Posted on 03/07/2011 6:31:17 PM PST by Libloather
Wis. gov. rebuffs Democrats' request for meeting
Walker calls request 'ridiculous,' says key Dem is 'in the way'
By SCOTT BAUER
The Associated Press
updated 2 hours 48 minutes ago
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats who fled the state nearly three weeks ago asked Monday for a meeting with Gov. Scott Walker to talk about changes to his plan to eliminate most public workers' union rights, a request the governor dismissed as "ridiculous."
Walker said he and his administration have been in communication with at least a couple of the AWOL Senate Democrats about a deal that could bring them back, but the lawmaker who asked for the meeting, Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, "is firmly standing in the way."
That accusation led to a flurry of angry responses from Democrats who said Walker was misrepresenting the talks. The sometimes-angry exchange suggested that any resolution to the stalemate was farther away than ever.
"Right now, I'm so damn mad at his misrepresentation of the truth and the public should be as well," said Sen. Bob Jauch, one of two Democrats who had talked last week with the Senate Republican leader about possible compromises. "Trust is completely broken down now. I don't believe anything he says."
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Great letter. Thanks for posting it.
That is excellent. LOL
HA!
Good one Hoss.
JOHNNY RAMONE WAS A BIG REAGAN FAN
But...but...”It’s for the children!”
(Sorry, old and hackneyed, but a perfect fit here.)
NEVER negotiate with terrorists.
Great rant, Tom, and every word you say is true!
Love it, Bushbacker1.
Polls are lies designed to program opinion, not reflect it.
Are you in Wisconsin? I would like to know how the people there are thinking. If the union goons win this one, they will not give up anywhere. It’s like a toddler who discovers that if he throws a big enough fit, mom will give in. This whole thing makes me nervous.
Eww. I like that one.
Thanks for posting that, they should take out a full-page ad in every Wisconsin newspaper and run that letter.
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