November 19, 1863 At the dedication of the National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, President Lincoln delivers a two minute speech. Immediately following the speech he calls it a “flat failure.” The speech is known today as the Gettysburg Address. There are actually five (or more) versions of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. This is the version that…
Monthly Archives: April 2010
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The Hidden Deficit
Wisconsin’s nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates the incoming 2011 state legislature will grapple a $2.3 billion budget deficit. Compounding the deficit is dropping state revenues as employers continue shuttering their doors and laying off workers. According to the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) from February 2009 to February 2010, approximately 100,000 jobs have been lost…
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SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROJECT
The Week That Was (March 20, 2010) There will be no TWTW from the week of March 27. Ken Haapala is attending and giving a lecture at the Capital Science 2010 Conference hosted by the National Science Foundation. The topic of his lecture is: “Nature Rules the Climate: The Physical Evidence.” Quote of the Week…
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The Heartland Institute
by Greg Scandlen March 26, 2010 It’s ugly weather in Washington, DC today – but last weekend, when Capitol Hill staffers were locked indoors in the final rush to vote on the Senate version of health care reform, it was the most beautiful weekend of the year. Outside, people ran and played with their dogs…
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An Easily Understandable Explanation of Derivative Markets
Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her bar. To solve this problem, she comes up with new marketing plan that allows her customers to drink now, but pay later. She keeps track…
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Government Circus
The Queen’s Jet This is QUEEN PELOSI’S NEW JET!!! And the Democrats talk about Sarah’s dresses??? Queen Pelosi wasn’t happy with the small USAF C-20B jet, Gulfstream III, that comes with the Speaker’s job …. OH NO! Queen Pelosi was aggravated that this little jet had to stop to refuel, so she ordered a Big…