Ron Johnson: Obama Disengaged

This is why I voted for Ron Johnson and why I'm so glad he's representing me in the U.S. Senate:









Way to go, Ron!

Wisconsin needs to elect someone like Ron Johnson to fill the seat now occupied by Herb Kohl, retiring after an agonizingly long tenure in the Senate. We can't replace Kohl with a Leftist.

The 2012 election will have long-term consequences for the economic well-being of Americans. The outcome of the 2012 election is critical.

We can't afford to continue the policies of Obama and the Democrats. It's as simple as that.

Milwaukee DA and GAB News Conference

UPDATE: TMJ4, FOX 6, and WISN preempt regular programming to air news conference.

Crazy.
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UPDATE: This is the big mystery?

Railroad executive charged with campaign law violations

A major donor to Gov. Scott Walker was charged Monday with funneling more than $60,000 in illegal campaign contributions through his railroad employees during the last election.

William Gardner, president and chief executive officer of Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co., has agreed to plead guilty to two felony counts - one for exceeding the campaign contribution limits and a second for giving company and personal funds to others so they could make political donations. Individuals can give no more than $10,000 to gubernatorial candidates.

Under the deal, prosecutors are asking that Gardner be sentenced to two years' probation.

"Because he was cooperative and accepted responsibility at the outset - providing much of the evidence against himself - we are not recommending jail time," said Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Landgraf, who investigates election and campaign matters.

Although Milwaukee prosecutors handled the case, the charges were filed in Washington County, where Gardner lives. Each of the two felony counts carries a maximum penalty of 3 ½ years of combined prison and extended supervision and a $10,000 fine.

Gardner issued a statement Monday acknowledging his mistakes.

In that written statement, the 63-year-old railroad executive said he didn't initially realize that what he and others were doing was improper. The criminal complaint says Gardner took several steps to conceal the scheme and the illegal contributions came to light only when a former friend of Gardner's alerted state officials.

"I made and asked others to make these contributions, and I am responsible for having the company reimburse some individuals," Gardner stated. "My actions were against the law and wrong, and I take full responsibility."

A spokesman for Walker said he had no comment on the matter. His campaign received the vast majority of the illegal campaign contributions.

Last year, Walker returned more than $43,000 in donations to Gardner and a handful of his company workers after the railroad official informed state regulators that he had been using company funds to reimburse his workers for their campaign contributions. The Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee also has forfeited $3,500 in donations from Gardner.

Why all the hype?

This is the topic of the big news conference?

This is the "significant investigation"?

Wow. This is up there with Geraldo Rivera's live televised opening of Al Capone's vault.
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We know there will be a joint news conference by the Milwaukee County DA Office and the Government Accountability Board today. It's about a "significant investigation."

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

The state Government Accountability Board and Milwaukee County district attorney's office has scheduled a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss the results of a "significant investigation."

No details were given about the investigation.

The news conference is scheduled at 2 p.m. Monday at the Government Accountability Board office in Madison.

What's this about?

Can we have a clue?

Does it have something to do with Colonel Mustard with the rope in the Billiard Room?

Who knows?

Jessica Arp tweets:

Director of Government Accountability Board confirms tomorrows investigation announcement is NOT related to last week's election.

So, we know that the announcement is not about the election.

Maybe it's about Professor Plum.

Louise Slaughter: GOP Freshmen Came 'To Kill Women'

Do the Democrats have no shame?

Louise Slaughter certainly doesn't.

From CNSNews:

Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) said today that the new Republicans elected to the House of Representatives last November came to Congress "to kill women." She also likened Republican efforts to prohibit federal funding of abortion except in cases of rape, incest or where the life of the mother is endangered to actions taken by Nazis.

“This is probably one of the worst times we’ve seen because the numbers of people elected to Congress. I went through this as co-chair of the arts caucus," Slaughter said. "In ’94 people were elected simply to come here to kill the National Endowment for the Arts. Now they’re here to kill women.”

...She made the remarks Wednesday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., at a “Stand Up for Women’s Health” rally sponsored by the National Organization for Women, NARAL and Planned Parenthood.

Slaughter took aim at H.R. 3, the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” a bill that would make permanent the Hyde Amendment restrictions on federal funding of abortion except in cases of rape or incest or a threat to the life of the mother, and that would also prohibit people from taking tax deductions for payments made for abortions except in those circumstances.

Although the text of the bill makes no reference to people needing a "receipt" to prove their abortion was for one of the excepted categories if they try to deduct the abortion fee they paid from their federal taxes, Slaughter suggested that under the bill, if enacted, people would need receipts for their abortions in such circumstances.

She then equated that perceived need to the sort of requirement that would be imposed by Nazis.

“You are allowed to have an abortion if you have been raped or it’s a matter of incest,” said Slaughter. “However, you have to keep a receipt. Did you know that? It’s sort of like an old German Nazi movie. Show me your papers!”

Nice.

Love that "new tone."

Video.