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The Brawl that made Milwaukee famous
Kronosphere ^ | 02/18/11 | Nicholas Kronos

Posted on 02/18/2011 7:15:13 AM PST by nkronos

Republican governors in several states–Chris Christie in New Jersey, Florida’s Rick Scott, perhaps Bill Haslam in Tennessee, John Kasich in Ohio, and, in the crucible itself, Scott Walker of Wisconsin–have chosen to oppose these troubles in hopes of ending them. Or at least holding them at bay. Meanwhile, President 0 would sleep–perchance to dream of accounting standards in which debt interest matters not to proper bookkeeping because his new high-speed choo-choo trains must need be paid for. He would doze, preferring to spend waking hours concentrating on his golf stroke and securing another four years as lecturer-in-chief, but like Charlemagne at Roncesvalles, he hears the trumpet alarum from his hard-pressed allies.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: budget; obama; unions; wisconsin; wisconsinshowdown

1 posted on 02/18/2011 7:15:21 AM PST by nkronos
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To: nkronos

You don’t suppose we could throw a bare bodkin or two in there, eh what?


2 posted on 02/18/2011 7:19:22 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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