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• The Left’s New Civility: Hostage Tactics and Death Threats
• Clearing the Browser Tabs – A Win in Wisconsin Thursday Edition
• The Delivery Presents — Palin, Progressives, and Programs that Died Too Soon

The Left’s New Civility: Hostage Tactics and Death Threats Posted: 10 Mar 2011 09:29 AM PST You would expect, given all the talk from Democrats about how we need more civility in our political discourse and how “violent rhetoric” is as dangerous as actual violence, that the left would react to last night’s vote in Wisconsin with moderation and calm. Except they haven’t quite figure out how to manage a civil, moderate riot, so I guess civility will just have to wait. Last night, the Democrats’ union allies stormed the Capitol building in Madison and took it over. There’s a good chance that the Wisconsin Assembly won’t be able to meet today to vote on the bill because of the mob, which is most definitely by design. Meanwhile, those who couldn’t be part of the Hippie Hostage Happening struck a few blows of their own in the form of death threats directed at Republican Senators and a flood of ridiculous hyperbole that compared the evening’s vote to 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. This threat, in particular, typifies just how far the left has racheted up the rhetoric in Wisconsin over the past month or so. Lost on the Democrats has been any concern for the children they have failed, not just in Wisconsin, but all over the country. Perhaps, among their rioting and Hitler chants, they could spare a thought for how they can actually teach children

Clearing the Browser Tabs – A Win in Wisconsin Thursday Edition Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:10 AM PST Tonight, a plucky group of Republicans in Wisconsin did the impossible: They took on the wealthy and entrenched special interests and their national power brokers and won. The Republican State Senate passed an amended version Governor Walker’s “budget repair” bill. The reason the bill is different is because, thanks to their Democratic counterparts who are (as of tonight) still in hiding somewhere in Illinois, Republicans had to strip out several fiscal portions of the bill. They will take those up if and when the “fleebaggers” ever decide to return to work. The sections to which the left most loudly object did pass, however, which is good news not only for Wisconsin taxpayers, but for those of us who still live in states where public sector unions wield power far out of proportion to the number of voters and taxpayers they actually represent. Wisconsin state employees will still have collective bargaining, though not for benefits, and they will now have the freedom to choose whether they will belong to a union or not. You can expect the progressives and their cohorts in the MSM to continue to dissemble about the bill and what it really does. That’s to be expected. They’re not known for being particularly good losers. And now, links! Congratulations to Stacy McCain’s lovely daughter for her first media appearance. She’s going to be a great teacher. Stephen King is a brilliant author, but his knowledge of how taxes work leave a lot to be desired. Remembering Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” speech, 28 years later. When you get right down to the bottom of our fiscal problems, you find those ol’ debbils spending and entitlements. I realized, when I read this article on the old PBS “Omnibus” series, that I don’t read Terry Teachout nearly as much as I should. Rob Long has the last word on Charlie Sheen. This is beautiful. Herman Cain took a question — actually a series of questions — from a progressive would-be heckler and…well…just watch. How about a neat photo of one of the Mars rovers taken from a satellite in orbit? If this story about how a group of soldiers granted the wish of a dying boy doesn’t touch your heart, I’m not sure it can be touched (via knifework’s Twitter feed).

The Delivery Presents — Palin, Progressives, and Programs that Died Too Soon Posted: 09 Mar 2011 12:35 PM PST Episode 81 is in the can, and while I won’t claim it’s the best show of the crop, I can claim it has a lot on which you can chew. I talked a bit about Sarah Palin and why we conservatives really can’t waste time on her until she decided what it is she wants to do. That might sound controversial, but I don’t think you’ll see it that way once you’ve listened. I also got into a little bit about the Progressive Movement, or at least the different types of progressives we have with us today. I wish I had time for another segment to expand on the subject, but I did run out of time. I’d like to revisit it, but if nothing else, then maybe I’ve given you a topic for thought and discussion. That wouldn’t be such a bad thing. My own big takeaway from the first half of this show is that I really do need to do more than one show a week. I’m to the point where I routinely have far more to talk about than I have time to talk. Perhaps one day soon I’ll have the time to add a second hour at some other point in the week. Of course, I’d only do so if I knew you’d come along and join the fun. The second half is all about one of my favorite subjects — television. After losing The Cape to NBC’s mighty cancellation axe, I figure it was time I talked about why good shows need time free from ratings pressure to develop and grow. The way I see it, if we stopped trusting the networks with the itchy trigger fingers, they’ll either wither away or figured out that they lost our trust and repent of their wicked ways. Either one would be a win for folks who like good stories on television. The Delivery - Episode 81 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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