On 3/4/2011 2:01 PM, D. Peter Maus wrote:

That's always true. And it's always true, Bruce. In fact, it's why the
Dems were swept out of office, in the first place.

Hmmm, you don't think that all the money the Supreme Court said Big
Business could throw into the political pot had anything to do with it?

There's nothing that
says those fortunes can't change, but the truth is, that the people of
Wisconsin are behind the Governor.

Well, that theory of yours would not explain why the NBC / Wall Street
Journal poll showed that 77% of the people think public unions SHOULD be
allowed to have collective bargaining.

At least right now. And the Dems In
Exile are fast falling from grace with now talks about recall elections
to remove the Dems from office.

To say nothing of all the talk to recall the Republican governor from
office.

Which, actually, may be unnecessary. If they remain out of the state
long enough, they'll run afoul of existing laws and will lose their
offices, anyway. And that deadline is closing fast. They claim they're
working, while away, and are protected from the desertion clauses, but
that may be sophistry. If they claim they're working, but are not
available (in mass, yet), to vote on pending legislation, then the law
says they're not working. And the people are in agreement.

But here's the part that's really sticking in the public craw...The
Democrats are remaining out of state to avoid facing a vote they will
most certainly lose.

They may well lose, but they are trying to stick up for the middle
class. Let me give you an analogy: What about all the farmers that had
to paint their barn or plow the back 40? When George Washington came to
raise an army, it was a good thing for all of us that the back 40 took a
back seat.

As you seem to be on the side of Governor Walker, let me present you
with some facts and ask you a question…

*Apparently, you see no problem with teachers, nurses, librarians,
policemen and firemen losing their rights. Do you think they are just
supposed to blindly accept longer hours, possibly lower wages, larger
class sizes, whatever management can get away with? Basically, "My way
or the highway". Somehow, I don't think -you- would tolerate that.

*What about Walker trying to *ram rod* through in record time this bill
that also has a NO-BID clause for the state’s power plants. This should
be patently illegal for either party. “No-bid” is just an invitation for
corruption.

*Even though the “David Koch” was a fake, the point is that Walker
–believed- he was real. Legitimate people with legitimate government
business cannot get through to the governor on the first call and get 20
minutes of his uninterrupted time like "Koch" did. This would seem to
indicate that Walker thinks the Koch brothers are his true bosses.

*In this same bill, Walker is removing the salary income price cap on
vouchers for private schools. This would allow children of the wealthy
to attend private schools at tax payer's expense. Maybe you think this
is OK. Oh, I forgot. It seems this is consistent with the Republican
Standard Operating Procedure of taking away from the middle class and
poor and giving it to the wealthy. (Ask Lare about his Republican
Michigan governor giving Big Business two billion dollars and taking it
away from school children and the elderly pensioners -- and then having
the gall to call it "shared" sacrifice).

I know you are strongly Republican and apparently a big Walker
supporter, but how can you tolerate the unethical, sleazy facts above
that Walker is trying to pull?