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GOP Rep. Ryan pushes for less ‘attack politics’ By Charles Brace
would not be defined by their actions on the economic recovery package proposed by President Barack Obama, but how they answered the larger questions important to the public. “What are we going to do to have a 21st century energy policy that is clean and American and independent?” Ryan said, as an example of what to focus on. Party identification and adherence to party ideology, according to Ryan, was much less important than presenting the solutions to such problems. He said the amount of partisan antagonism was as “bad as I’ve ever seen it lately.” He said he was hopeful partisan struggles for dominance would be less important and less prevalent heading into the future, even if serious disagreements existed on policies. “I find that some of the younger
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In an interview on how the Republican Party can move forward after defeat in the November elections, up-and-coming U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said ideas must be put over partisan battling. “I think we had to defend a lot of bad ideas and policies of the Bush administration, we were defined by that [in 2008],” Ryan said. “And some people in the party got corrupt, and some just ended up looking for self-preservation politically, and we had atrophy, and that combined with a lot of other reasons is why we lost.” Ryan, 38, is a Janesville native and the ranking republican member on the House Budget Committee. He was re-elected in 2008 to a fifth term and was considered to be a possible running mate for John McCain. He said success for republicans
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reform-minded members of Congress are more willing to talk to one another and get along,” Ryan said. “I’m hopeful the president can help settle down some of the partisanship that goes on around here.” Republicans should support democrats on issues of common ground and give the public tangible alternatives when they disagree, he said. Ryan has worked in the past on several fiscal issues with U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis. Republicans must become a “proposition party”, one that shows clear distinctions with democrats on items like the economy and health insurance, rather than an “opposition party” focusing solely on criticism, according to Ryan. When parties are less concerned with “attack politics”, Ryan said, and more on debating policies, it results in more effective government. He said it is a positive thing
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U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks at a rally for former gubernatorial candidate Mark Green. Ryan represents south-eastern Wisconsin. that currently there is no designated head of the Republican Party, and republicans should hold an internal debate on how to define themselves on virtually every issue. It is easier for republicans to define their priorities now that former President George Bush has left
office, Ryan said. Yet he also said the party was less important than the types of ideas it promotes. “The party is not that important to me. It is really about whether ryan page 3
Students learn how to detect stalking By Estephany Escobar THE DAILY CARDINAL
The UW-Madison subcommittee on Sexual Assault and Dating Violence hosted UWMadison faculty and students Thursday for a workshop on the dangers of stalking. Carol Glassmaker, a University of Wisconsin Police Department detective, began the session by stressing the need for students to report instances of stalking. “[It] is one of those cases that is not always reported … a lot of people think [they are] just imagining things,” Glassmaker said. According to Glassmaker, acts of stalking include maintaining visual proximity, contacting friends of the victim, sending gifts and entering the victim’s house. Glassmaker advised both male and female students to contact 911 when they suspect they are victims of stalking. “We have both victims, females
and males … here, on the university campus. It’s equal from what we have seen on our statistics,” she said. Christopher Daood, a UHS graduate intern, said stalking is often seen among college-aged people. “[Stalking] is important for [the campus] to know and be aware of,” he said. Daood differentiated stalking from love persistence, citing the use of a “fear factor” in instances of stalking. “Stalking is not consensual,” he said. “That is what separates love persistence from stalking.” Carmen Hotvedt, student services coordinator for UHS, concluded the program and announced the $300,000 donation recently awarded to UW-Madison. The U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of Violence Against Women granted the university the money to fund sexual assault and domestic violence
prevention services. The money will specifically fund the “Community Problems, Community Solutions: Building Capacity to End Violence Against Women at UW-Madison” project. Hotvedt said she hopes the project will educate, prevent and stop sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on campus. Marlys Howe, a member of the subcommittee, said increased education among students increases awareness. “I think [stalking] is a really important issue because it affects everybody on campus and it is a very prevalent issue,” UW-Madison senior Meredith Bourne said. “A lot of people don’t talk about it because there is a lot of shame and secrecy for victims, so there is a lot of underreporting.” Students can learn more about stalking and its consequences at www.ncvc.org/src.
Bye bye Blagojevich Ill. Senate votes unanimously to impeach governor The Illinois state Senate voted unanimously Thursday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich and remove him from office. Blagojevich was arrested in December under federal charges of corruption for trying to sell President Barack Obama’s then
vacant U.S. Senate seat. Since then, he has ignored requests for him to step down from several officials, including Obama. The Illinois House voted in favor of impeaching Blagojevich 114-1 on Jan. 9. Now that both houses have voted against him, he is forced out of office and barred from holding future public office in the state. “I’m obviously saddened and disappointed, but not at all surprised by what the state Senate did
today,” he said during a news conference after the Senate decision. In his closing arguments to the Senate, Blagojevich still maintained he “had done absolutely nothing wrong” and never intended to violate any law. He wanted to bring in witnesses to make a case for his innocence, but rules prevented him from doing so. Shortly after the Senate’s vote, Ill. Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn, a democrat, took the oath of office as the state’s new governor.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”