Welcome Callista Home: NEWT 2012 Event

Free and open to the Public. Monday March 26th at 6:30pm.

Northwoods Brew Pub, Eau Claire.

Tri-County Lincoln Day Dinner 2012!

Please join the Republican Party of Trempealeau, Buffalo, and Pepin Counties for our Tri-County Lincoln Day Dinner on Saturday, February 18th at The Waumandee House in Waumandee. Meet 3rd District GOP Candidate for US Congress, Col. Ray Boland! We will also be entertained by Representative Warren Petryk who will lead us in singing our national anthem! Great food and drink, raffle drawings, and conservative fellowship make this an event you won't want to miss! Please send payment and RSVP by Friday, February 10th to the address shown above. We look forward to seeing you as we anticipate a victorious election year 2012. Thank you for your support!

RPTC Christmas Party!!!

The Republican Party of Trempealeau County
Invites you to our
2011 Christmas Party!!

Date: Saturday December 10th 2011
Beedle’s Bar and Restaurant
Centerville, Wisconsin
Cocktails 6pm
Dinner 7pm

$25.00 for a Single Individual
$50.00 for a couple

Dinner Menu Choices are as follows:
Fettuccine Alfredo
11oz Prime Rib
North Atlantic Cod

Merry Christmas!

Hope to see you there!

Tax the Rich?

by Valerie Pierzina

Taxing the nameless, faceless, abstract “rich” is always a popular notion that tends to poll well with the American public. Aside getting into the semantics of identifying exactly what the definition of “rich” is, I ask a much simpler, more basic question. Despite where the Federal Government gets it, can they really be trusted with any more of our money, regardless of where it came from?! I would guess the collective answer to this question is a resounding NO, regardless of your party affiliation or income class. While it may be tempting to go along with President Obama on this so-called “Buffet Tax” on the rich you must first question why the Federal Government would suddenly be wise and responsible with taxpayers money, be those taxpayers “rich” or not. The best example of this waste of taxpayer’s hard earned money is the Solyndra scandal. The green energy company Solyndra was given $535 million in “stimulus” funds by the Obama administration, thanks to American taxpayers. The Bush administration had previously denied a loan to this company due to the company’s already precarious financial footing, an air of desperation among its executives, and risk of bankruptcy. Bankruptcy indeed happened, but not before over a ½ billion dollars was given to the company as part of President Obama’s failed “stimulus program” and equally disappointing “green jobs initiative.” President Obama and Vice-President Biden personally touted Solyndra as not only the future of green energy, but also of green job creation. Jobs were not created, in fact, the company’s doors are now closed, with more than 1,100 of its employees out of work, and hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars wasted. So, before you give in to the drumbeat of “tax the rich” why not stop to ponder why exactly the government needs more of our money in the first place? Why are our elected officials attempting to simply redirect blame rather than come up with real solutions? And, why are they trying to pit Americans against one another in what amounts to nothing more than class warfare? I think you all know the answer.

There is no free lunch!

-by Deloras Vind

“There is no free lunch”. Beginning in the 1850’s taverns advertised free lunches given to those who bought liquid libation at their establishment. The price of the food was paid for by naive patrons through higher prices for beer. I’d guess alcohol in the brain leads to mushy, muddled thinking to believe you’d get something for nothing. So it goes with”free handouts” or higher taxes for business, mushy heads think it is free. The catch is you pay more and you loose your freedoms.

Today, these free lunches are government entitlements and handouts to buy votes. Someone pays for overpriced union health insurance, public union membership compulsion and ensuing fees, and increased government regulation of your choices. Can you say mercury light bulbs, job killing green energy mandates and Obamacare waivers? Well guess what, you and I pay more in taxes, hidden fees, loss of economic freedoms, and loss of private property protections.

Don’t be suckered by thinking you are getting something for nothing – there’s no such thing as a free lunch. This 4^th of July take some time to reflect on the cost of your liberty and freedom.

Politics & Pints: JUNE

Join us at Politics & Pints, this SATURDAY at Red's Peanut Bar in Arcadia. Hope to see you there!

Parade Charade

by Valerie Pierzina

At the first official parade of the season, Arcadia’s Broiler Days parade, it was evident that this is not your normal “non-election” year in Wisconsin politics. With tensions running high and ridiculous recalls looming, at the hefty expense of taxpayers I might add, politicians are out in full force to perfect their images as all things sunshine and roses.

Senator Vinehout was present, busy pandering the parade route with an adorable, although borrowed, dog. It was nice to see our Senator back in the state, the state that she was elected to represent, having returned from her glorified temper-tantrum/union-funded vacation in Illinois.

Speaking of temper-tantrums, our Assemblyman Chris Danou was at the parade too, and I must say, it was a pleasure to see him on his best behavior, throwing candy to children instead of a fit, like the water thrown at his peers in the Assembly. It was also refreshing to see him wave hellos and exclaim pleasant greetings along the parade route, rather than pointing fingers and screaming “Shame, Shame, Shame!” at his Republican counterparts.

And, from what I could tell, both Vinehout and Danou were in their own clothes, instead of their union issued garb, you know, those matching colored t-shirts of “solidarity.” Nothing like being visually branded to make clear to the world just who owns you and your party, in case there was ever any doubt.

Finally, Congressman Ron Kind was there too, handing out his traditional “Be ‘Kind’ to Kids” stickers, a cute play on words that would be a whole lot cuter had he not supported every single pro-abortion measure ever brought before him, including continuing tax payer funded abortions at Planned Parenthood, both at home and abroad.

And so, with parade season just getting underway, please do not forget the abhorrent and juvenile behavior of our elected Democrat representatives. The behavior that was organic to them, not calculated and contrived as these parade appearances are. Do not be lured in with free candy, cute puppies, and fake smiles. These tokens are merely representations of the handouts Democrats promise to so many, but fail to deliver on so often. Do not feel entitled to anything from our elected officials, other than the truth- and the truth is the thing that they are least willing to give.