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		<title>Blasting away at the DNR</title>
		<link>http://wispundits.com/2009/12/04/blasting-away-at-the-dnr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lato</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Messaging]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[deer hunting]]></category>

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Whoa. The wrath of the Men (and Women) in Orange is swift and fierce.
It was a dismal deer hunting season, not only anecdotally but also based on the raw numbers. Now, when one of the most powerful politicians in the state is calling for your head, the need to manage the environment versus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barrett&#8217;s in</title>
		<link>http://wispundits.com/2009/11/16/barretts-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lato</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Views on News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Governor Doyle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mark Neumann]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Milwaukee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scott Walker]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tom Barrett]]></category>

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My gut told me he wouldn’t jump in. So much for the predictive abilities of said gut.
Tom Barrett has his work cut out for him. Already, we are seeing cracks in the façade - such as the ‘will he or won’t he raise taxes?’ question. The difference between the printed remarks and his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No more</title>
		<link>http://wispundits.com/2009/10/22/no-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lato</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Views on News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Jeff Wood]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin Legislature]]></category>

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The news of yet another arrest for State Rep. Jeff Wood is angering, sad and, no pun intended, sobering.
First and foremost, Wood is a clear danger to the general public as he repeatedly gets behind the wheel while (allegedly) under the influence. It is unacceptable behavior from anyone, but in Wood&#8217;s case he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NO TXT 4 U</title>
		<link>http://wispundits.com/2009/10/21/no-txt-4-u/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lato</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Views on News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BlackBerry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[distracted driving]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[texting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin Legislature]]></category>

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I get it. Everyone is pecking away on their iPhones, BlackBerries, and cell phones. It’s the hot, hip new thing that those crazy kids are doing. And people are doing it while driving. For shame.
OK, that’s the premise, but… Is this really needed? Don’t we already have laws on the books addressing distracted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama vs. Fox</title>
		<link>http://wispundits.com/2009/10/20/obama-vs-fox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lato</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Messaging]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Blueprints]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Views on News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fox News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[media bias]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>

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The White House has an ax to grind with Fox News. The question is whether this is really a wise battle to be engaging in.
On the one hand, we have Jacob Weisberg calling Fox News un-American and heavily biased. So sayeth the author of ‘The Bush Tragedy.’
On the other hand, William Murchison with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just wonderin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://wispundits.com/2009/10/15/just-wonderin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lato</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>

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President Obama is discussing sending $13 billion in checks to seniors to make up for the decline in the cost of living adjustment for Social Security. Increases are pegged to inflation, there hasn’t been inflation, and basically, it amounts to a $250 check.
Also, there is no plan at this point to pay for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where did all the Dems go?</title>
		<link>http://wispundits.com/2009/10/13/where-did-all-the-dems-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lato</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Views on News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[2010 election]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jim Doyle Barbara Lawton]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mark Neumann]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scott Walker]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tom Barrett]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tommy Thompson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin governor]]></category>

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I’m a little surprised at this one. It’s mid-October and the only Democrat of note who’s running for governor is…Barbara Lawton.
Are the Dems really that confident in the current lite guv that they’re willing to give her a free shot – essentially relying on her to carry the Democrat flag? Or is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doyle&#8217;s decision</title>
		<link>http://wispundits.com/2009/08/17/doyles-decision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lato</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Branding Politix]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

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From a political junkie’s perspective, the news about Gov. Doyle is seismic. It blows all the current conventional wisdom out of the water and makes this anybody’s race (with a definite advantage for the GOP).
And yet, Gov. Doyle’s announcement that he will not seek a third term is not necessarily cheery news for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The gold rush, 2009-style</title>
		<link>http://wispundits.com/2009/08/12/the-gold-rush-2009-style/</link>
		<comments>http://wispundits.com/2009/08/12/the-gold-rush-2009-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lato</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Views on News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Doyle administration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mandatory paid sick leave]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stimulus package]]></category>

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If there’s a theme that ties these different bits of news together, it’s that money does, indeed, grow on trees these days.
In New York, for example, they’re giving out ‘free money.’ Well, it’s actually ‘stimulus’ money but it might as well be free, right?

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		<title>Cal Thomas nails it</title>
		<link>http://wispundits.com/2009/08/06/cal-thomas-nails-it/</link>
		<comments>http://wispundits.com/2009/08/06/cal-thomas-nails-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Lato</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Cal Thomas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>

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There’s little I can add to this. The cliché goes that the devil is in the details, and yet we don’t even have details to consider yet in the headlong rush for healthcare reform. The central idea to date is, “Healthcare reform has to happen NOW.”
Meanwhile, President Obama’s poll numbers are taking a [...]]]></description>
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