4th Street Forum With host RAUL VASQUEZ: WISCONSIN’S SUPREME COURT — ELECT OR APPOINT?
Big money, outside money, tacky TV ads: even Supreme Court elections have become a battleground of nasty politics. Should the Supreme Court be appointed instead? Would that restore its dignity and raise the quality of Wisconsin justice?
And with guests in order of [...]
What is the truth about politics in the United States? What can you do to make it better? Read this book and find out.
Terri McCormick did what few politicians do. She wrote this a book to tell the truth and offer positive fixes for a broken system. There are many politician-written books on the market. [...]
One wonders what the loony left in this country would have thought of the American Revolutionaries in the 1700”s. Are the Tea Party Patriots looney, racists, “hang them from a tree”, “go to hell”? Would the left have called the the same thing? Truth is a lot different than the fiction peddled by Joe Biden, [...]
“Money Madness vs. Democracy” taped by the Public Broadcast System
DEMOCRACY vs. MONEY MADNESS Big money – mysterious money – fuels expensive election campaigns.
Do you like what you’ve been seeing and hearing? Who is behind the flood of cash and what does it mean for Wisconsin?
With host ENRIQUE FIGUEROA, PhD, Director, Roberto [...]
“Why do we fall?… So that we may learn how to pick ourselves up and stand on our own two feet.” – Jessie Boyle, 1944, Irish American businesswoman
“Power is distancing … Politicians must know two languages and cultures-here and home. However, home soon becomes lost, forgotten by those who reach the seats of power.” Wall [...]
APPLETON, Wis., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following statement was issued today by Terri McCormick:
In the rush to pass the so-called “healthcare reform bill,” U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) stomped his feet and held his breath until he extracted his presents from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. One such gift exempts Nebraska from paying the [...]
On September 12th in Washington DC – Citizens from across the country attended a march on Washington and Congress to make their voices heard. They were from Oklahoma, California, Missouri, Michigan, Texas, Indianapolis … with one message. That message was ‘they are unhappy with the spending of government and were given notice that all incumbents [...]
by Terri McCormick
(former State Representative
& chair of Healthcare Cost Partnerships committee)
July 24, 2009
Regardless of political party or ideological persuasion, there are limited resources and outcomes possible with H.R. 3200 America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. There is no doubt that the stakes are high for individuals and businesses. It is critical that citizens engage [...]
The McCormick Standard serves as a benchmark for citizen leaders to exchange ideas and share solutions to issues facing us in education, energy, the economy, justice and politics. The United States Constitution and the rule of law is our American governing principle. It is in this tradition and its call for integrity leadership that the McCormickStandard.com was created. The McCormick Standard serves as a benchmark in the public debate on how best to get our government and economy back on track. Our nation has veered off course from its founding principles and documents. As a consequence, the American people have become vulnerable to economic hardship and government malpractice. It is time for all of us to do something about it. The McCormick Standard relies on the rule of law and the role of a free press in preserving our republican form of government. The Rule of Law is based on the fact that the United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It presumes that... more
Posted by Alternative Energy Now Coalition Partners May 26, 2009 Support the NAT GAS Act of 2009 (H.R. 1835) New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 The NAT GAS Act: Gets more natural gas vehicles (NGVs) on the road faster by extending several tax credits (alternative fuel credit for natural gas, natural gas fueled vehicle credit, and the natural gas vehicle refueling property credit) Balances the cost of NGVs on the front end through tax... more
Let the Debate Begin! Corruption, Scandals, imprisonment and finger-pointing … have framed the American economic and political landscape for the past four years. The result has been an economic collapse and an imploding ‘political class’ scrambling for the delete button on mismanaged television messages and talking points. To the disdain of party bosses, this debate is a mounting tug of war between those that would cling to the ‘pay for play’ politics of greed, and those that would return... more
Editor’s Note: This week, Texas oil and gas executive T. Boone Pickens is providing the question and joining in the discussion. Recent news reports highlight the national security threat posed by our escalating dependence on foreign oil. A lot of our oil comes from nations that aren’t friendly to us, and we live in a world where nations aren’t afraid of using energy as a weapon, or where we don’t have guaranteed supply. Russia cut off natural gas supplies to much of Europe... more
