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When you don’t like the question, answer a different one I guess. Scott Patrick of WTAQ tries to nail down the ’slippery as jello’ Congressman Kagen in this exclusive audio clip…

Congressman Kagen Q&A

Click the link to hear how when asked about attending a union meeting, he instead chooses to answer with his own agenda — a tactic that he frequently employs…

In one amazing move, President Obama offends gays, social, and fiscal conservatives…

“President Barack Obama’s announcement Wednesday offering limited benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees failed to quell growing anger in the gay community that gay rights issues were getting short shrift at the White House.

In fact, Obama’s promise to offer ancillary employee benefits – such as long-term-care insurance and the right to use sick leave to care for domestic partners – while still denying more valuable benefits, such as health insurance and retirement funds, may have further agitated gay and lesbian activists who were already fuming over other perceived snubs.

Obama said he also favors extending health and retirement benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees but that such a move is currently prohibited by the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, which passed in 1996.

“Are they kidding us? Domestic partnership benefits WITHOUT health insurance because of DOMA?” gay fundraiser and activist David Mixner told POLITICO in an e-mail. “It is like rubbing salt in the wound.”" Source: President Obama fails to quell gay uproar | Reuters

Go to the source for more…

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…if you plan on attending the event today. It looks like the weather is going to be beautiful and that means more people will attend. Jerry has been to Beaver Dam Park and checked out the logistics — believe me, folks — if the Obama administration picked this site to prevent freedom of assembly on our part, they couldn’t have picked a better spot!

Take a look at the map on the Plans page again and try to figure out where you can park — all the surrounding neighborhood is residential or commercial, but you might get towed in the commercial parking lots! More later…

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Local blogger Steve Prestegaard takes up the issue here…

“In the 80s and 90s, Green Bay was the Center of the Health Insurance Universe. Back in the Day, we led the World in designing, selling and servicing some very, very innovative health insurance benefit plans for small business owners and their employees. The proof of our success was in ALL the Sales we made – we drove the competition absolutely crazy.

Not only were our plans good, they were priced right! It takes 3 things to sell health insurance: Rates. Rates. Rates… We were a low-cost provider with OUTstanding customer service and lots of BIG ideas! We set the bar VERY high from lil old Green Bay.

Thousands, and thousands became employed – and trained – in a highly technical industry; and there were countless spin offs, mergers, vendors and health-related wannabee businesses taking root on the Tundra, too. Agents and customers from around the country constantly flew in to see what all the fuss was about. About 100% of the time they’d go home totally impressed with our knowledge, our craftsmanship and our work ethic.” Source: Marketplace of Ideas Blog – An open health care letter to President Obama

Steve goes on to say…

“Five years ago, my company was leading a huge initiative for UnitedHealthcare. We hosted a series of Town Hall-type meetings with: “The Primary Healthcare Decision Maker in Your Household.” And just like the President, we launched our initiative in Green Bay. (We eventually moved beyond the Tundra to other towns and halls.)

Guess what The Number ONE Healthcare Issue is for The Primary Healthcare Decision Maker? “Well, DUH!,” one said, “The Cost!”

It didn’t take a Town Hall Meeting to discover THAT! It’s always about the Money, isn’t it?” Source: Marketplace of Ideas Blog – An open health care letter to President Obama

Maybe President Obama doesn’t need to spend the money to come all the way to Green Bay?! He could just read Steve’s blog on that BlackBerry of his…

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