Monday, February 21, 2011

Tapscott's Copy Desk Battle of Wisconsin threatens union political power nationwide

Battle of Wisconsin threatens union political power nationwide

From Tapscott's Copy Desk

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WASHINGTON EXAMINER EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Battle of Wisconsin threatens union political power nationwide

Examiner Editorial"The strikers are doing so much better than most of Wisconsin's private sector workers that their complaints evince a gross disrespect for taxpayers, who on average make much less."

Epic showdown in Wisconsin vs Big Labor

Michelle Malkin, Examiner Columnist"A new analysis by benefits think tank HCTrends shows that the new rate proposed by Gov. Scott Walker 'would also be less than the employee contributions required at 85 percent of large Milwaukee-area employers.'"

States finally confronting public sector unions
Matt Patterson, OpEd Contributor"Instead of doing their job - you know, teaching - many Wisconsin teachers instead chose unconscionably to drag their students to their rowdy protest, a gross exploitation of other people’s children for political ends."

Tea Party rallying Wisconsites to support Walker

Kirsten Adstead, WisconsinReporter.com"American Majority, which most recently has helped fiscal conservative Tea Party members, urged 'concerned Wisconsin citizens' to show up for a rally Saturday at the Capitol in support of Walker’s initiative."

Some scientific views are more equal than others in America

David Klinghoffer, OpEd Contributor"Last month at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, senior computer specialist David Coppedge was fired, having first been demoted. What got him in trouble? A supervisor complained he was talking in favor of intelligent design with colleagues."

Islamic bigotry kept under wraps during Egyptian uprising

Diana West, Examiner Columnist"What CBS didn't mention - what was later attributed to an unnamed network source - was that as the thugs assaulted the 39-year-old journalist and mother of two, they shouted, 'Jew! Jew!'"

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