President Donald Trump has fulfilled the one hope that actual conservatives had when some of them voted for him–he has appointed what appears to be a Constitutionalist to the Supreme Court. Those on the Right are finding little not to like about Judge Neil Gorsuch–and his original nomination to the Federal bench was unanimous in the Senate–with Bernie…… MORE
Strengthening His Base
I was all set to talk about how the race for the Republican nomination for President in 2020 is officially getting underway this week. I was thinking that some member of Congress or Governor was going to take a strong stand against President Obama’s actions in just his first week in office and establish themselves as a…… MORE
A Full Accounting
If you’ve ever seen a government budget you know it’s very impressive. They are usually thick volumes with page after page of small agate type featuring line item after line item of expenditures and revenues. Columns show the new budget amount, what was budgeted last year and what was actually spent in the previous budget cycle. …… MORE
That Explains It
It’s always interesting when you think one thing is the cause of a problem–but it turns out to be something completely different. For a couple of years now, we have been told that the Wisconsin transportation budget is running a huge structural deficit because our gas taxes are too low and that we don’t pay…… MORE
Not a Good Start
I know it hasn’t even been a week yet, but I can’t say the Donald Trump presidency is off to a great–or even a good–start. Friday’s inaugural speech did not to build my confidence in the man that I did not vote for. His new definition of “patriotism” greatly concerns me–as I believe that isolationism…… MORE
Fools Green & Gold
Sports Talk Radio has been ablaze this week with discussion about what the Green Bay Packers need to do to “get over the hump” and make it to the Super Bowl next season. Talking heads and callers alike seem to think the team is just a player or two on both sides of the ball away from…… MORE
Why I Love My Wife a Little More Today
I would just like to announce that I love my wife, Michele, just a little bit more today. That revelation comes after watching just a half-hour of The Bachelor last night to see what they used from the show’s trip to the Oshkosh area back in October. For those of you that did not…… MORE
The George Costanza Era
One of the greatest lines to come out of the Seinfeld series was from George Costanza telling Jerry how to be come a great liar and fool a polygraph machine: Now fast forward from the 1990’s to just this past weekend, as new White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer set a combative tone…… MORE
The Obama Legacy
As he heads out of office today, talking heads are wondering what President Obama’s “legacy” will be. It’s important for Presidents to have “legacies”–although I would be hard pressed to tell you what the legacies of Chester A Arthur, Franklin Pierce and Benjamin Harrison may have been. Obviously, President Obama’s “legacy” was going to…… MORE
Doing Too Much
When you think about a state university, what do you believe should be its primary focus? Educating kids, right? And it’s second purpose should be conducting research that can benefit all of society, correct? Anything beyond that is tertiary in importance and should be done only if resources are abundantly available. That is why the…… MORE
