The high-stakes labor fight in Wisconsin gets more intense
Wisconsin has seen a lot of political drama over the last couple of months, but in many ways the real fight there has barely begun.
Wisconsin Democrats, for example, are trying to force recall votes against eight Republican state senators, and they claim to be succeeding. They need to throw out three Republicans to regain control of the state Senate, and as the Washington Post reports, they sound pretty optimistic.
“We’re well ahead of schedule,” said Graeme Zielinski, Wisconsin Democratic Party spokesman. “I think in mid-summer, you will have a Democratic Senate.”
That would be quite a turn of events.
However, Wisconsin voters won’t have to wait until summer to make their sentiments known. As it turns out, state Justice David Prosser is up for re-election on April 5, a fact that ordinarily might not mean much. But back in December, shortly after the victory of Gov. Scott Walker, Prosser had aligned himself closely with the new governor, telling Wisconsin voters that his re-election to the court meant “protecting the conservative judicial majority and acting as a common sense complement to both the new administration and legislature.”
With Walker now down in the polls, acting as a judicial complement to the governor suddenly isn’t all that popular. It didn’t help matters when it was revealed last week that in court deliberations, Prosser had called the state’s chief justice “a total bitch” and promised to “destroy” her. He later explained that while he might have overreacted, “it was entirely warranted,” blaming his colleague for “deliberately goading people into perhaps incautious statements.”
In other words, she had it coming.
Finally, there’s the story of one Carlos Lam. On Feb. 19, he sent Gov. Walker an email, lauding him for his stance against unions and offering a bit of advice. Drawing upon his 18 years of experience in politics, Lam suggested that Walker stage on attack on himself, perhaps by someone using a firearm, to discredit the union opposition.
There are a lot of crazies out there, but in this case, the man advocating the staging of a felony attack on a public office is — or more accurately, was — a deputy prosecutor in Johnson County, Indiana. Lam resigned that post yesterday after initially denying, then admitting, that he had indeed sent that email.
It’s impossible to know how often such “false flag” operations are actually carried out. For example, it’s interesting to note that a couple of weeks after the Lam email was sent, while union protests continued at the Capitol, Capitol police reported finding dozens of .22 caliber hollow-point bullets secreted at three entrances to the building.
Nobody knows who put them there, or why. But these days, you can’t take anything at face value.
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George W
March 25th, 2011
12:09 pm
Stands…..you actually just made me laugh outloud……hahaha
jm
March 25th, 2011
12:09 pm
Taxpayer 12:06 – can’t read well can you. I said you were a heartless liberal fraud. Fraud does not mean you’re the opposite of the preceding words. A wealthy fraud is not someone who is poor. A wealthy fraud is a crook. You sir, are just another d-bag.
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:09 pm
walker is a tyrant like daffy and will be treated like daffy.
Now, the gop are upset on his educations cuts.
They should unite for his recall.
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:10 pm
Maybe, but according to you those banksters might end up sleeping with the fishes…
HDB
March 25th, 2011
12:10 pm
jm
March 25th, 2011
12:02 pm
McCain-Feingold focused on these points:
Soft money in campaign financing – Citizens United just let corporations send as MUCH money to campaigns as they desire……..
Issue ads – Corporations can form their own PACS – and 527s under Citizens United – look how much money they gave to GOP candidadtes in the ‘10 election
Controversial campaign practices during the 1996 federal elections – Citizens United let loose corporate contributions AND the Chamber of Commerce; they can do ANYTHING they want to now…….
Increasing political contribution limits for private individuals – under corporate mantra, private individuals can give as much as they want……
McCain-Feingold has almost been neutered by the Supremes…….
jm
March 25th, 2011
12:10 pm
SoCo – you’re the one that said someone couldn’t change your mind. That’s called being blind. Fine, you’ve come to your conclusions and are now blind to new ideas. So be it, but fess up to it. Jimminny.
jm
March 25th, 2011
12:12 pm
HDB 12:10 – well, not much can be done then, can there. SCOTUS said money is free speech (or whatever their argument was). You should go protest at the steps of the SC.
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:12 pm
george w
It’s fairly obvious that not all banksters are evil nor are union members thugs. It suits people to simplify and exagerate.
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:13 pm
Hey noone answered my question……should Obama be impeached for not getting the approval from Congress for going to war? Biden says “yes”.
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:13 pm
Mick….didnt say union members are “thugs”….meant unions and unions officials are thugs.
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:13 pm
“McCain-Feingold has almost been neutered by the Supremes…”
They overturned that precedent because the sc are corporate activists.
Lets get real.
They changed our country and I marked the date:
http://getalife-gotalife.blogspot.com/
MiltonMan
March 25th, 2011
12:14 pm
Georgia libs are excited about Wisconsin??? Yes they have absolutely nothing here in this state to cheer about so they have to look at a rust belt state that is gaining almost no population for inspriation.
God they are a sad bunch.
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:14 pm
jm
The resident expert on many issues here, I don’t recall any times you’ve seen the light other than your views….is it do as I say but don’t do as I do?
stands for decibels
March 25th, 2011
12:15 pm
you actually just made me laugh outloud
Well, it’s Friday Drivin’ Music time somewhere, I just figured it was time to get an early start on the pan/post-partisan vibe.
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:15 pm
w,
I lawyer sait it was legal.
Sound familiar?
Give it a rest con.
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:15 pm
george w
I guess that makes the chamber of commerce the business thugs….
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:16 pm
Getalife…..a judge said it wasnt!
Give it a rest fool!
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
March 25th, 2011
12:16 pm
There’s a difference in being blind and being convinced. I am convinced, not blind. You post concrete evidence, and not biased opinion, and it’s worth a review. Biased opinion does not sway me at all.
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:17 pm
George…..how can you compare a Chamber of Commerce to a union. A chamber of commerce cannot….
* Enforce a strike
* Negotiate wages through collective bargaining.
Paul
March 25th, 2011
12:17 pm
George W
“Hey noone answered my question……should Obama be impeached for not getting the approval from Congress for going to war? Biden says “yes””
No one answered because VP Biden never said Pres Obama should be impeach.
He did say Pres Bush should be if he’d launched a unilateral attack on Iran.
Not the word ‘unilateral.’ Uni. One.
If you’re trying to imply that stretches to Libya, perhaps you’d first like to explain how we’re acting on our own, of our own accord?
stands for decibels
March 25th, 2011
12:18 pm
they have to look at a rust belt state that is gaining almost no population
Have you ever been there? I haven’t, although Madison sounds like a cool place. and I hear the XC skiing is outstanding. I could be pretty happy there.
Ragnar Danneskjöld
March 25th, 2011
12:19 pm
Dear Paul @ 10:49, thanks, your idea was as good as it sounded. Evidently the military has previously had to wrestle with the Cox bureaucrats, they took charge. Still incredible to me that an internet company like Cox would be both so technologically-backwards and so hostile to facilitating the needs of the military. I have a bias, however.
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:19 pm
Paul….please tell me what process the president must take before enacting war.
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:20 pm
Chamber of commerce thugs can influence elections by:
-propaganda commercials
-contributing to only one party
-taking foreign money to influence our elections
Paul
March 25th, 2011
12:20 pm
Hey getalife
Last night was interesting. One of the more conservative conservatives said we should look out only for ourselves, let our allies fend for themselves. So I asked if he’d be willing to cut the Defense budget that goes for defending our allies.
He would…. not….. answer…..
Ask him if it was Education or Agriculture, where we’d cut half of their mission but give them more money to do it, I bet he’d be screaming.
So much for cons being concerned about wasteful spending, eh?
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:21 pm
w,
A judge has not heard the case because there is no case liar.
No lying on this blog w.
Libya was completely legal.
.
Stop lying.
Paul
March 25th, 2011
12:22 pm
Ragnar
Glad it worked out well for you. And best wishes to your son – they don’t call it ’service’ for nothing.
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:22 pm
Getalife….i was talking about healthcare (retard)….
I know it is hard but if you put down the kool-aid and chicken leg I am sure you can keep up.
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:23 pm
george w
Which president said this, “I took the isthmus and left congress to debate it”?
Paul
March 25th, 2011
12:23 pm
George W
Sure. But as you’ve asked the question and have a particular idea in mind for the word ‘war’ – one that others may or may not share – it’d save a lot of time if you explain what you mean by ‘enacting war.’
Paul
March 25th, 2011
12:24 pm
Enter your comments here
DebbieDoRight
March 25th, 2011
12:24 pm
They changed our country and I marked the date
getalife did you see their ruling on FOOD!! (Monsanto v. Geerston Farms, the first genetically modified crop). They basically gave Monsanto a victory over the Agriculture Dept. by letting them plant untested, unregulated, alfalfa. This is why I eat majority organic foods.
in a 7-1 opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court reversed both District Court injunctions, saying that the Court had overreached itself procedurally in halting the plantings. (Both Justices Steven Breyer and Clarence Thomas had conflicts of interest in the case — Breyer’s brother was the District Court judge on the case, while Thomas was corporate counsel for Monsanto earlier in his career, but only Breyer saw fit to recuse himself.)
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:24 pm
Mick…..if it wasnt Obama it doesn matter….he is president NOW.
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:25 pm
Paul,
“So much for cons being concerned about wasteful spending, eh?”
If they want to get serious, they can vote no on 53 billion welfare for big oil that does not need it and roll back the tax cuts. Easy.
They will call you a lib Paul for telling the truth..
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:25 pm
See…..Biden says Obama should be impeached!!!
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=dfe_1300998025
stands for decibels
March 25th, 2011
12:25 pm
Mick @ 12.20, if you feel like digging around, you can find Chamber of Commerce’s grubby paws on any number of bloody, violent strike-breaking efforts. They don’t like to teach kids about that nowadays of course.
I was just sifting through a bit of “Gotham: a history of New York” on google for one such doozie. “The Family” has some illuminating tales to tell as well.
Thulsa Doom
March 25th, 2011
12:26 pm
Wisconsin voters will feel different when they realize their budget has been balanced and that there are less greedy pigs feeding at the public trough.
A 12% cut in in retirement and health care benefits is not unreasonable for Wisconsin teachers when many private sector employees don’t even have jobs to begin with in the Obama economy. Its completely and utterly illogial that teachers think they should keep all their taxpayer paid for benefits when people all around them are suffering far worse.
Interesting read in the WSJ yesterday on the nation of Portugal and their lackluster education system which has been the biggest drag on their economy. The country is in need of a bailout and their education system is by far the worst in Western Europe. The biggest obstacle to education reform in their absymal education system? You guessed it- disproportionately powerful teacher’s unions.
Paul
March 25th, 2011
12:26 pm
Hi DDR!
The ruling was 7-1?!!? Reading further, it appears, what’s the language lawyers use, it was decided on procedural grounds, not upon its merits?
jm
March 25th, 2011
12:26 pm
SoCo 12:16 – fine.
patriot
March 25th, 2011
12:26 pm
Classic struggle between the host and the parasites.
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:27 pm
george w
It does matter because all presidents use the power of the executive branch. It was teddy roosevelt when he took panama from colombia. He eventually paid them 25 million for it but I don’t think they ever cashed the check, they were too proud…
stands for decibels
March 25th, 2011
12:27 pm
Biden says Obama should be impeached!
Impeachment? How’d it turn out for you guys the last time you tried it?
Paul
March 25th, 2011
12:28 pm
George W
You sure Obama was president when that was recorded? And that Pres Obama was lying about intel on Iran? If he was, I’ll have to rethink things….
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:28 pm
Mick….so that makes it right?
jm
March 25th, 2011
12:29 pm
SoCo 12:16 – also, not that you’re trying to provide support for your side of the argument (RE WI), but if you ever do, I look forward to reading them.
TaxPayer
March 25th, 2011
12:29 pm
can’t read well can you. I said you were a heartless liberal fraud. Fraud does not mean you’re the opposite of the preceding words. A wealthy fraud is not someone who is poor. A wealthy fraud is a crook. You sir, are just another d-bag.
I know what you wrote and I admitted to not being heartless or liberal, which is true. Of course, if you truly know me even better than I know myself, then by all means… Go for it, jobless person. It’s not as though you do not have plenty of time on your hands.
Thulsa Doom
March 25th, 2011
12:29 pm
getalife,
Do tell about this 53 billion. Is the government literally giving 53 billion dollars to big oil?
Or is the govt simply taxing them less in the way of 53 billion in tax incentives for drilling? There is a big differenc.
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:29 pm
Paul…….doesnt matter he want to impeach the president for going to war without congressional approval. Seems like he is talking about Obama. Great JOB BIDEN!!!
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:30 pm
Debbie,
I did skim over it but thanks for the details.
Thomas should be impeached.
They never learn the lesson of no regulations destroy or don’t care.
jm
March 25th, 2011
12:31 pm
TaxPayer – kindergarten 101. lemme help you out.
you are heartless.
a liberal.
and a fraud.
get it? toodles, got a job, and finally time for a meeting….
bob
March 25th, 2011
12:31 pm
DEBBIE DO RIGHT -Yes that “earning a living wage” thing is soooooo anti-American! We need to get back to the days of sweat shops and child labor, – which government employee unions fixed poor working conditions and child labor laws??
TaxPayer
March 25th, 2011
12:32 pm
Run along, jm. That’s a good boy.
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:32 pm
doom
Education should be exempt from cuts. Remember, this is our future and wisconsin has a proven, excellent school system. Also you should remember that in order to teach you need to have at a minimum a bachelor’s degree, these people are not getting rich by any stretch. In all the other civilized countries teachers are rewarded and respected but here in the US, they have been made public enemy #1 by these sick repub governors, to h$ll with them…
Lil' Barry Bailout
March 25th, 2011
12:33 pm
A political battle between Americans and union thugs/Democrats in Wisconsin could go either way.
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:33 pm
w,
tard?
Judges have ruled the mandate is legal but you should not be calling anybody that name when you are wrong about everything.
You are mentally challenged due to the mental disorder called conservatism.
WOW
March 25th, 2011
12:34 pm
“Getalife….i was talking about healthcare (retard)….”
George, I absolutely enjoy reading your comments! Keep it up!
Paul
March 25th, 2011
12:35 pm
George W
What I heard was in reference to a president who might
act alone
with manufactured reasons
against a country that had no humanitarian crisis and that was not threatening us
without any partnership, such as UN
Are you really making the case that’s what happened with Pres Obama and Libya, where
The UN passed a resolution calling for action for humanitarian reasons
Where we acted with other nations (not unilaterally)
Where there was no manufactured evidence used to justify the action
You see those as the same?
Joe Mama
March 25th, 2011
12:36 pm
Thulsa Doom: “A 12% cut in in retirement and health care benefits is not unreasonable for Wisconsin teachers when many private sector employees don’t even have jobs to begin with in the Obama economy. Its completely and utterly illogial that teachers think they should keep all their taxpayer paid for benefits when people all around them are suffering far worse.”
The public sector unions *accepted* all the concessions that Gov. Walker asked for (pay, benefits, etc.) EXCEPT for relenquishing their collective bargaining rights.
What you call illogical would be so if they had refused, but they didn’t. They ACCEPTED it. The only roadblock was Gov. Walker’s refusal to take them up on their compromise. And I call getting everything you wanted except for one thing (taking away public sector unions’ collective bargaining rights) a pretty good score in Gov. Walker’s favor.
It seems that a lot of posters around here simply aren’t aware of all the concessions the unions made in WI; many of them, yourself included, still rail against them for not giving up things that they’ve ALREADY agreed to give up.
*headscratch*
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:36 pm
doom,
It’s welfare.
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:36 pm
Paul,,,,he never said a word about acting alone…..watch it again.
DebbieDoRight
March 25th, 2011
12:36 pm
Hi DDR! The ruling was 7-1?!!? Reading further, it appears, what’s the language lawyers use, it was decided on procedural grounds, not upon its merits?
Hey Paul!! On a technicality actually. Hopefully the Agricultural department will fight back, (although some see it as a win because the Supremes didn’t say they couldn’t, in the future, based on findings/research deny Monsanto’s patent). Interesting that Clarence (The Man) Thomas didn’t recuse himself though isn’t it?
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:37 pm
Getalife…..http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/31/5961248-florida-judge-rules-health-care-law-unconstitutional-
What color Kool-Aid are you having today…..and is it Popeyes or Church’s?
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
March 25th, 2011
12:37 pm
dB
I’ve been to Milwaukee, and it’s a cool place. It was mid February, so I didn’t get the full sightseeing tour in, but I do want to go back sometime during the summer.
jm
My opinion on WI is that the unions should have given in to what Walker demanded w/o delay. I think that the public sector workers could pay more of their benefits. Public sector work does not pay that well for the rank and file worker anyway, so the benefits are the great equalizer.
I actually think that all public workers should have a deal similar to what we have at the fed level. We have a three-part retirement plan. One part Social Security, one part defined pension, and one part 401k. If the market does well, then my retirement does well. If not, I’m screwed as SS and the pension alone is not enough to retire on. While people try to paint some grand picture, fed employees are at the whim of the markets just like private sector employees. The only feds who have a cushy retirement pension are elected officials, and if you’ve noticed, they never bring up their own retirement plans when they criticize the rank and file workers.,
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:37 pm
“George, I absolutely enjoy reading your comments! Keep it up!”
Speaking of mental disorders, w and wow are identical twins.
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:38 pm
paul
It’s simply a beutiful day here in paradise, nothing complex about it. Heading down to the keys later this afternoon with my girl for some fun, minimal imbibing, and of course, key lime pie..
Paulo977
March 25th, 2011
12:38 pm
RB from
Gwinnet
Little picture thinkers? Yeah those who think only of themselves not of the WHOLE American society …yeah we know who they are!!
Eat the Rich
March 25th, 2011
12:38 pm
taxpayers making over $250,000 made 25.7 percent of all income, but paid 46 percent of all taxes. Now, the Tax Foundation’s Scott Hodge reports that well-off Americans are not only taxed heavily – they’re taxed more heavily than anywhere else in the developed world.
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:38 pm
Eat…..AMEN!
Joe
March 25th, 2011
12:39 pm
Granny Godzilla:
Only your ignorance would think that Gov. Walker could have the power to fire someone who don’t even work for him… The guy was is from Indiana. LOL… The looney left never ceases to amaze me… Go back to bed…
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:39 pm
Joe….amazing isnt it?
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:39 pm
w,
Half the story when other judges said was legal.
I doubt the sc will strike it down because the mandate is corporate welfare.
sc are corporate activists.
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:41 pm
This is the article I was talking about….
http://www.ajc.com/business/georgia-has-no-plan-884852.html
They had two pictures posted….I wonder if anyone noticed…..something hilarious about both pictures.
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:41 pm
Obama cut taxes so what is your point?
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:42 pm
In matters concerning the common living people versus corporations, this court is a slam dunk for that corporate person thingy…
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:42 pm
Getalife…..no the SC’s role is to uphold the constitution. There is NO way this makes it through….you can wish all you want but that doesnt mean it will happen…..
DebbieDoRight
March 25th, 2011
12:44 pm
getalife: Thomas should be impeached.
Word! It’s too bad that the Supremes is a “job for life” — although I do check the DC obituaries regularly hoping against all hope that Thomas’ crazy wife offs him in a fit of jealous rage over Anita Hill. Or better yet, she has a reaction to the “morning after” pill.
Paul
March 25th, 2011
12:44 pm
George W
True enough. I was thinking back to the other day when the same argument was being made ref: Biden.
But ‘unilateral’ is, I think, clear from his words and from history. Remember, there was no talk of UN support for a strike on Iran (UN was fine with sanctions, not direct military action). There was no talk of including others on any strikes. In fact, we would work hard to make sure a prominent ally – Israel – was kept at arm’s length.
But back to my earlier points – the request for clarification on what you mean by ‘enacting war’ – what’s that mean?
And my question how is what happened in Libya the same as what was thought about for Iran, that could in any way justify VP Biden’s remarks as applying to this situation.
Thulsa Doom
March 25th, 2011
12:46 pm
Joe Mama,
That’s not what I understand as happening.
Mick,
Certainly we all appreciate and want good teachers and a good eduacation system. My sister in law is a teacher. All I am saying is this- In a time of serious budget crunches and a tough economy everybody in Wisonsins or almost everone is suffering. There is no reason why the teachers shouldn’t also have to make some sacrifices. What they are being asked to sacrifice is not unreasonable. That’s all.
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:47 pm
Paul….the fact that he engaged in an act of war without congressional approval does. Watch the video again.
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:47 pm
w,
Try to keep up.
The sc votes for corporate interests most of the time.
They lied about activists because your boys are corporate activists.
You are so gullible and mentally challenged.
Paul
March 25th, 2011
12:47 pm
Mick
Lucky guy!
I lived in Sarasota before I moved here. Still miss it….. lots….
Have your read any Carl Hiassen? Columnist with the Miami paper, I think whenever he comes across a shoddy or corruption case involving local politicians and businessmen he can’t verify with a second source, he files the info and uses it in one of his books. They all take place in Florida – like the one about the mobster from Detroit who gets put in witness protection in Florida and finds out he fits right in with the local business leaders……
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:48 pm
HAHA Canada’s leadership with guide NATO in Libya. WOW France and Canada are actually leading a war effort…….haha
AmVet
March 25th, 2011
12:48 pm
Paul, do you ever feel guilty for wiping the floor with some of the people here?! (LOL and hat tip getalife.)
I am definitely not in the mood for suffering fools gladly today, and as I’ll likely be out with friends this evening, I’m going to get a head start on FNM and crank up some tasty tunes.
This first offering is from my musical muse. (Dance music for the intelligent and philosophical…)
We always have the time to quarrel
About such problems as money and war
Let’s put it off until tomorrow
Who needs another dose of sorrow?
It don’t necessitate an act of faith
To chant for love
What alibi is strong enough to wait
To chant for love
Though we don’t hold the reigns of power
Somebody else seems to be in control
We mustn’t waste another hour
We’ll get directly to the soul
If we can
Chant
For a world united
Chant
For a world that’s dying for love
The Hare Krishna plays a drum and bell
When he chants for love
The tribal priest is afraid of hell
So he chants for love
I am not pushing some religion
Don’t get me wrong,
I never mess with such things
Just be true to your own vision
This is your personal decision
The Dervish spins to a “Hu Hu Hu”
When he chants for love
Nobody knows what the angels do
When they chant for love
You’re at the bottom of the ladder
Someone may try to tell you where you should start
But the words, they never matter
If you can feel it in your heart
Then you can
Why don’t you chant?
You can chant
Chant, chant, chant …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYVuG3haMVk
ButtHead
March 25th, 2011
12:49 pm
Mick,
Good try but your leftwingnut explanation does not hold water, if I chose NOT to own a car you DO NOT have to buy car insurance, so tell me again why would a homeless non car owner have to pay for car insurance?
DebbieDoRight
March 25th, 2011
12:49 pm
The only feds who have a cushy retirement pension are elected officials, and if you’ve noticed, they never bring up their own retirement plans when they criticize the rank and file workers.,
HA!! I noticed that too…….I wonder why they won’t put the same spotlight on their plans/salaries/peks as they do on the Unions?
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:49 pm
Getalife…..your claim holds no proof….feel free to post a link or a statistic to back up your claim fool.
Thulsa Doom
March 25th, 2011
12:49 pm
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:36 pm
doom,
“It’s welfare”
getalife,
Just so that we are on the same page let me ask the question yet again in a straightforward fashion. Is the govt making 53 billion in direct transfer payments to big oil or is the govt considerig 53 billion in tax incentives for big oil? Which is it genius? Its not a difficult question sir.
Question
March 25th, 2011
12:49 pm
So, a couple of basic questions — First, apparently the benefits given to teachers and other union members is so out of touch with reality what is wrong with having them “sacrifice” and contributing their “fair share”??? Second, what purpose do unions serve???
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:50 pm
I guess syria is next.
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:50 pm
“Word! It’s too bad that the Supremes is a “job for life” — although I do check the DC obituaries regularly hoping against all hope that Thomas’ crazy wife offs him in a fit of jealous rage over Anita Hill. Or better yet, she has a reaction to the “morning after” pill.”
That is hilarious. I think something will happen because he is probably cheating on her again.
Paul
March 25th, 2011
12:51 pm
George W
How do you define “act of war”?
Do all such acts require Congressional Approval?
Can military forces ever be used and not require Congressonal approval?
What if it’s an action we deem nonmilitary but the person on the receiving end calls it an act of war? Would the US have to stop while the pres goes to Congress?
What about Article 2, Section 2?
George W
March 25th, 2011
12:51 pm
Thulsa….>Getalife has many issues. He wont answer.
Joe Mama
March 25th, 2011
12:51 pm
Thulsa Doom — yet that’s exactly what happened.
The only sticking point was collective bargaining rights; the unions agreed to everything else Gov. Walker asked for.
getalife
March 25th, 2011
12:52 pm
doom,
It’s welfare.
TaxPayer
March 25th, 2011
12:52 pm
So, what’s this talk about Obama. He cut taxes for the wealthy. He took us into not one but two or even more wars without congressional approval. He refuses to stand beside the unions. He keeps running up the debt and deficit. He continues to bail out Wall Street. He’s a closet Republican. I guess he’s guaranteed to get re-elected by a landslide. That junior Reagan. The Bush not so Lite.
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:52 pm
paul
Do I read hiassen? I’ve read him since he was a cub reporter here. I still buy a paper copy of the miami herald every single day, best 50 cent value of the day. He still writes a great opinion column every sunday in the op-ed section (herald.com). Hiassen and dave barry are the best..
Thulsa Doom
March 25th, 2011
12:53 pm
AmVet at 12:48
I was going to say that your post is as dumb as my box of rocks. But I like my box of rocks. I will not dishonor them in such a fashion.
RB from Gwinnett
March 25th, 2011
12:54 pm
Can one of you union fans please educate us all about what wrongs the public employees of Wisconsin unionized to protect themselves from? Was the state of WI making them work for slave wages, making them work in unsafe work environments, denying them vacations, what exactly?
Keep in mind this is the same state government that writes many of the laws governing how the rest of the employees in the state must be treated by their employers. Were they themselves treating these people so badly the people needed protection for the union? How so?
Miss Me Much?
March 25th, 2011
12:54 pm
Total GA budget cuts since 2009: $2.9 Billion. Missin that?
Mick
March 25th, 2011
12:54 pm
butthead
OK then, just keep letting those paople clog up the emergency room for every ill imaginable, and we’ll keep paying for it anyway…