Wisconsin Takes A Stand For Fiscal Sanity

[David Floyd]

But apparently not enough to swing the election the unions' way, eh?

[Ben Kenobi]

Apparently not. One senator can defy several hundred thousand people in the people's republic of Madistan.

[David Floyd]

Sure. All they have to do is run away. Didn't they do the same thing in Texas a couple years back? **** 'em, if they can't outvote 'em, they'll just run away, right? Seems perfectly reasonable to me. But then again, it does seem appropriate for Wisconsin, given the fact that the couple dozen people running the unions, consisting of a couple hundred thousand, tops, think they can outshout the entire rest of the state through things like illegal strikes and demonstrations. About par for the course, right?

[Ben Kenobi]

It's a good thing Obama's got his eye on the situation.

1,677,211 56.22%
1,262,393 42.31%

What a nice blue state, be a shame if something happened to it eh?

[David Floyd]

Obama is ****ed 6 ways from Sunday in 2012. I mean, I could probably beat him in a general election. Palin probably couldn't, but she is ****ing crazier than ****. Any other legitimate Republican candidate would own his nuts, at least as things stand now.

[giblets]

Sure. All they have to do is run away. Didn't they do the same thing in Texas a couple years back?

Are you talking about the re-redistricting?

[giblets]

But then again, it does seem appropriate for Wisconsin, given the fact that the couple dozen people running the unions, consisting of a couple hundred thousand, tops, think they can outshout the entire rest of the state through things like illegal strikes and demonstrations. About par for the course, right?

People still have rights even if the majority decides they don't.

[Kuciwalker]

Are you suggesting that collective bargaining is some sort of natural right?

[Donegeal]

Are you suggesting that people with similar interests don't have a right to stand together?

[David Floyd]

They do, but at the same time public service workers don't have the right to hold the public hostage.

[Donegeal]

They don't hold anybody hostage. If a new contract isn't worked out, the old contract just contues until the new one is worked out. They just keep working. It is in the private sector that when contracts expire people strike.

[Hauldren Collider]

Are you suggesting that people with similar interests don't have a right to stand together?

Yes.

Trusts are not free speech.

[Hauldren Collider]

Are you talking about the re-redistricting?

Have you ever complained about the filibuster? This is substantially worse.

[giblets]

Have you ever complained about the filibuster? This is substantially worse.

Are you saying filibusters are abused more than breaking quorum? I agree.

[Hauldren Collider]

Unlike breaking quorum, filibusters are actually a good thing. I'm sure you'll think the filibuster is good come 2012.