Items by Cindy Kilkenny

• Thanksgiving post mortem

  —Fairly Conservative

  I’ve been injured. No, really, when I reached into the still slightly frozen bird to pull out the neck I punctured my thumb on a sharp bone. It’s like a really bad paper cut. Which means I’m considering morphine. Good thing I’m not much for the after Thanksgiving shopping bonanza. I mean [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:34am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The Thanksgiving post

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  I don’t go all mushy on you all very often, but here goes… Of course I am thankful for the usual list: my health, the health of my family, prosperity, freedom – including the right to rant away in this blog, and good friends. My world is very, very easy, and [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:03am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• More Brookfield budget shenanigans

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 9
  I’ve not done the research, but my gut says this budget adjustment is to increase 2009 spending to max out the state allowed total. From next Tuesday’s agenda: Resolution approving Cable Television Fund budget amendment requested by the Director of Administration: increase cable television expenditures account 25321560-579513 by $30,000, for purposes of [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:05am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Sarah and Me

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 3
  No, I can’t say I’ll be standing in line to see her. I don’t even think I’ll buy the book. Still, I thought I’d give a brief idea of why Sarah Palin might be so popular. You see, she’s a lot like me. Perhaps that’s one way of calling attention [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 1:17pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• T minus 2 days

  —Fairly Conservative

  Oh rats. I am already behind in this feasting endeavor. First I need to spend a couple of hours at East High School witnessing educators sing the praises of the youngest. It’s a fine feeling to go out on such a high note. This kid is rather remarkable when it [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 6:58am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Here’s the story on Brookfield East

  —Fairly Conservative

  The story about Joe Springer and the homecoming revenue to scholarship funding is here at Following the money at East High School. I invite you to look around and see what else we talk about. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:32pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Thought for the day on the health care (insurance) debate

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  This mess is being sold as universal health care. Everyone will be protected. Actually, what the bill says is that everyone will have to BUY insurance coverage. There’s a huge difference. Do you really really think you’ll be able to afford health care insurance any more in a year after the [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:25pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• So what just happened here?

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 7
  The Senate voted to start debate on the health care bill. But take a close look at the bill they will debating: Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES—111th Cong., 1st Sess. H. R. 3590 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:30pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• You go SNL!

  —Fairly Conservative

  It finally happened. Saturday Night Live just took out President Barack Hussein Obama. TeeHee. [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:41pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• A final note on health care before the weekend

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  Yes, the Senate will vote to move to debate Saturday night. Lieberman’s in for this part, so I’d say the 60 votes are there. That means the Senate will likely pass their side of the bill. Lieberman says he’ll vote no at the end if there is still a public option [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:51am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Announcing FrugalDesignGirl.com

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  One of our readers has ventured out and started her own blog. Frugal Design Girl will help keep your world beautiful for less. So go visit Libby and enjoy! [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:18am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Sarah Palin, national threat

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  Or at least that’s what President Barack Obama’s campaign thinks! Organizing for America wants your $5 again. — Cindy – Right now, Sarah Palin is on a highly publicized, nationwide book tour, attacking President Obama and his plan for health reform at every turn. It’s dangerous. Remember, this is the person who coined the [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:53am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The whippersnapper’s gone and done it

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  Blogger Greg Kowalski is running for Alderman in the 1st district of Franklin. Make no mistake, his running is a good thing. And no, he didn’t ask me what I thought before he did it. I will say I had a call a few days ago and we talked. Is he the [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 2:01pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Paul Bucher files for divorce from Jessica McBride (Round two)

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  November 18th in Waukesha County. Here we go again. He did so at the end of September only to withdraw the petition. UPDATE I’ve known McBride and Flynn were still at it for a few weeks now, but I figured, how much dirty laundry do you guys want? [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:32am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Possibly the best Web site ever

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 3
  Take a minute out of your morning to visit My Parents Were Awesome. I dare you not to smile. H/T: Damiano’s Facebook feed. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:50am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• 2,074 pages

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  What? They must feel grossly inept if they come in anywhere under 2,000 pages or something. Anyway, here’s the Senate bill. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:26am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Scott Walker’s vetoes held

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 3
  Just saw it on Twitter. I’m sure there will be more tomorrow. Good job, Mr. Walker. Just because I’m not on the bandwagon yet doesn’t mean leadership should be ignored. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:09pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• President Obama warns us against…his own policies?

  —Fairly Conservative

  Go read Brad V’s brief but important quote at Letters in Bottles. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:58pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Taxing Medicare

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 5
  Oh gosh, this is going to be fun to watch. Sure the fine print says “on families making more than $250,000 a year” but do you think that detail will make it into the ads? Me either. Also staying in Harry Reid’s version of the health care bill is a tax [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:39pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Brookfield East Principal Brett Bowers says he didn’t know!

  —Fairly Conservative

  Bowers’ interview with BrookfieldNOW reveals he didn’t know about scholarship money being paid from the student council budget at East. Anyway, the story’s a couple of weeks old, but it’s up. There’s a poll you can take, too. What’s really interesting is that Central will continue the practice. Oh, heck. Why have [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 4:40pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Please remember Mr. Feingold

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 7
  Voting for cloture is voting for the crazy health care bill shell fiasco concocted by Harry Reid. You can bet someone will remember your decision next November. You’ve bucked the leadership before! Come on you can do it again. You know we’ll be watching, and I hear you may have competition. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:42pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Brookfield Library budget restored

  —Fairly Conservative

  The vote was 7 to 7 so Mayor Speaker voted to break the tie and put the $15,000 back into the library budget. Voting to keep the money out: Sutton, Carnell, Reddin, Balzer, J. Mellone, L. Mellone, and Lowerr. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:06pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Thank goodness for Keith Hennessey!

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  He’s just put together some updated projections about passing a health care bill. The odds look much better this time around. Well, better for me anyway… He also spends some time talking about where the Senate is right now in the process. There’s information about where to be watching the next [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 1:55pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Lookie Mr. Obama!

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  Can you read charts? Federal Budget Deficit as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product (By fiscal year) Source: Congressional Budget Office [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:41am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Tonight is Brookfield’s budget night

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 5
  A lot of communities behave just like Brookfield when spending, so take a few minutes to read even if you live outside the boundaries. Tonight there will be an opportunity to speak at the public hearing prior to the council meeting. I saw a notice taped to the circulation counter at [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:45pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Job creation numbers in the news again

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  This time ABC has news those jobs saved or created came from congressional districts that don’t actually exist. From their story: Here’s a stimulus success story: In Arizona’s 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that’s what the Web [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:44am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Has anyone noticed that NO ONE is talking about the health care bill?

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 3
  It’s the second week now since Harry Reid said he’d have something on the Senate floor. Even Nancy Pelosi is quiet! So, what the heck is going on? And why are you letting yourself be so distracted with talk of Sarah Palin and Lou Dobbs? [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:36am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Stuff for today, Tuesday, November 17th

  —Fairly Conservative

  It’s budget day across Wisconsin. Tonight the Common Council will vote your increase, Brookfield. I have a small post to write, as promised, about Brookfield’s budget bonanza. (Ok, ok. I have a little problem with procrastinating sometimes.) Don’t expect a revelation. Here’s the packet for tonight’s meeting. (Those packets are [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:35am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Anyone go to that Hooters charity opening last night?

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  I kind of wonder if the event was a fundraiser for Mayor Jeff Speaker’s upcoming campaign. Anyway, I’m curious. How did it go? See anyone you recognized? Tomorrow’s the day, Brookfield. Wednesday, November 18th you get your very own Hooters. No doubt my blog traffic will plummet once you realize the place [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:55am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The girls will be thrilled!

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 3
  Routine yearly mammograms are out. The new starting age is 50, and then the recommendation is every other year. Of course the decision is controversial. Some are calling it the beginning of rationing care. I suspect that would be the folks with the expensive equipment to pay off. I’m glad [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:07pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Are you considering a run for local office in Wisconsin?

  —Fairly Conservative

  Let me know if you’d like help. Really, I’ve been there and done that. I even wrote a booklet on it for a college class one semester. If I know it, I’ll tell you. And it really doesn’t matter which side of center your thinking lies. Good government demands good [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 2:02pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Just the facts…or whatever they pretend those are

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  So, President Obama has a new White House counsel (attorney) named Bob Bauer. This is BO’s new go-to guy to stay out of hot water. The formal announcement was managed as part of a Friday news dump. Bob Bauer is married to Anita Dunn. You remember Anita, don’t you? She’s [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:59am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• It’s going to be a loooong year

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  Scott Walker wasted no time in becoming a certified jerk after Tom Barrett made his candidacy known this weekend. More on this later in the week, but I’m looking closer at Mark Neumann again. Good grief do I want a candidate I can respect. [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 4:06pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• “In God We Trust” missing from dollar coins

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  I check out most of the e-mail forwards I’m sent. This one has a surprising twist! U.S.Government to Release New Dollar Coins You guessed it ‘IN GOD WE TRUST’ IS GONE!!! If ever there was a reason to boycott something, THIS IS IT!!!! DO NOT ACCEPT THE NEW DOLLAR COINS AS CHANGE Together we can [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:12pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Real heros give hugs

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  Thanks to a reader for the e-mail. [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:59pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Jerome Edward Listecki – Milwaukee’s new Archbishop

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 4
  I’ve never heard of Fr. Listecki. Can anyone fill me in? (Ok, technically it’s SE Wisconsin’s new Archbishop.) [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:15am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• So gentlemen

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 6
  Tell me how you’ll fix the financial mess this state is in. I know that technically we have several contenders, but I’m just looking at Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker. Walker’s work to reign in spending is well documented. I’ll argue it gets a bit hokey [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:10am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• An Archbishop and a Gubernatorial candidate

  —Fairly Conservative

  All in one night. I guess there’s more tomorrow – or Sunday – or whenever they get around to it. If Barrett’s running it is very bad news for Scott Walker, the front runner for the Republicans. (Yes, I know, you’ll argue with me. That’s what blogs are for!) And Walker’s [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:02pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Dear Tom, We’re waiting.

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  If you haven’t heard by now, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is supposed to decide by the end of this week whether or not he’ll run for Wisconsin governor. Let’s look at this news in polispeak. He may well decide, but not announce his decision. (Technically he decided!) The end of this [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:55pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Thought for the day

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  What the heck is in my gmail that would trigger an advert for heated toilet seats? [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:33am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Obama to Afghanistan: Should I Stay or Should I Go

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  Here’s the classic from The Clash. Don’t let it be lost on you that the song is from the album Combat Rock. An opinion in the Wall Street Journal by Daniel Henninger says it’s costing lives to continue the indecision. I’d have to agree. And now Obama is voting “present” again [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:59am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Rounding the ‘net: Conservatives v. Liberals

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn’t buy one. If a liberal doesn’t like guns, he wants all guns outlawed. — If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn’t eat meat. If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone. — If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:25am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• A new computer update

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  Remember, this Toshiba laptop was the weekend choice. Things I like include the full-sized keyboard and the lighter weight. The thing I adore about this new machine is the battery life. I unplug it in the morning, use it all day, and plug it back in at night. I’m hard on [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:17pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Glenn Beck 2; White House 0

  —Fairly Conservative

  Anita Dunn is stepping away from her position as White House communications director. You might remember she and Glenn Beck got into it a bit. Oh, sure, she was only temporary. But she did have a big fight with Fox News, and now the President is headed to an interview [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:53pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Wisconsin: Fiscally Endangered

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 5
  That’s the word from the Pew Center on the States report Beyond California: States in Peril. The report shows Illinois is in the same boat. Michigan is in even more trouble. In their report on Wisconsin, the Pew Center explains: Wisconsin’s state government has struggled for years to keep its promises to [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 2:34pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• East’s Student Council reconcilation statement for 2008-2009

  —Fairly Conservative

  Here’s the six page report. On July 1, 2008 there was a $7,625.44 balance. Homecoming, yes, it’s the group’s only fundraiser, brought in over $20,000 that fall. By the end of September the balance was almost $25,000. Indeed, checks were written to four students totaling $5,000 in May of 2009. The [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:58pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Marcello dumps school board post

  —Fairly Conservative

  Hey Libby – there’s a seat open now! Here’s what hacks me off – he’s resigning, but he won’t set a date. Little bit of having it both ways, don’t you think? BrookfieldNOW broke the story. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:53am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Theorie des Geldes und der Umlaufsmittel by Ludwig von Mises

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 4
  A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a story titled The Man Who Predicted the Depression. This one is worth your time. We’re naive to think our economic issues are over. We’re also incredibly stupid not to have seen it coming. (Ok, some of us were better prepared than [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:11pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Damage at Central?

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  Flying around the kids phones tonight is that part of the roof collapsed at Central. I’m told there’s a report on channel 4. There’s speculation that school at Central might be cancelled tomorrow. If you get a call, would you mind confirming? [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:09pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Continuing to ruin the Bluemound corridor one building at a time

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 6
  The Brookfield Plan Commission really doesn’t get it. Brookfield has tons of empty buildings, but they really don’t care. A developer wants to put in a new building – one that’s 20 feet too close by current zoning to Bluemound Road – and all they are worried about is whether [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 3:56pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Nora’s made it to the Sweet 16!

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 6
  Wow. That’s wonderful. It’s great to see the community supporting this amazing Brookfield East student. Search Nora to see the history, and keep VOTING! [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:25pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• This is all I’m going to say about that.

  —Fairly Conservative

  So you go through all the questioning. The whole time you have your fingers crossed they won’t pick you. But when they don’t pick you? Well, right behind an almost audible “whew!” is the thought, “So you’re saying I’m not good enough?” In any event, I’m back in business until next [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:17pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Steely Dan – The Royal Scam

  —Fairly Conservative

  Sorry. Given today’s news from Elmbrook, with a little help from the upcoming tour – this is the song in my head: So, what do you guys think about the new practice of Old Rockers playing a full album in concert? Bruce Springsteen will play Born to Run Sunday night at the [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:22pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• It’s hit or miss tomorrow

  —Fairly Conservative

  My number came up in the Waukesha County jury duty lottery. I got off easy today, but tomorrow I get to sit around and see if I’m called for inquisition. (Oh, I know there’s a Latin name for it, but that’s what it feels like.) You can assume I won’t [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:43pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The Elmbrook student scholarship practice moves into a new phase

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  I’m told that BrookfieldNOW has picked it up and will have something in Thursday’s paper. Not like this blog drives the news or anything… [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 5:35pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Following the money at East High School

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  Coming to light in the last week is how the East Student Council raises and spends their money. What started as an innocent question – Why are East homecoming tickets so much more than other schools? – gave way to a couple of weeks of discovery. It’s turned into a [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 9:24pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Well, I did it.

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  I broke down and bought a new laptop. This is what I chose. Nothing’s perfect, but so far so good. I did pick up the external dvd drive, too. It’s always weird making the change. The touch pad is too touchy, the keys feel too clean. I’ll get there. This new one [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 4:27pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• marcelloformayor.com

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  Or how NOT to start a mayoral campaign. As I mentioned, there’s a sign up. The sign uses marcelloformayor.com as a Web address. Obviously, it’s a little early to be announcing a Web site, especially since it still points to a godaddy.com page. [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:07pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• I saw my first Dave Marcello for Mayor sign today

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 3
  Yep. They are already sprouting. The signs are blue with white lettering. (Look familiar, anyone?) I’ll try to get a photo up soon. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:55pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Unemployment hits 10.2%

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 7
  So maybe that stimulus handout didn’t work. One thing’s for certain, as more and more Americans are looking at pink slips, fewer will believe their America was saved by Obama. Now we have to go all the way back to 1983 to see unemployment rates like this one. (That was typed with [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:56am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Rotten Elmbrook lied about the referendum

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  I know. What do I expect. Anyway, that bazillion dollars being sucked into gymnasiums was to give every student a chance to practice in gym space! Unless, of course, you are a Spartanette. They’re still rolling around in the afternoon’s green beans from lunch, thank you very much. Today a student smashed [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:17pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• J.B. Van Hollen routs illegals

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  No other elected conservative is performing as well as Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen. This time he spent months putting together a plan to deport illegal aliens with criminal records. You may have seen the information buried in a tiny news brief last week printed by the Milwaukee Journal [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:50am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Stimulus jobs in Wisconsin “wildly inflated”

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 8
  Really? The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ferrets one out for us. A stimulus job report that says more than 10,000 jobs were saved or created in Wisconsin is rife with errors, double counting and inflated numbers based more on satisfying federal formulas than creating real jobs, a Journal Sentinel review has found. In one [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:35am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Sorry, I’m homesick

  —Fairly Conservative

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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:38pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Brookfield, there’s a primary for Mayor

  —Fairly Conservative

  BrookfieldNOW has news of a third candidate. I’m guessing we’ll see more before the time’s up. (Unless, of course, Dave Marcello gets to him and forces this new guy out…) [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:34pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• New toys

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  I found a neat WordPress plugin that will create communities. Anyone interested? [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:02pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The 1990 pages of Pelosi’s bill includes $56 million for policing vending machines.

  —Fairly Conservative

  Here’s your very own copy of H.R. 3962, by the way. Try to read that while staying awake! Evidently there are people reading it even when our lawmakers won’t. Today’s word is from Cybercast News Service. The bill, which is posted online, would require that vending machine operators either create new machines [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:27pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Who will be the 15,000th comment?

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  We just turned over the 14,000 mark here at Fairly Conservative. I figure that’s around 650 comments a month or so. (The blog was officially born January 14, 2008.) So what do you think? Should we run a contest? What would you want as a prize? [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:12pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Who will be the 15,000th comment?

  —Fairly Conservative

  We just turned over the 14,000 mark here at Fairly Conservative. I figure that’s around 650 comments a month or so. (The blog was officially born January 14, 2008.) So what do you think? Should we run a contest? What would you want as a prize? [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:12pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Well it was a long time coming, but Alderman Scott Berg did it.

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 9
  He got access to the health care plan for elected officials off the books starting in 2012. Goofball doesn’t understand that the one guy he was out to get won’t be using it then. Oh, well. Berg can keep his Champion of the People hat. It goes with his embroidered City [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:41pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Well it was a long time coming, but Alderman Scott Berg did it.

  —Fairly Conservative

  He got access to the health care plan for elected officials off the books starting in 2012. Goofball doesn’t understand that the one guy he was out to get won’t be using it then. Oh, well. Berg can keep his Champion of the People hat. It goes with his embroidered City [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:41pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• It’s a good night for Republicans

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 5
  New Jersey and Virginia have elected Republican governors in spite of the White House’s push to campaign in those states. (Oh yes, he did. He’ll be distancing himself very quickly, but he made a constant effort to keep those states on the Democrat’s tally sheet.) The 23rd district race in [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:33pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Michael Steinhafel does it again

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 5
  An OWI deserves to be discussed given the company he keeps – mainly mayoral candidate Dave (David) Marcello. More promised when I’m no longer mobile. — Sorry for the cryptic note there. Here’s the whole story, at least according the the MJS. Michael Steinhafel has been picked up again for operating while intoxicated. [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 3:30pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Nora Collins made it through to round two!

  —Fairly Conservative

  Keep voting! This round is only six days. I’ll put the reminder up for a while. [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:17pm EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Harvesting home

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 3
  In a couple of hours I head home. In my suitcase (Carry on only! I’m too cheap to pay otherwise.) will be a boatload of rosemary. I know, it’s not everyone’s favorite herb, but rosemary lands high on my list of must have smells. I’m hoping TSA doesn’t think the [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:18am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Today’s early morning thought

  —Fairly Conservative

  (Ok, early because it’s really easy to sleep in here!) Barack Obama was elected one year ago today. How long until he stops blaming George W. Bush every time he finds it convenient? [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:59am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The best teacher ever

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 8
  I’m off to have lunch with my favorite teacher ever, Sue Smith. It was 5th grade. Obviously, she made a big impression. I’ll write more later, and I hope to have pictures, but until then, think about your best teacher ever. Are you lucky enough to be in touch? Have you [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:15am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Nancy Pelosi writes “The Worst Bill Ever”

  —Fairly Conservative

  That’s the Wall Street Journal’s take on things, anyway. Lauding the bill as possibly the “the worst piece of post-New Deal legislation ever introduced.” They have one or two things to say in today’s opinion piece. The entire column is worth your time, but here’s a highlight: In a rational political [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 7:50am EST
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Come on someone, run Elmbrook’s numbers…

  —Fairly Conservative

  I bet when you’re done you’ll find Elmbrook taxed as much as state law will allow. No, I haven’t checked, but I’d still bet. Just remember – mayoral candidate Dave Marcello cast that vote to raise your taxes more than expected. [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 7:01pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Barrett4Wisconsin.com

  —Fairly Conservative

  Yes, it’s out there. It’s blank, though. It was registered August 27th. So I guess he’s been thinking about it. C3 Systems out of Racine technically holds the name. C3 hosts his MayorBarrett.com site. Oh, heavens, no, I’m not clever enough to have come up with this one on my own! The [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 5:59pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• A serious question for my regular readers

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  I’m contemplating taking the month of November off in order to focus my efforts towards NaNoWriMo. Would you live, or would I need to find guest bloggers? –Cindy [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 5:26pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Berg wants ordinance off the table

  —Fairly Conservative

  Next Tuesday’s Common Council meeting holds this item on the agenda: 15. Tabled Ordinance amending 2.24.050 of the Municipal Code relating to Medical Coverage for elected officials (part-time elected official access to health and dental insurance benefits). Yes, by now you all know 5th district City of Brookfield Alderman Scott Berg has [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 4:49pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• A little tangent: what would we name our new paper?

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  No kidding. I’ve spent the last few minutes playing with a name. I’ve had a few fun ideas. What would you call it? And yes, all you grumpy lefties can play along, too. Just keep it clean. [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 1:47pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Ok Russ Feingold. You’re back on the naughty list.

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  What kind of fool would want Wisconsin’s miserable history of same-day voter registration to go nationwide? Russ Feingold, that’s who. His press release swears the plan would help increase voter turnout and voters would not have to worry about sitting an election out because they missed a registration deadline. No, it increases voter [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 12:33pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

  —Fairly Conservative

  This was our last book club read. The Wall Street Journal likes it too: “The Haunting of Hill House” proved that she was no one-hit wonder. Its opening lines are a minor masterpiece of eerie economy: “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 9:12am EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• GDP up 3.5% – the recession is technically over

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  This morning markets are reacting to the news the U.S. economy grew last quarter at a slightly higher rate than expected. Economists had indicated the 3rd quarter would report growth, but they were looking at 3% to 3.2%. This morning’s number popped in at 3.5%. It’s a good number confirming [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 8:58am EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• I’m thinking out loud here…

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 5
  But what if we had a SE Wisconsin paper called “The Conservative Times” or something like that. Man, I am so tired of the slant we get from that failing news outlet. Blech. [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 8:37am EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Please excuse the corporate bureaucracy

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  I’d like my $1.26 BILLION back, judge. Signed: PepsiCo Man. You’ve got to read this! It’s even from Wisconsin. Check out PepsiCo’s Wisconsin attorney group. [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 7:41pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• What if you are one of the very few?

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 9
  God bless this young woman. [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 7:32pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Elmbrook’s Thanksgiving break

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  Did you know the kids are off for NINE days for Thanksgiving this year? Wow! I should have planned to go somewhere! Instead, we’re home. Harrumpf. [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 7:06pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Wisconsin exports ginseng?

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 8
  Whoa. That one caught me by surprise. Nonetheless, Governor Doyle is happy to announce a new trade agreement with China over the matter. Ginseng is a plant grown primarily for the root. Wikipedia says the Chinese believe the root can clean your excess Yang . (I’m thinking that might not be [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 1:33pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• An update on today’s health care news

  —Fairly Conservative

  I’m not doing links – it’s all public knowledge and can be found somewhere, but I’m tired, so you’ll have to trust me. Senator Harry Reid, the go-to guy in the Senate, has brazenly come forward on a public-option plan. He’s calling it an opt out plan. He’s landing on [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 8:09pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Brookfield’s very own owl.

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  It’s up folks. Won’t be long now. [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 5:09pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Berg suckers BrookfieldNOW again

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  The paper is at it again with bad details from Alderman Scott Berg driving a fake controversy. This time it’s whether part-time city employees should have access to the city’s health care plan. Keep in mind when you read this drivel, NO PART-TIME EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY HAVE ACCESS TO THE CITY’S [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 4:52pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• The truth about Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s congressional voting record on partial-birth abortion

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 2
  Barrett did vote to ban partial-birth abortion. Barrett also voted to continue to allow partial-birth abortion. Here’s a history of the legislation to ban partial birth abortion. Using that and a whole lot of time searching the House Clerk site, here’s what I’ve found: It appears Barrett’s first vote was January [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 2:26pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Post-Lawton CYA

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 3
  Like I said in the comments, “What they couldn’t find, they made up! I suppose there’s a chance that’s happening here.” Jerry Bader is retracting the reporting he did yesterday. So in answer to that question? We’ll never know for sure. That’s the worst. Half of you still think I’m bipolar. I [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 1:17pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Unpredictable

  —Fairly Conservative

  That’s what this blogging business is – unpredictable. Yesterday hit 1,200 page loads. Traffic’s been increasing a bit over the last couple of weeks, but I can’t tell you why. I also know I said posts would be down to a Tues, Wed, Thurs plan. Well yesterday certainly blew through [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 8:24am EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• First morning thought on the health care debate

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 1
  If Congress and Obama are SO sure we need sweeping changes to the health care insurance laws before the end of this year, why do those changes take place AFTER the next presidential election, or over three years from now? Just asking. [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 6:20am EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Lawton done her wrong: Is a scorned gal pal the reason she dropped the race?

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 8
  You’ve got to listen to this! Jerry Bader’s tell-all is not to be missed. H/T: No Runny Eggs via Lake Shore Laments. — UPDATE – Bader retracted his statement. [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 7:38pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny

• Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett for Governor

  —Fairly Conservative

  Number of comments: 10
  That’s what the Facebook group started by teen Asher Heimermann is titled. And before you have a cow, yes, I joined the group. Normally I’d explain it’s a good idea to keep your eyes on the competition, but I’m going to surprise you and say I’d have to think long [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 5:31pm EDT
  by Cindy Kilkenny