More than any of his potential rivals for the White House, Mr. Walker, 47, is a product of a loose network of conservative donors, think tanks and talk radio hosts who have spent years preparing the road for a politician who could successfully present their arguments for small government to a broader constituency. Via Behind…
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Business, Conservatives, Crony Capitalism, Cronyism, WEDC
Conservative Case Against WEDC
“Today, every state offers at least some sort of tax incentive for businesses,” according to the article by Jackson Brainerd, a research analyst for the National Council of State Legislatures. “Yet, despite lawmakers’ enthusiasm for corporation-specific incentives, many economists, experts and other observers, from the left to the right, doubt they are an efficient use…
Conservatives, Gov. Walker, State Government
Walker loses a conservative
How bad is it? Well, Rep. Rob Brooks of Saukville (a Republican) called it a “crap budget.” His words, not mine. I just said it was probably written on a napkin. Via Did Walker scribble the state budget on a napkin? @ Jessica McBride OnMilwaukee.
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“To be conservative, then, is to prefer the familiar to the unknown, to prefer the tried to the untried, fact to mystery, the actual to the possible, the limited to the unbounded, the near to the distant, the sufficient to the superabundant, the convenient to the perfect, present laughter to utopian bliss.” –Oakeshott Via Conservatism…
Conservatives, Employment, Gov. Walker, Legislation, WISGOP
She says he’ll sign
Gov. Scott Walker would sign a bill repealing the state’s prevailing wage if it passes the Legislature, his spokeswoman said Wednesday. Laurel Patrick made the comments as an Assembly committee heard testimony on a repeal bill, which the committee later approved 5-4. Via Scott Walker says he would sign prevailing wage repeal @ State Journal.
Conservatives, Employment, Gov. Walker, Legislation, Regulations, Wisconsin
Conservatives want prevailing wage repeal
“Pains me as it does to say this, in this term he appears to be, well, leading from behind,” Bader wrote Wednesday. “There is a complete meltdown among the players in the huddle and Walker isn’t even on the sideline. He’s mingling with the talent scouts in the crowd, telling them about how great the…
Conservatives, GOP
Renewables
And yet, everybody’s always getting older, tending more toward conservatism, and, yes, eventually, dying. So the more conservative party is always dying, but it’s also always receiving new entrants, as the once-young become old. Via “The GOP Is Dying Off. Literally” @ Althouse.
Assembly Speaker Vos, Conservatives, WISGOP
Boss Vos plays small ball
Conservatives, Faith, GOP, Gov. Walker, Presidential race 2016
Christian conservatives express doubts about… Walker
“Clearly he’s not well known within Washington, D.C., with social conservative leaders. He’s more known for his battle with unions in Wisconsin,” said Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council and one of about 50 people invited to huddle with Walker. “I think people are wondering, ‘Where does he stand?’” Perkins, a former…
Conservatives, Crime, Law
Blaska calls for obedience
Pretty poor provender after 50 years of Great Society redistribution, federal mandates, and an alphabet soup of well-meaning programs. Today, America has more intractable poverty, fewer intact families, worse public schools, less hope, and more lawlessness — symbolized by Baltimore. Ah, yes! Body cameras are the answer! Every Sandtown will be transformed into a Georgetown.…
Conservatives, Government Spending, Legislation, Poverty, WISGOP
WISGOP: Test Before Food
Conservatives, GOP, Gov. Walker, Presidential race 2016
Repositioning
Walker’s re-creation of his political identity is a test of whether a Republican presidential candidate can win on the basis of decisive margins among whites (while getting crushed among minority voters). Via Enter Scott Walker, Stage Right @ NYT.
Conservatives, GOP, Gov. Walker, Koch, Presidential race 2016
Effusive
“I think so, no question about it. You know, if enough Republicans have a thing to say, why, he’ll defeat her by a major margin,” he said, effusively praising Mr. Walker’s performance. “I thought he had a great message. Scott Walker is terrific and I really wish him all the best. He’s a tremendous candidate…
Conservatives, Press, Wisconsin
National Press Notices MacIver
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Conservative Energy
Conservatives, Elections, Local Government
Conservatives win council seats in blue Janesville
Contrary to what I believe some “progressives’ are thinking, the decisive re-election wins by incumbent Janesville council members Sam Liebert and Doug Marklein represent huge wins for the corporate status quo Walker-booster club Forward Janesville and the Janesville Gazette. Three of four of the candidates pushed by the Gazette won seats on the city council.…
Congress, Conservatives, GOP
Congressman Grothman Speaks
Business, Conservatives, Legislation
Too toxic even for Big Oil
Conservatives, Gov. Walker, Presidential race 2016
Conservative editor sours on Walker
“[Walker] charges you for those ‘trade missions,’ too, and they can’t be cheap. How about a trade mission to Kenosha?,” asks Kennedy. Via Retired Conservative Editor: Scott Walker Lied, Betrayed Wisconsin @ MAL Contends…
Conservatives, GOP, Gov. Walker, Presidential race 2016
Positioning
Conservatives, Press
Bradley Gets is 15 minutes of national
Business, Conservatives, Courts, Elections
Manufacturers and Commerce Drops 600K Against Abrahamson
Business group bankrolling 'yes' vote in Supreme Court referendum http://t.co/w3ppzySzup pic.twitter.com/tVG93fcmc9 — Wis. State Journal (@WiStateJournal) March 31, 2015
Conservatives, Gov. Walker, Immigration, Presidential race 2016
Anti-Immigration Orthodoxy
But for the far right, immigration orthodoxy now seems to apply not just to candidates but to staffers as well. And when conservative pundits ignore just how much powerful anti-immigration sentiment is in the GOP base, they only delay the shift on immigration the party so desperately needs. In 2012, being even slightly pro-immigration was enough…
Conservatives, Courts, Elections
Conservative Judge Daley on Supreme Court Run
Conservatives, Gov. Walker, Presidential race 2016
CPAC
“Unfortunately for him (the expectations are) rising now and it’s going to be a little tougher to surprise people than before he got a national spotlight in Iowa,” said Keene, a UW-Madison and UW Law School graduate who grew up in Fort Atkinson and is now opinion editor for the Washington Times. Via At national…
Conservatives, Gov. Walker, Presidential race 2016
Conservatives sees strength
The press continues its efforts to trip up Governor Walker, and when it gets a blunt response to its ‘gotcha’ questions, it of course is all ‘undies in a bundle’ over his audacity to not play its stupid game. Duh! Via DUH! @ GermantownNOW.
Conservatives, Gov. Walker, Government Spending, Presidential race 2016, UW Madison, UW System
Wall Street Journal Encourages Walker to Go Farther
Mr. Walker has already infuriated the professoriate by proposing offhand that they cut costs by taking on an extra courseload a semester. If UW refuses to find this or other savings, he should next try to abolish tenure. Via Scott Walker’s School Days @ WSJ.
Congress, Conservatives, GOP
Not so Red after all
“Elections have a way of voluntarily and willingly neutering congressmen.” Prominent blogger bashes Grothman for backing Boehner @ JS No Quarter Blog.