Posted on 03/10/2011 9:42:20 AM PST by Nachum
Here's what Wisconsin Republicans accomplished tonight: In a situation where they had repeated opportunities to resolve this standoff and plausibly declare victory for themselves, they have now ensured that this battle is only going to escalate. This evening, Wisconsin Repubicans took the drastic step of breaking up the budget repair bill and passing only a measure rolling back the collective bargaining rights of public employees. A committee removed some parts of the bill, allowing Republicans to pass it by a simple majority, without missing Dems, and it's expected to pass the Assembly tomorrow.
(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...
Liberals are screaming their heads off at the death of taxpayer subsidies to the Democratic Party.
I love it when they mourn!
The real “shenanigans” here was the cut-n-run display by the Wis. Dems and then the union stooge stagings...... =.=
WaPo missed those. huh? =.=
In the e-mails released, and subsequent statements of the democrats, there was NEVER an opportunity to resolve the standoff in a way that would have been a victory for Wisconsin (which is what counts, not whether a party has a victory).
They worked for 3 weeks, with the democrats rejecting every proposal except "do what we want"; then they said they were done bargaining.
If they want war, they’ve got it.
I know, I know
Why don’t we all just get along and pass legislation using the same civil tactics as Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid
Man. if the Tea Party had entered the US Capitol last march when Nan Pelosi inc (aka US Congress) forced obamacare down our throats- we’d be in re-education camps
[This evening, Wisconsin Repubicans took the drastic step of breaking up the budget repair bill and passing only a measure rolling back the collective bargaining rights of public employees]
That is INACCURATE! The bill passed included 95% of the original bill. It included the portion that requires unions to pay a bigger share of their healthcare and pensions. Why does the media keep misreporting this?
Yup. Being absent without permission, getting paid while not working and making an ass of yourself.
The taxpayers don’t look kindly on the Democrats’ juvenile antics, which didn’t even accomplish their goal of protecting their union pals.
The GOP left them high and stranded.
Never, ever take advice from the mouthpiece of the enemy!
exactly! Since when is the majority expected to bow to the minority? If you ask me we’ve been doing that long enough and look where it got us.
Looks to me like the GOP pretty much put an end to the shenanighans. They beat up the Dems and took their lunch money. Duh! Winning!
On Wisconsin!
The left wants violence & will not quit until they get it. I suspect they’re probably disappointed it’s taken this long........
The Wisonsin Dem’s attempt to frustrate majority ruled were circumvented by the Republicans-and the Republicans are the bad guys?
Dear, Greg: we have already escalated it and it’s good!
Heard it all before during the PATCO saga.
As RWR taught us, Sometimes you gotta break some eggs.
Wow. I had just posted the following in ANOTHER Thread, but the Washington Compost Fishwrapper sure proves my point (saving face bullshit):
"What, no compromise?" will scream the MSM" The Liberals use the trendy words of "bi-partisan", "compromise", "negotiated Diplomatic solution", etc., when in fact there is RIGHT, and there is WRONG.
Liberals are a touchy/feely/appearance bunch, and do not accept the concept of what's right, and what's wrong.
When the issue is not an outcome THEY want, they want to water-down the RIGHT solution, so they can "feel better". Bullshit. You will do the right thing (principle), and they can get out of the way."
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