Not a day after I submitted my resignation to the Polk County Republican Party, did I receive an email from one of the officers, including a rough draft of a resolution in opposition to the statewide smoking ban.   (I told you they’re good folks.) 
Well, I just found out, via the Reverend Jody, that the […]

Some observations:

Don’t you love how the male news anchor shakes his finger and raises his voice?  Naughty smokers!  Bad, bad smokers!  This dude makes me feel like I’m sixteen again and came home two hours past curfew.
I wonder if the governor of Virginia will continue to allow Mary Kay continue with her current diet?  Don’t […]

This short Crosscut is about basic rights, and how conservatives and progressives prioritize them. 
What I came away with is that I see private property rights as something that must be protected if we’re to remain free, and Charlie  feels that "human rights" (government action to preserve health and well-being) as more important. 
It’s obvious […]

Couldn’t have stated it better, myself.

When something is being forced upon me, I tend to be skeptical of what it is that’s being forced.  Call me crazy.
No more than two weeks ago, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a borderline retarded op-ed about smoking bans.  (See my scathing - and somewhat pissy - review, here.)  Well, they’re back at it again […]

The day after a Wisconsin Senate committee voted to delay the smoking ban until 2010, Gov. Jim Doyle came to Hudson, the smoke filled front line of the battle, to urge lawmakers to snuff out smoking in bars and restaurants sooner than later.
"There is a small group keeping the will of the people from […]

Please stop over and sign my friend, Ryan’s petition to stop the smoking ban in Wisconsin!
It doesn’t matter if you smoke or not, this is about property rights and business owners - who have risked their life savings on their investments - being able to allow the use of a legal substance on their private […]

It appears as though my post on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel smoking ban op-ed is getting lots of attention.  My hits have increased by 75% as a direct result of it.
After re-reading it a few times, I think I was pretty harsh, but I have to fight fire with fire.  I’m not here to make […]