Six months ago, WI was ground zero in the fight.
They need a rest. I do not begrudge Walker some breathing room.
Time for other GOP Govs to step up and do their part.
Agreed.
Agreed. I also concur with Gov. Walker's reasoning about "creating uncertainty", coupled with the fact that WI Republicans don't have a decided majority in their legislature.
Walker's earned his stripes. Time for other Governors to earn theirs.
He definitely earned a break.
But the Democrats do not take breaks. They hit and hit and hit and hit again. Then hit more. That is why they win.
I do not see this as caving by any means, but a constant and remorseless pressure must be applies, otherwise the Dems will regain lost ground.
We have a far bigger issues to deal with here in WI that will likely be as nasty as the collective bargaining fight:
1. Another State Supreme Court election in 2013.
2. A fight over the rules of judicial boundries here in the State in the future. Yes everything that passed last year was a huge victory legislatively, but most of it was struck down by the liberal Dane County courts.
The Republicans here need to tackle reforming the court system of appeals before they could move on to anything.