Well, well… Here’s a shocker: Ron Johnson is once again slithering out of too-close-for-comfort alignment with the tea party. A friend in Wisconsin’s conservative grassroots just drew my attention to a Politico article dated today: January 21st, 2011, 4:10pm. The title of the article…? Tea Party Favorites Skip Senate Caucus. And who’s prominently mentioned as staying out of the Senate’s newly formed Tea Party Caucus…? | Read More »
Recap: In Part 3, Johnson: Recommended that voters read his speeches to know he’s trustworthy Reiterated that he couldn’t offer any guarantees as to his trustworthiness Made flimsy excuses about why there’s still so little of substance on his website Failed to grasp why bad policy never seems to change, regardless of who’s in power Next up? His willingness to risk your civil liberties. The | Read More »
Recap: In Parts 1 & 2, Ron Johnson: Demonstrated his lack of any coherent message and political strategy Revealed progressive policy leanings Admitted he finds the Constitution difficult to read Expressed a definition of freedom that conflicts with other stated positions Remarked that he hadn’t given a lot of thought to numerous key issues Labeled several reasonable questions as either too broad or too specific | Read More »
Recap: In Part 1, Ron Johnson—who is, along with Dave Westlake, running on the Republican ticket for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin—demonstrated during a Rock River Patriots vetting session that he: Still needs a coherent message Has progressive policy leanings Lacks a solid familiarity with the Constitution Divides his definition of freedom against itself Let’s jump right into the last half of the first video segment | Read More »
On Friday, June 11th, Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson appeared before a local conservative grassroots group, the Rock River Patriots. The group has a reputation for tough questioning. They didn’t waver on this occasion. Regardless of where you come down on the questions they asked Johnson, you have to give them credit: They know the Constitution backwards and forwards—and they have an excellent grasp | Read More »
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