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In my first post on the Wisconsin budget/union battle 2 days ago, I alluded to a point that federal employees like myself enjoy good benefits which are non-negotiable, benefits which include a contribution by the employee in addition to a matching contribution by the government up to a certain level. Non-negotiable. In other words, federal [...]
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Here’s an assessment and Catholic perspective from Madison, Wisconsin’s Bishop Robert Morlino. It is a fair and honest assessment of the issue, admittedly more so than the one I posted yesterday. This doesn’t change my overall view, but it should give people on both sides “food for thought”. Read Bishop Morlino’s article in full below [...]
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An unfortunately-too-common occurrence in Cuba reared it’s ugly head again yesterday: Cuban security officials tightened an already harsh clampdown on dissidents Wednesday, detaining and putting under house arrest well over 115 to block any possible protests on the one-year anniversary of Orlando Zapata Tamayo’s death. The round-up hit across the island and virtually all top [...]
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For those of us outside of Wisconsin, it’s easy to think that the brouhaha between Governor Scott Walker and the unions started a few days ago when Walker came out with his controversial proposal. However, the following illustrates that this has been coming for quite a while. To illustrate, I am posting a small part [...]
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A couple of brief thoughts on the ongoing controversy in Wisconsin between Governor Scott Walker and state employees as represented by their unions: – As a federal employee who enjoys the benefits of a non-negotiable pension plan in which my contribution is matched by my employer (i.e. you), I’m not going to trash public employee [...]
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Lila Rose and her organization, Live Action, are doing God’s work on Earth. Word has been getting around this week about their hidden videos exposing Planned Parenthood for their not-so-subtle efforts to cover up underage prostitution rings in New Jersey and Virginia. Live Action has been at this for a few years now and, in [...]
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Joseph Bottom at CatholicVote.org writes on a lame NY Times parallel between Muslim Brotherhood and the Catholic Church, but that’s just a set-up for the real disturbing content in the NY Times piece concerning speculation continues on the increasing power and role of Muslim Brotherhood in a Mubarak-less Egypt. Muslim Brotherhood is the proverbial wolf [...]
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No doubt that the unrest and uprising in Egypt and other parts of the Middle East has made me think of Cuba. After all, if tens of thousands in Egypt can march and protest for days and bring the government to its knees, why can’t it happen in Cuba? Well, as those of us familiar [...]
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