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Posted on 02/18/2011 4:14:16 PM PST by tobyhill
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MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker on Friday ruled out a compromise proposed by a key union to retain collective bargaining rights in exchange for public workers accepting benefit cuts.
At a press conference, Walker said he could not consider the offer by the largest state workers union because it only covered some public employees and came late in the process.
Walker and other Republicans have been trying to pass a controversial bill that would end a half-century of collective bargaining for most public workers in Wisconsin.
State Senate Democrats said they would stay away for days or even weeks, while Republican efforts to pass the bill in the state Assembly also faced an obstacle.
The 14 state Senate Democrats were meeting Friday in Illinois, and had no timetable for returning, Sen. Jon Erpenbach said at midday.
State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald had earlier asked Walker, a fellow Republican, to send two state troopers to the home of Mark Miller, the top state Senate Democrat, and other holdouts.
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He was BRILLIANT!!!
strong, factual, matter of fact, a servant leader, without being cocky at all.....
he was strong and humble at the same time..
he explained the facts from fiction....there is no where for the lefty thug lies to hide with this guy!
I am stunned and impressed!!!
I pray, pray, pray, they hold the line here.
What he needs to do, is call the legislature together, and pass redistricting. Pass CCW, heck even open carry. Have a field day, pass everything that you want. Give the run away Dems something to cry about.
Me too and I pray he stands strong.
Good for him. Seems to me the fine people of Wisconsin have already spoken, in that they have a GOP gov and senate majority. What about this do the pouty teachers not get?
I keep hearing about it but no video to watch!!! I wanna see it!!!
Does anyone have it?
If this governor keeps this up, can we run him for President?
When FOX announced they were waiting for him to give a presser I panicked! honestly, I did....
I WAS STUNNED! HE DID NOT TEETER A BIT!
hold the line? He built the line.....
he made the union thugs look like the thugs they are, and 13 of the 14 missing cowards look like bafoons!
Neer you mind...I just had to scroll down a bit, heehee.
Where? The Ayers/Dohrn residence? A Rezko property? Jeremiah Wright? Pfleger? So many slimeballs to put 'em up.
link below....and above
Thanks to cornelis
http://weaselzippers.us/2011/02/18/wi-gov-scott-walker-defends-his-modest-request/
Tell these Union thugs (and I hope we do the same thing here in Ohio) that their days of corruption/extortion/public-raping/dues-funneling to the DNC are OVER.
It appears they lack the votes to prevail
No quorum, no action
Wisconsin government is in limbo
It appears they lack the votes to prevail
No quorum, no action
Wisconsin government is in limbo
Great job Governor!
I saw that after I posted.....was too excited to look at other posts!!
Just watched the press conference....he did not waiver ONE bit.
America still may have a chance!
http://www.scottwalker.org/about/biography
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