While a heightened level insanity is obviously very much alive and well on the Left, apparently just the opposite condition is now staging somewhat of a comeback on the Right. For evidence of that rebirth of sanity, we need look no further than the Wisconsin Senate where its members have succeeded in voting, on Wednesday, to strip nearly all collective bargaining "rights" from public employees. The vote came after Republicans seemed to have outmaneuvered the chamber's AWOL Democrats and approved an explosive proposal that has rocked not only the state but unions nationwide. Now of course there have been any number of threats posed by these AWOL Democrats that have followed and practically nonstop since this vote took place. And there has also been some accusations made of White House involvement in the voter recalls that have now been initiated against some of the Republicans in the state senate. But that should come as no big surprise to anyone, since that is exactly the thug style of "Chicago" politics that our current president likes to play.
"You are cowards!" screamed many of those in the throngs of greedy public union parasites that were assembled in the Senate gallery as lawmakers proceeded with the taking of the vote. Within hours, a crowd of a few hundred protesters inside the Capitol had grown to several thousand, more than had been in the building at any point during weeks of protests. "The whole world is watching!" they shouted as they pressed up against the heavily guarded entrance to the Senate chamber. Personally, I hope the rest of the world is watching, because they might finally be getting a sense that we are finally acting responsibly in trying to get our fiscal house in order and gain some manner of control of our rapidly expanding debt. If these people could only see themselves acting in such a juvenile manner over nothing more than the fact of they're being asked to pay a fraction of what the rest of us are expected to pay for our health and retirement benefits. And what really ticks me off is that most of them in the crowd make more than I do, much more. And yet, they whine.
All 14 Senate Democrats fled "south of the border" to Illinois nearly three weeks ago in their attempt to prevent the chamber from having enough members present to consider Gov. Scott Walker's "budget-repair bill." Their goal was to prevent the Senate from assembling the required quorum in order to take up any measures that spends money. So to counter this pathetic act of cowardice, the Republicans, on Wednesday, removed all of the spending measures out of the legislation and a special committee of lawmakers from both the Senate and Assembly approved the revised bill a short time later. The unexpected, yet surprisingly simple, procedural move ended the Democrat created stalemate that had threatened to drag on indefinitely. Until Wednesday's vote, it appeared the standoff would persist until Democrats returned to Madison from their self-imposed exile. So in the end, other than these individuals making themselves to appear to a bunch of selfish dopes, what else did they accomplish? Wouldn't they have better served their constituents had they simply stayed and worked?
"In 30 minutes, 18 state senators undid 50 years of civil rights in Wisconsin. Their disrespect for the people of Wisconsin and their rights is an outrage that will never be forgotten," whined Democratic Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller from somewhere in Illinois. "Tonight, 18 Senate Republicans conspired to take government away from the people." This is such a crock. I hope, as this doofus Miller claims, it is never forgotten, because it very clearly shows who it is that is the responsible party when it comes to getting spending under control. Maybe if these union puppets disguised as state legislators had been at their post instead of hiding out somewhere across the border the outcome might have been different. If these "Illinois 14," as I heard one of the clones refer to themselves, just last night on Greta, wish to point the blame anywhere, they can point right back at themselves. They were the cowards who chose to run. How infantile a tactic, that just because you don't get your way, you throw a fit. Elections have consequences. Isn't that what I've been repeatedly told since Barry "Almighty" successfully purchased the White House? I think so!
The state Assembly previously approved the original proposal and was set to consider the new measure on Thursday. Miller said in an interview with state control media outlet, The Associated Press (AP), that there is nothing Democrats can do now to stop the bill: "It's a done deal." In an attempt to grasp at whatever straws they see as remaining, the lone Democrat present on the special committee, Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, shouted that the meeting was a violation of the state's open meetings law. However, such was not the case, at least according to the Senate's chief clerk. He stated a few hours later that the meeting was in fact properly held. So our AWOL Democrats can whine all they wish. Maybe what they find as being so offensive is the fact that everything was done so completely above board, which is just the opposite of their usual way of doing business which is always in the dark of night and under some shroud of secrecy. Democrats always have to portray what it is they are doing as being something other than what it is, hoping we'll not find out what they're up to until it's too late.
"The jig is now up," Barca said. "The fraud on the people of Wisconsin is now clear." Morons like this Barca are simply coming unhinged. However, if there is anyone who would have a very firm grasp on the definition of fraud, it would be a Democrat. But what was done here is anything but fraudulent. You have to ask yourself this about Mr. Barca, wasn't he and the other members of his party listening during the campaign when candidate Scott Walker was busy telling all who would listen just what he intended on doing if he got elected. So to now do anything other that what he has done would be to break the promises that he made to all those who voted for him. Walker had repeatedly argued that collective bargaining was a budget issue, because his proposed changes would give local governments the flexibility to confront budget cuts needed to close the state's $3.6 billion deficit. He has said that without the changes, he may have needed to lay off 1,500 state workers and make other cuts to balance the budget. So how does any of this equate to the committing of some fraud? On the contrary, what it is just the opposite!
Walker said Wednesday night that Democrats had three weeks to debate the bill and were offered repeated opportunities to come back, but refused. "I applaud the Legislature's action today to stand up to the status quo and take a step in the right direction to balance the budget and reform government," Walker said in the statement. The measure approved Wednesday forbids most government workers from collectively bargaining for wage increases beyond the rate of inflation. It also requires public workers to pay more toward their pensions and double their health insurance contribution, a combination equivalent to an 8 percent pay cut for the average worker. Police and firefighters are exempt. And even police and fireman should not be given free rein to make outrageous demands for pay and benefits. They choose their profession of their own free will, and I should have to be placed in the position of guaranteeing them and early and very well financed retirement. No one, and I do mean no one, should be permitted the "right" to hold the rest of us hostage. And that goes for the cops and firemen as well.
Walker's proposal has touched off quite a firestorm amongst Democrats and their union taskmasters. This latest scenario has sparked a national debate over union "rights" for public employees and prompted tens of thousands of demonstrators to converge on Wisconsin's capital city for weeks of protests. This whole attempt by these spoiled public employees to drown the voice of the people was nothing more than one big temper tantrum. And here seems to be more than a little confusion here on the part of these public employees over what exactly is deemed as being a right and what is actually a privilege. These overpaid and underworked public union employees seem to be under the mistaken impression, thanks primarily to their corrupt union leadership, that collective bargaining has somehow become a "right" that must be recognized. I hate to be the one to have to break the bad news to all of these stellar public employees, but it just ain't so. And there is a good chance that the little gravy train enjoyed by so many for so long may, at long last, be coming to a much needed end.
Wednesday's drama unfolded less than four hours after Gov. Walker met with GOP senators in a closed-door meeting. He emerged from the meeting saying the senators were "firm" in their support of the bill. For weeks, Democrats had offered concessions on issues other than the bargaining "rights" and they spent much of Wednesday again calling on Walker and Republicans to "compromise." The whole concept of being able to "compromise" with Democrats more often than not always turns out to be a stalling tactic with nothing ever being accomplished unless it is the Republicans who give something up. So the entire exercise is futile. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said earlier that Republicans had been discussing concessions offered by Walker, including allowing public workers to bargain over their salaries without a wage limit. Several GOP senators facing recall efforts had also publicly called for a "compromise." "The people of Wisconsin elected us to come to Madison and do a job," Fitzgerald said in a statement after the vote. "Just because the Senate Democrats won't do theirs, doesn't mean we won't do ours."
Now it should without saying that Union leaders weren't at all happy with Walker's offer, and were furious and quite beside themselves, regarding the Senate's move to push the measure forward with a quick vote. Phil Neuenfeldt, president of the Wisconsin state AFL-CIO, said after Wednesday's vote that Republicans exercised a "nuclear option." "Scott Walker and the Republicans' ideological war on the middle class and working families is now indisputable," Neuenfeldt said. This imbecile Neuenfedt truly has slipped a pretty significant cog here. These union clowns appear to now be in a major meltdown, with many, quite possibly, soon to be seen headed toward their local psycho ward in the not too distant future. This guy Niedermeyer, or whatever the hell his name is, can try to paint this as being something other than what it is, but at the end of the day it doesn't alter the fact that these out of control unions need to be reeled before we all go broke. Mr. Neuenfeldt is a liar, plain and simple, and he's out to do nothing more than to line his own pockets at the expense of the rest of us. This holier that thou attitude that guys like him possess is the real fraud being perpetrated here. He doesn't care about the workers, he only cares about the amount of dues that he is able to legally steal from them.
And then there is this bit of stupidity coming from that dwarf, former Labor Secretary Robert "Shorty" Reich, who said that Wednesday night’s Wisconsin vote is another example of governors' “trampling on the rights of working people, making a mockery of democracy, and a mockery of the rule of law.” Blah, Blah, Blah. The rule of law? I'm not so sure Mr. Reich wants to using that exact language. I mean after all, a claim like that to be coming from a guy who served under "BJ" Clinton is pretty much nothing more than a joke! "In Wisconsin, the governor [Scott Walker] has exposed himself,” Reich said on MSNBC. Ah, I could be wrong, but again in reference to his having served under "BJ," I think Mr. Reich would be wise to avoid using the word "exposed." Old Shorty went on to say, “I mean, after all, his whole justification for getting rid of most of the bargaining rights of state workers was to save money. But in order to ram this particular piece of legislation through the state Senate, they had to characterize it as having nothing to do with the budget at all. I think the governor is going to pay a huge political price for this.” Hey Bob, he's doing exactly what he said he would do if elected, haven't you been listening.
Reich was asked how the Wisconsin Senate’s action to limit public workers’ collective bargaining might impact other states. “I think that in Ohio, [Gov.] John Kasich is probably encouraged by what Walker did, or by what Walker is doing,” Reich said. “And I wouldn’t be surprised if governors in New Jersey … and also in Indiana and other Midwestern states – where you have Republican governors, who believe they are in the ascendancy – take some courage from all of this, and feel that actually Governor Walker is going to make headway, at least among Republicans and conservatives. But I do think that the American public does not like this kind of extremism,” Mr. Reich said. “And Republicans both at the state level – and also Republicans who are threatening a shutdown of the federal government – risk turning the public off.” This moron is just one more example of how it is the Democrats who are doing all of the talking up regarding the potential of a government shutdown. Let's not allow ourselves to be fooled here. Who was it that was trying to shutdown the Wisconsin state government. It wasn't the Republicans who playing games, it was a sick cadre of 14 slimy Democrats!
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