Huebsch: GOP puts faith in people, not government

Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch told delegates today Republicans and Democrats differ in on very key area: Where they put their faith.

Huebsch said Democrats, led by their presidential candidates, put their faith in government, believing that by electing them, "they will solve your problems through government control."

"We as Republicans do not place our faith in government but in each other," Huebsch said.

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan called Huebsch the last line of defense for Republicans against the spending priorities of Gov. Jim Doyle and Democrats, who control the state Senate. Playing off that idea, Huebsch ridiculed the idea of taking money from one and giving it to another to strengthen the economy, saying instead, "You take less from all."

Huebsch also took a swipe at Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, for comments she made earlier about being really proud of her country for the first time in her adult life as she watched her husband's campaign.

Huebsch said Pat Nixon never would have made comments like that at the height of the war in Vietnam, nor would have Rosalyn Carter said something like that on the heels of Watergate or Nancy Regan during the Iranian hostage crisis.

"That is the difference that we have going into this year, the pride that we have in this country and in its people," Huebsch said.

Listen to Huebsch's speech: http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/Huebsch_speech.mp3

-- By JR Ross