevator shoes, you are having a hard time seeing over the desk.

Roark: Well Chris, I like to think that what I lack in physical stature
I make up for with intellectual bloviation.

Killbear: Clearly. So Howard, tell us about the exciting projects you
are working on.

Roark: Recently, I received a commission to design a gleaming glass
skyscraper which will stand as a testament to the power of
uncompromising creative individualism, eschewing the dumbing-down of the
collectivist government bureaucracy.

Killbear: Marvelous. When do you break ground?

Roark: Well, the developer is still awaiting approval of financing. So
far, the city has created a Tax Increment Financing zone for the
project, the county and state have engineered a combined development
appropriation to subsidize the down payment, and Fannie Mae will be
providing the remainder of the financing. The developer will be
providing the usual investment - peanuts.

Killbear: Once again individualism trumps collectivism. What else is
on your plate?

Roark: I've been asked to design a new private high school in Hudson,
Wisconsin. This will be a state-of-the-art facility with top-notch
math, computer and science labs, Carnegie Hall-level arts
accommodations, an Olympic-worthy sports complex, and everything else
needed to help the students prepare for success in the 21st Century.

Killbear: And all provided without expropriation of taxes by the
government.

Roark: Exactly. The total cost of the project is $83.5 million. So
far the capitalist owners have raised nothing, but they have formed
prayer groups to ask God to send a billionaire who will endow them with
the total amount needed. Once the school is up and running, they expect
that tuition will pay the operating costs. It appears that tuition will
run about $17,000 per student per year. This should be reasonably
affordable to most Hudson parents because they will be receiving their
State of Wisconsin Educational Tax Credit of $500 per year.

Killbear: When do you break ground?

Roark: Around the 12th of Never.

Killbear: Howard, have you designed any buildings that have been built?

Roark: Of course. I recently completed the design of a new outhouse
for State Farm Insurance headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. I won a
design award for the best use of the Mississippi-retro crescent moon
motif.

Killbear: Were the owners pleased with the final structure?

Roark: Very much so. In fact, they are now providing me with a full
salary, family health benefits, pension and 401(k).

Killbear: That's amazing.

Roark: Well, they aren't exactly providing that to me. They are
providing that to my household. But, fortunately, this income provides
sufficient support for my family so that I can bloviate full-time on my
blog.

Killbear: Thanks Howard. Blog on!

Conceal and Carry Aftermath

...Clearing The Smoke And Mirrors In Madtown

Below are some tidbits from the after-vote discussion from yesterday's Wisconsin Assembly vote not to override Governor Doyle's veto of the conceal and carry, aka, Personal Protection act.
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Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee) says: It's Time to move forward at the capitol

Hear a sound clip at Wis. Radio Network.

Now that concealed carry is dead, one lawmaker says he hopes to get to the real issues facing our state. Richards says he wants to talk about issues that affect middle class families in Wisconsin, including affordable healthcare. Even though nobody in Wisconsin will be carrying concealed weapons any time soon, Mark Pettis (R-Hertel) had to get one last word in, saying people who take firearm training classes and get permits are not the bad guys.
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I find Mark Pettis' comment interesting. Who said anybody was saying the conceal and carry people were "bad guys?" I'm certain they are of the noblest character. If you need more proof, just go dig around on the ontheborderline.net web site and see what some of your "responsible" neighbors had to say about conceal and carry. If OTBL's Conn is the poster child of conceal and carry, the bill should have near reached Doyle's desk to be vetoed. My problem is that people like Conn talk tough with the big gun in hand. They confuse a "priviledge" with a "right." A show of adult responsiblity would go a lot further than redneck bravado. Scroll down and read about the conviction of Minnesota's first conceal and carry murderer.

If it was the "good guys" who were speaking out for conceal and carry, it wouldn't such an issue with me. Maybe an exposed and carry law would be better? But how would this idea be met by the anonymous bloggers who don't have the guts to use their name and want to run around with a gun hidden in their pocket? This isn't the motorcycle helmet law. There's more than one person's brain bucket at stake.

If their argument is that they live in a dangerous part of Milwaukee, I'll take a word from Rush Limbaugh's line to displaced autoworkers in Michigan -- MOVE! If it's not safe, get out. I'm sure there will be Republican's bringing another conceal and carry bill to the table. It seems to follow their three-chord agenda of "Guns, Gays and God."

JPN
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Chippewa Falls Republican Jeff Wood attacks flip-floppers of concealed carry
Says they have no integrity
One lawmaker in the Assembly is riled up after failing to overturn the governor's veto. Saying he's "disgusted with lack of ethics" at the state capitol, Wood attacks the two Democrats who had supported the Personal Protection Act but flip flopped when their votes mattered the most. "They have no principles or integrity." Wood says concealed carry is not an easy issue to deal with, and because of that, he respects the opinions of other lawmakers, but not because someone twists their arms.

Hear an audio clip from Wis. Radio Network

BREAKING NEWS .....

Last night the Borderliners unanimously voted to disband their Bob
Muchlinski Admiration Society after a stunning revelation that Mr.
Muchlinski is not a nice person. Mr. N. Ominous, president of the fan club, was visibly shaken and had this to say: "But he's a lawyer. I
thought lawyers had some kind of professional code that required them to
be nice to everyone. All the lawyers I see on TV are really nice
(sob)." Mr. Towncrier, founder of the Daughters of Muchlinski
subchapter of the fan club, also found it hard to put his emotions into
words: "(choke) He's a liberal.

I thought liberals were supposed to
sit around being nice while right-wingers systematically dismantled
every last vestige of progress made by this society in the last century.
What gives?" Muchlinski could not be reached for comment. He was last
seen on the Serengeti gnawing on a wildebeest carcass. Developing ...