Kansas NEA asks union members to switch parties to vote in Republican primaries, for “professional interests”

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  June 29th at 12:18 AM  | 

Jack Cashill on Facebook: The head of the Kansas National Education Association is encouraging teachers to register as Republicans in the primaries to elect “moderates” in districts where Democrats don’t have a shot. Although one would hope that teachers would transcend lowball politics, what catches the reader’s eye is the failure of the KNEA guy to mention the words “children” or “parents” anywhere in his lengthy email. | Read More »

Michael Barone: Gov. Scott Walker’s courage is rewarded in the polls

By: Benjamin Hodge (Diary)  |  October 27th at 11:28 PM  | 

Michael Barone writes about Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s healthy approval numbers.  Walker may soon face a recall effort led by Democrats, but the Republican looks reasonably strong. Winning in 2010 and soon after implementing major government union reforms, the conservative Walker has been a constant recipient of attacks by teachers unions and other powerful anti-taxpayer groups.  Given that the mainstream media died years ago basically everwhere, I | Read More »