Ryan, Bachmann respond to speech
By Steven Rosenbaum | Jan. 26, 2011Following President Obama's State of the Union address, two conservative congressional figures took the national stage to express their views on the status of the government.
Following President Obama's State of the Union address, two conservative congressional figures took the national stage to express their views on the status of the government.
After President Obama delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night, all eyes turned to Wisconsin's own Rep. Paul Ryan for the Republican response. Ryan, a Janesville native, has become an increasingly important player in the national political scene. The reason for his meteoric rise is simple: he represents the future of the conservative movement.
Gov. Scott Walker has a problem with perception. Unlike other politicians, who might be living in the past or who are perhaps out of touch with reality, Walker is living almost exclusively in the present.
I usually make it a point to stray from New Year's resolutions. What's the point of spending three weeks on a treadmill when my self-discipline will run itself dry by February anyway? But for 2011 I made the decision to end this boycott and chose to make a ""life resolution."" Starting this year, I am going to eat more real food.