Isreal 360 at Hillel TONIGHT!

MadPAC is hosting "Israel 360" on everything you've ever wanted to know about Israel!

“Israel 360” is a multimedia presentation designed to engage students who know very little about Israel by highlighting exciting components of Israeli history, geography and culture. In addition to providing tons of information, “Israel 360” will show students that Israel is a unique and inspiring place that must be seen.

The event will be held at UW Hillel, 611 Langdon St. at 7 p.m.

Wisconsinites divided on health-care reform

From the Wausau Daily Herald:

Poll shows Wisconsinites divided on health care
Associated Press

MADISON — A new poll shows that Wisconsin residents are nearly evenly divided over national health care reform.

The poll released Tuesday done by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center shows that 46 percent of respondents oppose the changes being developed in Washington, D.C., based on what they’ve heard or read. Forty-four percent support the changes.

That difference is within the poll’s margin of error which was plus or minus 4 percentage points. The telephone survey of 507 randomly selected Wisconsin residents was done between Oct. 29 and Nov. 20.

The poll also found that 72 percent believe the country’s health care system is in a state of crisis or has major problems and 56 percent believe health care costs are problematic.

For the original text, click here.

It is interesting to see how a state who employs a large number of health care providers and insurance workers feels about Obamas plan. Feel free to comment.

Wall gets key endorsements in bid for Senate

Terrance Wall, a Madison property developer, earned key endorsements today from fellow Republicans. The Badger Herald article on the subject can be found here.

If you are interested in joining Wall's campaign, or learning more about it, please see his campaign website.

Democratic imposed taxes still a burden for Wisconsin citizens

Our own Jon Derenne wrote an article posted in the Daily Cardinal on November 18. Derenne emphasizes the numerous taxes in Governor Doyle's state budget continue to hurt citizens in our state and advocate for a change in governmental control. The article can be found here.

Please comment on the story on this blog.
Thanks, Jon for your continued support of the chapter and the party!

CPAC announces invited speakers

CPAC listed on their site a number of speakers that have been invited to speak at the event. They include:

Amb. John Bolton*, Andrew Breitbart*, Herman Cain*, Ann Coulter*, Hon. Newt Gingrich, Doug Hoffman, Hon. Mike Huckabee, Gov. Bobby Jindal, David Keene*, Wayne LaPierre*, Mark Levin*, Rush Limbaugh, Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell, Hon. Sarah Palin, Rep. Ron Paul, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Hon. Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio*, and many more! (Those with a * have been confirmed!)

CPAC will be held Febuary 18-20, 2010. Check back to uwgop.com or uwgop.blogspot.com for more details!

COLLEGE REPUBLICAN UPDATE - NOV. 25, 2009

Conservative Political Action Conference
CPAC-The Conservative Political Action Conference
February 18-20th, 2010
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC
Please look out for further information in upcoming emails as we solidify numbers and costs for the trip!

CPAC Scholarships will be given out at $200 a piece by the Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans (WICR). Write a one-page essay on why you want to go to CPAC and why you are a College Republican to enter. These are due on JANUARY 1ST 2010. Turn them in to SAC Office #23!


CR Holiday Formal
Look out for upcoming information on location and specific times
Friday, December 4th
Invitees include Attorney General JB Van Hollen, County Executive & Candidate for Governor Scott Walker, Dave Westlake, Brett Davis, Chad Lee, Terrence Wall, Vicki McKenna, among others!
*YOU MUST PAY YOUR DUES TO ATTEND THE EVENT
*YOU MUST ALSO RSVP PRIOR TO THE EVENT AT wisconsincrs@gmail.com OR BE CHARGED $5 AT THE DOOR
*REGULAR ADMISSION IS $10 AT THE DOOR


"CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?" Rally in Madison!
On November 23rd, as part of a National Call to Action launched out of Florida, conservative grassroots groups across the United States will be holding major events. Wisconsin will take part.

"The Can You Hear Us Now?" Rally will be held inside the Capitol in Madison from 8:00am to 6:00pm.

The timing of this event is critical. Bill Clinton was in Washington last week to pressure Senate Democrats to get a health care bill--ANY health care bill--passed by the end of the year. It looks suspiciously like they will work to get a foot-in-the-door measure through. We all know that if the Senate passes anything at all, no matter how "weak," the process of melding it with the House's abysmal bill will begin. The progressives aren't going to sit back for the holidays. We can't either. The people of Wisconsin need to make their presence felt now.

The Wisconsin Grandsons of Liberty has an RSVP running on their site so that we can get an approximate count of how many people to expect.

http://www.wisconsingrandsonsofliberty.com/

Anyone with questions should contact: wisconsin912@gmail.com

Health Care Forum a Success

The health care forum held by UWCRs was a huge success last night. Great discussion was generated by our panel and by questions from the audience.

The links are here:
Badger Herald - Panel debate health care reforms
Daily Cardinal - Panel addresses setback with health-care bill

For those of you who attended, what did you find interesting? Surprising? Confusing? Clearly, there are a lot of moving parts in the health care industry. It will be interesting to see if Congress can take all parties into consideration and make a decision that is in the best interest of the majority of Americans.

--Stephen D.