Badger Catholic observed that The Usual Suspects are banging drums for Union 'take-yours' types.
As people of faith, we oppose Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s plan to deny collective bargaining rights for public employees. Our religious traditions are very clear that workers, as human beings that have inherent dignity, have the right to form associations to improve their conditions at work
.....blah blah blah....
7. Sister Barbara Pfarr, SSND, School Sisters of Notre Dame,53235, bpfarr@ssnd-milw.org
18. Sister Mary Catherine Jarema, SSND School Sisters of Notre Dame, 53235
19. Rev. Gregory J. O’Meara, S.J. 53203 gregory.omeara@marquette.edu
21. Sister Janet Gregorcich, SSND Director, Global Partners Program, School Sisters of Notre Dame, 53235, jgregorc@ssnd-milw.org
28. Fr. Mike Berthram, St. Francis of Assisi, 53212, BerthramM@ArchMil.Org
29. Fr. Art Hei, St James, 53051, heinzea@archmil.org
30. Jim Zalinski OFM, Capuchin Justice Peace and Ecology, 53233, Zelito@Juno.Com
38. Rev.Jerry Schroeder, St. Benedict the Moor Parish, 53233, benspastor@sbcglobal.net
39. Rev. Bryan N. Massingale, Associate Professor/ Marquette University, 53201, bryan.massingale@marquette.edu
40. Fr. Mike Michaeliski, Catholic Priest on the East Side of Milwaukee, michalskim@archmil.org.
44. Sister Ruth Poochigian, O.P. Dominican Sister (Sinsinawa),53716, RuthOP@aol.com
51. Rev. Msgr. Thomas F. Baxter, St. James and St. Joseph Catholic Parishes, 53715 and 53713, tbaxter@straphael.org
Some of those folks need no introduction whatever in Milwaukee.
Given the parallel between TARP recipients and public-union people, one wonders if the same bunch of signatories approve the bailouts of Goldman Sachs and Citibank.
Hmmmmmm?
Monday, February 21, 2011
Green Bay Diocese News
Interesting, but not surprising at all.
Green Bay Bishop David Ricken has ordered Catholic parishes in the diocese to cut corporate ties to JOSHUA and other non-Catholic social justice organizations.
A very well-informed and smart move.
HT: Jester
Green Bay Bishop David Ricken has ordered Catholic parishes in the diocese to cut corporate ties to JOSHUA and other non-Catholic social justice organizations.
Ricken complimented the work being done by the Green Bay-based JOSHUA and the Appleton-based ESTHER, but he expressed concerns that, without Catholic oversight, the groups’ political positions could stray from Catholic teachings.
“An undesirable result of dual affiliations could be that a conflict could place our parishioners in a very difficult position of having to choose between their Catholic Church authority and another parallel organization,” Ricken said in a prepared statement. “Therefore, I am directing our parishes to withdraw their corporate membership in these organizations, effective July 1, 2011.”
They are both part of "WISDOM" which is State-wide.A very well-informed and smart move.
HT: Jester
Meantime, In Ohio
The "Nazi, Draconian, Union-Busting, Fascist"...Scott Walker...takes a distant back seat compared to the Ohio proposal.
1. Eliminates collective bargaining for state employees and employees of higher education institutions.
2. Eliminates salary schedules and step increases and replaces them with a merit pay system.
3. Eliminates continuing contracts for teachers after the bill’s effective date – All teachers would receive a single year contract year after year.
4. Eliminates seniority as a sole criterion for Reductions In Force (RIFs).
5. Requires employees to pay at least 20% of their healthcare costs.
6. Allows public employers to hire permanent replacement workers during a strike.
7. Limits bargaining for local government employees (including school districts) to issues of wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment.
Looks like Walker could add a few provisions, eh?
HT: RomaLocuta
1. Eliminates collective bargaining for state employees and employees of higher education institutions.
2. Eliminates salary schedules and step increases and replaces them with a merit pay system.
3. Eliminates continuing contracts for teachers after the bill’s effective date – All teachers would receive a single year contract year after year.
4. Eliminates seniority as a sole criterion for Reductions In Force (RIFs).
5. Requires employees to pay at least 20% of their healthcare costs.
6. Allows public employers to hire permanent replacement workers during a strike.
7. Limits bargaining for local government employees (including school districts) to issues of wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment.
Looks like Walker could add a few provisions, eh?
HT: RomaLocuta
Capper's Pals
A video montage of the pot-smoking/semi-drunks in OUR Capitol building, featuring signs from some of the active groups: Commies, LaRaza,......
And what's with the mestizo drumbeat?
HT: Zippers
And what's with the mestizo drumbeat?
HT: Zippers
Madison: Obama's Waterloo?
Pollock of Pajamas agrees with Belling that the Madison Stand is a horrendous error for Obama & Co. But the last graf of his essay seems to contradict the thesis. I think the last graf's implicit conclusion is the right one.
It is becoming clear that the Wisconsin battle was a strategic political blunder for President Obama and the Democratic Party. The decision by the Democratic Party and its allies to draw a line in the sand in Wisconsin was the wrong strategy, in the wrong state, at the wrong time, on the wrong issue, and executed in the wrong way.
And Pollock then goes through the thought-process which led Obama & Co. to use Wisconsin as the battleground. The usual: Progressive State, heavily unionized, yada yada. He also offers the counter-arguments, including the shift towards blue highlighted in the last election.
Finally--and to be fair, added as an "Update":
Politico’s Ben Smith and Maggie Haberman report this morning how the union’s high risk Wisconsin strategy may come at a potentially steep cost: “Some strategists and labor officials watching the protest conflagration from the outside are beginning to fret that a large-scale defeat in Wisconsin will have a devastating ripple effect, weakening labor state by state throughout the rest of the country.”
That happens to correspond with my thoughts on the matter. Wisconsin is a "must-win" for Obama (although he could have selected Ohio or Missouri instead.) But now that he's in, he must win.
No coincidence that SEIU will be in Madistan today.
It is becoming clear that the Wisconsin battle was a strategic political blunder for President Obama and the Democratic Party. The decision by the Democratic Party and its allies to draw a line in the sand in Wisconsin was the wrong strategy, in the wrong state, at the wrong time, on the wrong issue, and executed in the wrong way.
And Pollock then goes through the thought-process which led Obama & Co. to use Wisconsin as the battleground. The usual: Progressive State, heavily unionized, yada yada. He also offers the counter-arguments, including the shift towards blue highlighted in the last election.
Finally--and to be fair, added as an "Update":
Politico’s Ben Smith and Maggie Haberman report this morning how the union’s high risk Wisconsin strategy may come at a potentially steep cost: “Some strategists and labor officials watching the protest conflagration from the outside are beginning to fret that a large-scale defeat in Wisconsin will have a devastating ripple effect, weakening labor state by state throughout the rest of the country.”
That happens to correspond with my thoughts on the matter. Wisconsin is a "must-win" for Obama (although he could have selected Ohio or Missouri instead.) But now that he's in, he must win.
No coincidence that SEIU will be in Madistan today.
How to End an Interview
Great story.
In the years previous to running MCSNet I had the opportunity to interview with a recruiter for a Fortune 50 company based in the Chicago suburbs. The recruiter informed me of the firm's policy, allegedly due to government mandate in that they supplied a LOT of government hardware, to perform drug testing of all applicants. I pointed out that (1) the law did not actually require this as the mandate was for a drug-free workplace; the only actual legal mandate for drug testing was in CFRs for truck and airplane operators and similar employees; I was not applying for such a position and (2) I would be happy to provide the urine sample requested if the recruiter was willing to collect it in his mouth.
In the years previous to running MCSNet I had the opportunity to interview with a recruiter for a Fortune 50 company based in the Chicago suburbs. The recruiter informed me of the firm's policy, allegedly due to government mandate in that they supplied a LOT of government hardware, to perform drug testing of all applicants. I pointed out that (1) the law did not actually require this as the mandate was for a drug-free workplace; the only actual legal mandate for drug testing was in CFRs for truck and airplane operators and similar employees; I was not applying for such a position and (2) I would be happy to provide the urine sample requested if the recruiter was willing to collect it in his mouth.
The interview was, of course, terminated.
Evidently the recruiter was one of them new-fangled wussy "HR Specialists."
The (R) Big-Spending Coalition
We note that Jim Sensenbrenner, Paul Ryan, and Sean Duffy joined with the Left to preserve Federal spending in this vote.
RedState's comment:
...The most egregious defection came Friday afternoon, when 92 Republicans helped defeat an amendment sponsored by the RSC that would have cut an additional $22 billion in non-defense discretionary spending. Evidently, $61 billion is all they can extirpate from the $3.7 trillion dollar beast.
Sensenbrenner will not retire. Maybe he needs a shove from the Conservatives.
RedState's comment:
...The most egregious defection came Friday afternoon, when 92 Republicans helped defeat an amendment sponsored by the RSC that would have cut an additional $22 billion in non-defense discretionary spending. Evidently, $61 billion is all they can extirpate from the $3.7 trillion dollar beast.
Sensenbrenner will not retire. Maybe he needs a shove from the Conservatives.
A Report From the Front
OpenBlogger/AOSHQ posted the following report from his daughter.
Hear the whistle blowing in the background through the whole thing? That would be the teachers and union protestors trying to interrupt or interfere with the the Pledge of Allegiance.
...But then there was the mob that everyone had to go through to get to and from the area for the support rally. I wish I had video taped trying to leave. I had no sign, and was not an active participant - but I experienced first-hand the intimidation and hostility of either union mercenaries, or even worse, of the good people who have been getting whipped into an exhausted and desparate state by the union sponsored liberal rhetoric and atmosphere.
Hear the whistle blowing in the background through the whole thing? That would be the teachers and union protestors trying to interrupt or interfere with the the Pledge of Allegiance.
...But then there was the mob that everyone had to go through to get to and from the area for the support rally. I wish I had video taped trying to leave. I had no sign, and was not an active participant - but I experienced first-hand the intimidation and hostility of either union mercenaries, or even worse, of the good people who have been getting whipped into an exhausted and desparate state by the union sponsored liberal rhetoric and atmosphere.
They stood blocking the way, leaving only a narrow two-person-wide space for thousands to funnel through. It was scary, claustrophic, and made me feel panicked. They glared, yelled, and one guy pushed me so hard I flew two feet forward. I thought my husband was going to lose it, so we stopped and just stood to the side where we were. I watched a lot of people from the rally pass in front of me experiencing the same thing. I saw middle class, working class people who looked liked my sister, my mother, my son or daughter, my neighbors... being taunted and intimidated by a mob hoping to provoke mayhem or violence. I looked for police help to secure a path or help with our exit, but I only saw them standing in isolated clusters amongst themselves, the nearest over 50 feet away from the crowd.
...and she's a member of WEAC.
MATC Union Guy is Half Right
MATC's union and "management" jammed through a new contract because they knew that when the Walker bill passes, the party will be over.
Even a union-guy thinks it stinks:
“I said, ‘if we approve this, we’re going to be perceived by the public as arrogant snobs,’” he said.
He's half-right.
Arrogant, yup.
PIGS is the right noun. Snobs is not.
Even a union-guy thinks it stinks:
“I said, ‘if we approve this, we’re going to be perceived by the public as arrogant snobs,’” he said.
He's half-right.
Arrogant, yup.
PIGS is the right noun. Snobs is not.
The "Have-Yours" Class: Bankers and Government Workers
The 'Madison Protests' are very significant, and will soon be copied by similar actions in Ohio, Missouri, and a few other states (perhaps including California and New York.)
I had mentioned that, since public-employee unionization was granted ex nihilo by the State (1959 in Wisconsin, 1962 nationally), the State could also remove that privilege. While total removal is not likely, others have had similar thought patterns.
Anyone who responds to the current crisis by anointing unionized employees of the government as the epitome of 'the working man' is placing themselves, and I really do not say this lightly, at the mercy of socialism -- not just as an intellectual theory, but as an emotional promise of happiness. There has never been a viable, durable Labor Party in the US. But neither has the government class ever been so big or faced such an existential threat --Poulos, quoted by Freire
Freire connects TARP to the Madison protests:
Being a Wall Street banker may have some whiff of sin to the working man, but the loathsome element isn't merely the wealth of the AIG or Goldman Sachs executive, but that it has been compensated with taxpayer subsidies when taxpayers themselves are struggling to make ends meet. It's not so much about haves and have nots. It's about haves and have yours.
Indeed. "Too-Big-to-Fail-Land" is occupied by the same sort of folks who occupy the bureaucracy in Governments: those who are using taxpayers as their life-support system.
Taxpayers are becoming acutely aware of the have-yours as a class -- something like Angelo Codevilla's ruling class -- whose gains in salaries and benefits aren't associated with harder work and important innovations but political access. Public-sector unions rallying in Madison aren't even taking a hit for their political activism, given that their protest is made possible by paid sick days, negotiated for them by their collective bargaining units who, it must be said, donate to the very people with whom they negotiate.
It should come as no surprise that the Unions cannot find support for their position. That's evidenced by: 1) the "we'll make concessions" announcement of Saturday and 2) the "Go back to the classrooms" order from WEAC HQ on Sunday. What the unions suddenly realized is what Cuomo (NY) and Brown (CA), Walker (WI) and Kasich (OH) also figured out: the taxpaying public did not like TARP and does not like its cousin, Government Unions.
Yes, it's a watershed.
I had mentioned that, since public-employee unionization was granted ex nihilo by the State (1959 in Wisconsin, 1962 nationally), the State could also remove that privilege. While total removal is not likely, others have had similar thought patterns.
Anyone who responds to the current crisis by anointing unionized employees of the government as the epitome of 'the working man' is placing themselves, and I really do not say this lightly, at the mercy of socialism -- not just as an intellectual theory, but as an emotional promise of happiness. There has never been a viable, durable Labor Party in the US. But neither has the government class ever been so big or faced such an existential threat --Poulos, quoted by Freire
Freire connects TARP to the Madison protests:
Being a Wall Street banker may have some whiff of sin to the working man, but the loathsome element isn't merely the wealth of the AIG or Goldman Sachs executive, but that it has been compensated with taxpayer subsidies when taxpayers themselves are struggling to make ends meet. It's not so much about haves and have nots. It's about haves and have yours.
Indeed. "Too-Big-to-Fail-Land" is occupied by the same sort of folks who occupy the bureaucracy in Governments: those who are using taxpayers as their life-support system.
Taxpayers are becoming acutely aware of the have-yours as a class -- something like Angelo Codevilla's ruling class -- whose gains in salaries and benefits aren't associated with harder work and important innovations but political access. Public-sector unions rallying in Madison aren't even taking a hit for their political activism, given that their protest is made possible by paid sick days, negotiated for them by their collective bargaining units who, it must be said, donate to the very people with whom they negotiate.
It should come as no surprise that the Unions cannot find support for their position. That's evidenced by: 1) the "we'll make concessions" announcement of Saturday and 2) the "Go back to the classrooms" order from WEAC HQ on Sunday. What the unions suddenly realized is what Cuomo (NY) and Brown (CA), Walker (WI) and Kasich (OH) also figured out: the taxpaying public did not like TARP and does not like its cousin, Government Unions.
Yes, it's a watershed.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
The Fake-Excuse Docs, Named
Well, well. Didn't take long for this to happen.
This brings me to Dr. Lou Sanner. He is a family practitioner whose ego, no doubt, precedes his intellect. I have seen his type before as I meandered through medical school and residency. He is the doc who looks down his nose at you as you struggle for the esoteric answer to some zebra diagnosis, all the while pretending to know the answer himself. Well, I am not a resident anymore and what this fellow has done is professionally obscene. He has abrogated his professional responsibility for political expediency.
Sanner not only sounds like a pretentious snot, he looks like one.
He and his colleagues, Anne Eglash, Hannah Keevil, and James Shropshire should know better. Undoubtedly they do know better, but let political emotion trump professional integrity.
Update: I think I found another "physicina" and from the video it would seem that there were nearly a dozen of there. In this case it seems to be Dr. Patrick McKenna who is freely giving out notes for activitis. Fortunately, for him he is a 3rd year resident!
That means that the Medical Society will not have any impact on his license after the investigation proves that he's faking.
What sort of problems could these swamis have?
If I was an employer who received one of these sick notes, I would demand proof of a billing statement from the doctor's office before I would let it slide. There is no place for this in the work place. And those doctors should be sanctioned by their state certifying organizations for not having adequate documentation of their confidential patient interactions.
Happy trails!!
This brings me to Dr. Lou Sanner. He is a family practitioner whose ego, no doubt, precedes his intellect. I have seen his type before as I meandered through medical school and residency. He is the doc who looks down his nose at you as you struggle for the esoteric answer to some zebra diagnosis, all the while pretending to know the answer himself. Well, I am not a resident anymore and what this fellow has done is professionally obscene. He has abrogated his professional responsibility for political expediency.
Sanner not only sounds like a pretentious snot, he looks like one.
He and his colleagues, Anne Eglash, Hannah Keevil, and James Shropshire should know better. Undoubtedly they do know better, but let political emotion trump professional integrity.
Update: I think I found another "physicina" and from the video it would seem that there were nearly a dozen of there. In this case it seems to be Dr. Patrick McKenna who is freely giving out notes for activitis. Fortunately, for him he is a 3rd year resident!
That means that the Medical Society will not have any impact on his license after the investigation proves that he's faking.
What sort of problems could these swamis have?
If I was an employer who received one of these sick notes, I would demand proof of a billing statement from the doctor's office before I would let it slide. There is no place for this in the work place. And those doctors should be sanctioned by their state certifying organizations for not having adequate documentation of their confidential patient interactions.
Happy trails!!
Ruh-Roh: Egyptian Rebellion, Stage Two (Muslimist)
Legal Insurrection reports the news that the MSM doesn't.
...over a million Egyptians turned out in Tahrir Square last Friday to cheer the vile anti-Semitic Sunni cleric Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who had been exiled by Mubarek, and who espouses the fundamentalist Islamic view that Jews must live as Dhimmis under Islamic control. Instead of accurately reporting the significance of this event, The New York Times whitewashed the cleric as someone who supports a "a pluralistic, multiparty, civil democracy."
You remember the Google exec who went over there to help?
He wasn't allowed on the stage to speak at the rally.
...over a million Egyptians turned out in Tahrir Square last Friday to cheer the vile anti-Semitic Sunni cleric Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who had been exiled by Mubarek, and who espouses the fundamentalist Islamic view that Jews must live as Dhimmis under Islamic control. Instead of accurately reporting the significance of this event, The New York Times whitewashed the cleric as someone who supports a "a pluralistic, multiparty, civil democracy."
You remember the Google exec who went over there to help?
He wasn't allowed on the stage to speak at the rally.
Woopsie! That's Not What They Wanted!!
A big Thank You to WEAC and Obozo!
Do you think government employees should be represented by labor unions that bargain for higher pay, benefits and pensions ... or do you think government employees should not be represented by labor unions?
Response?
A full 64% of the respondents said "no."
(Clarus Group poll reported at Politico)
BTW, 42% of Democrats (!!!!!!!!) agreed with "no."
Keep up the good work, WEAC! And thanks!!
HT: JustOneMinute
Do you think government employees should be represented by labor unions that bargain for higher pay, benefits and pensions ... or do you think government employees should not be represented by labor unions?
Response?
A full 64% of the respondents said "no."
(Clarus Group poll reported at Politico)
BTW, 42% of Democrats (!!!!!!!!) agreed with "no."
Keep up the good work, WEAC! And thanks!!
HT: JustOneMinute
Why Union Leaders (and Obama) MUST Win in Wisconsin
John Fund summarized the dispute neatly without too much detail.
The line which caught my attention:
..."Ending dues deductions breaks the political cycle in which government collects dues, gives them to the unions, who then use the dues to back their favorite candidates and also lobby for bigger government and more pay and benefits," Mr. Siegel told me. After New York City's Transport Workers Union lost the right to automatic dues collection in 2007 following an illegal strike, its income fell by more than 35% as many members stopped ponying up....
That number could have grown quite a bit more, except that NYC re-instated the automatic collection process in 18 months.
What if union-dues collections drop?
That dues income supports only two entites: union leadership and the Democrat machine. All the rest is dross.
Yes, there are other changes in Walker's proposal, which will abrogate some current practices in bargaining.
But what the union folks don't want to tell you is this: those practices (not "rights") were granted ex nihilo in 1959 (in this State). They are not 'natural' rights, like life and liberty. They are State-created.
What the State creates the State can take away.
Or, in the words of President Obama: "We won."
The line which caught my attention:
..."Ending dues deductions breaks the political cycle in which government collects dues, gives them to the unions, who then use the dues to back their favorite candidates and also lobby for bigger government and more pay and benefits," Mr. Siegel told me. After New York City's Transport Workers Union lost the right to automatic dues collection in 2007 following an illegal strike, its income fell by more than 35% as many members stopped ponying up....
That number could have grown quite a bit more, except that NYC re-instated the automatic collection process in 18 months.
What if union-dues collections drop?
That dues income supports only two entites: union leadership and the Democrat machine. All the rest is dross.
Yes, there are other changes in Walker's proposal, which will abrogate some current practices in bargaining.
But what the union folks don't want to tell you is this: those practices (not "rights") were granted ex nihilo in 1959 (in this State). They are not 'natural' rights, like life and liberty. They are State-created.
What the State creates the State can take away.
Or, in the words of President Obama: "We won."
Friday, February 18, 2011
Brookfield Central HS: 37 Absent Staffers
Not too surprising, really.
Thirty-seven Brookfield Central HS staffers were "sick" today.
There are a total of 89 on the staff; school was held.
Thirty-seven Brookfield Central HS staffers were "sick" today.
There are a total of 89 on the staff; school was held.
Which Daughter for Ramen, Gwen?
We note that Gwen Moore has two daughters and eight siblings.
Just a little while ago on the floor (at approx. 9:05pm Eastern), Wisconsin Democrat Rep. Gwen Moore argued that abortion was better for unplanned babies than a life “eating Ramen noodles” or “mayonnaise sandwiches.”
Question: which of those children or siblings would you trade for steak and potatoes, Gwen?
Just a little while ago on the floor (at approx. 9:05pm Eastern), Wisconsin Democrat Rep. Gwen Moore argued that abortion was better for unplanned babies than a life “eating Ramen noodles” or “mayonnaise sandwiches.”
Question: which of those children or siblings would you trade for steak and potatoes, Gwen?
Finally!
Lakeshore notes that at least one US Senator doesn't want to force poison lightbulbs onto our children.
On Thursday, Republican Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming introduced legislation to reverse a 2007 ban on incandescent light bulbs that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2012.
Where are all those Lead-Paint-Lawyers?
On Thursday, Republican Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming introduced legislation to reverse a 2007 ban on incandescent light bulbs that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2012.
Where are all those Lead-Paint-Lawyers?
National Security, PRChina, National Debt
The rubber is hitting the road, and the matter of national security is emerging.
The concern in certain influential Washington and Wall Street circles is that Beijing would leverage its position as the main enabler of U.S. overspending. And the cables provide a glimpse into how much politics inform relations between the world’s two largest economies. One cable cites Chinese money managers expressing concern that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan — a major, longstanding irritant in the relationship — could sour the Chinese public on Treasury purchases --CNBC quoted at Captain's Journal
Not only that, China more or less demands that its plan to buy over $1 Billion of Morgan Stanley shares get immediate Treasury Department approval (rather than wait the customary 2-week review period) and, magically, the approval is obtained the next day, without any formal application having been filed.
Some people are more equal than others.
Understand this: the Obozo-Deficit financing requirements are now, and will continue, to seriously limit the options of the US in national security matters. It's no longer just 'whether teachers get pensions.' It's not 'whether Granny gets her meds.'
It's whether this country can act in its own interests in the Far East--or can afford to buy the bullets for M-4's.
The concern in certain influential Washington and Wall Street circles is that Beijing would leverage its position as the main enabler of U.S. overspending. And the cables provide a glimpse into how much politics inform relations between the world’s two largest economies. One cable cites Chinese money managers expressing concern that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan — a major, longstanding irritant in the relationship — could sour the Chinese public on Treasury purchases --CNBC quoted at Captain's Journal
Not only that, China more or less demands that its plan to buy over $1 Billion of Morgan Stanley shares get immediate Treasury Department approval (rather than wait the customary 2-week review period) and, magically, the approval is obtained the next day, without any formal application having been filed.
Some people are more equal than others.
Understand this: the Obozo-Deficit financing requirements are now, and will continue, to seriously limit the options of the US in national security matters. It's no longer just 'whether teachers get pensions.' It's not 'whether Granny gets her meds.'
It's whether this country can act in its own interests in the Far East--or can afford to buy the bullets for M-4's.
What Walker Did NOT Do...
Esenberg notes that some things are missing.
I hadn't appreciated that Scott Walker has proposed a totalitarian state or anything like it. I did hear that he wants public employees to pay amounts toward their retirement and health insurance that are higher than current levels but still much lower than the average for the rest of us. I guess I missed the part where people were going to be dragged from their homes and sent to concentration camps. I read that he has proposed a modification of the authority of state and local governments to enter into collective bargaining agreements and collect dues on behalf of unions, but must have overlooked the abolition of the rights of free speech and association. I saw that he wants voter approval of raises above the cost of living for unionized public employees (i.e., those represented by the unions that he hasn't abolished). But who knew that this was somehow the equivalent of forced sterilization and extermination camps?
I hadn't noticed that the budget adjustment bill sets up a WalkerJugend in which all children must be enrolled or that it establishes a paramilitary organization - maybe called the Leibstandarte SS- Rebecca Kleedfisch - to intimidate political opponents and "undesirables." I'll have to read it again.
In fact, any broken windows will have been broken by the Statist mobs--the true descendants of Hitler and Stalin--now assembling in Madison.
I hadn't appreciated that Scott Walker has proposed a totalitarian state or anything like it. I did hear that he wants public employees to pay amounts toward their retirement and health insurance that are higher than current levels but still much lower than the average for the rest of us. I guess I missed the part where people were going to be dragged from their homes and sent to concentration camps. I read that he has proposed a modification of the authority of state and local governments to enter into collective bargaining agreements and collect dues on behalf of unions, but must have overlooked the abolition of the rights of free speech and association. I saw that he wants voter approval of raises above the cost of living for unionized public employees (i.e., those represented by the unions that he hasn't abolished). But who knew that this was somehow the equivalent of forced sterilization and extermination camps?
I hadn't noticed that the budget adjustment bill sets up a WalkerJugend in which all children must be enrolled or that it establishes a paramilitary organization - maybe called the Leibstandarte SS- Rebecca Kleedfisch - to intimidate political opponents and "undesirables." I'll have to read it again.
In fact, any broken windows will have been broken by the Statist mobs--the true descendants of Hitler and Stalin--now assembling in Madison.
First the Thug-chers. Now, the Violence
We mentioned yesterday that there's a lot of pushing-and-shoving (literally) going on in the Capitol, as reported by Wendy at Owen's place.
We also learn that Trumka, whose Mineworkers' Union has been linked to outright violence and murder, will belecturing on "persuasion" "speaking" to the thug-chers tomorrow.
That's not all. The thug-chers, 500 or so, showed up outside Walker's residence in Tosa to intimidate his wife and children. And the Corner reports:
...Hopper [a Pubbie legislator] has received threatening phone calls and e-mails. These are threats of a physical nature. “We are working with law enforcement in my district. They are watching my home and my business.” Other Republicans have had their homes and businesses threatened, too. The unionists have demonstrated outside those homes and businesses.
...I ask whether he is going home tonight, to sleep. He says, “We’re not disclosing that. My colleagues and I are not talking about that. We’re working with law enforcement” on the matter.
I have advice for Mr. Hopper:
We also learn that Trumka, whose Mineworkers' Union has been linked to outright violence and murder, will be
That's not all. The thug-chers, 500 or so, showed up outside Walker's residence in Tosa to intimidate his wife and children. And the Corner reports:
...Hopper [a Pubbie legislator] has received threatening phone calls and e-mails. These are threats of a physical nature. “We are working with law enforcement in my district. They are watching my home and my business.” Other Republicans have had their homes and businesses threatened, too. The unionists have demonstrated outside those homes and businesses.
...I ask whether he is going home tonight, to sleep. He says, “We’re not disclosing that. My colleagues and I are not talking about that. We’re working with law enforcement” on the matter.
I have advice for Mr. Hopper:
BUY MORE AMMO!!!!
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