Standing firm is one thing. Letting the tail wag the dog is entirely another.
I gained a new perspective on the reason for the dawdling by the Repubs (Walker included). The Repubs naively thought that their comrades of the Senate, with whom they’ve worked for years, wouldn’t lie and manipulate them like they have. Once it became clear to the Repubs that the Dem senators were dancing to the unions’ tune, without regard for the danger they were creating for the democratic process, they wanted to make a statement. The Dems have been claiming that several of the Repub senators were going “wobbly”. This vote tonight, 18-1, proved that to be untrue.
Good point and what’s true for Gov. Walker is certainly not true for Republicans in general...nearly the contrary.
Dale Schultz needs to be looking at a very difficult re-election next time he’s up. Richland Center is not blue-state country, yet he wobbled all over the place and caved in the end. That decision needs to end his career in politics.