The Republican State Senators in Wisconsin finally grew weary of the Democrats’ stalling and running off and hiding. They stripped the non-fiscal items from the bill they were considering and from which the Democrats were hiding. They then came up with a quick compromise with the Republican House, unified the bills, and passed legislation stripping the public sector unions of their ability to collectively bargain over anything other than wages up to increases due to CPI changes.
“The Senate Democrats have had three weeks to debate this bill and were offered repeated opportunities to come home, which they refused,” Walker said. “In order to move the state forward, I applaud the Legislature’s action today to stand up to the status quo and take a step in the right direction to balance the budget and reform government.”
Reactions from the Democrat leadership was somewhat less mature.
“In 30 minutes, 18 state Senators undid 50 years of civil rights in Wisconsin. Their disrespect for the people of Wisconsin and their rights is an outrage that will never be forgotten,” said Democratic Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller. “Tonight, 18 Senate Republicans conspired to take government away from the people.”
By “the people”, he means “public sector union members”.
(Friday morning) I am normally logged in and working remotely by this time in the mornings, but today I am wearing my HOA hat. I am going over to the subdivision’s swimming pool at 9 to admit a crew of leak detection workers. I am told they will don wet suits but I expect they’ll freeze their azzes off anyway… Read more »
Good morning my fellow Hamsteronianites!
NORTHERN JAPAN JUST GOT SLAMMED BY A HUGE 8.9 EARTHQUAKE, FOLLOWED BY A TSUNAMI.
There have been numerous 7.4+ aftershocks as well as many smaller aftershocks. The death toll could rise into the thousands. A tsunami is heading east and has already reached Hawaii and will reach our West Coast around 10 local time.
What You Didn’t See: NPR Execs…Proud of GOP Past, Love Fiscal Conservatism, Compare Fairness Doctrine to Communist Russia & Defend Intellect of Fox Viewers
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#116 Texpat
Only in civilized societies, you guys.
Dangit. Here I’ve been at it for 23 yrs and thought I was making progress.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The mayor and police chief of a tiny New Mexico border town best known for a raid by Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa nearly a century ago were among 11 people accused Thursday of participating in a ring alleged to have illegally sent firearms to Mexico. Good to see some progress in sorting out this AFT gun… Read more »
Tedtam #129;
Thanks. He’s a lot of fun to have around.
#125 Darren
Cute, and refreshing.
I eat stuff, too.
It’s fun.
Too much fun.
‘YOU WILL DIE!!!!’: Read the Shocking E-Mail Sent to Wis. GOP Senators From: XXXX Sent: Wed 3/9/2011 9:18 PM To: Sen.Kapanke; Sen.Darling; Sen.Cowles; Sen.Ellis; Sen.Fitzgerald; Sen.Galloway; Sen.Grothman; Sen.Harsdorf; Sen.Hopper; Sen.Kedzie; Sen.Lasee; Sen.Lazich; Sen.Leibham; Sen.Moulton; Sen.Olsen Subject: Atten: Death threat!!!! Bomb!!!! Please put your things in order because you will be killed and your familes will also be killed due to… Read more »
When you have 85% of the media and 85% of academia (granted allegedly academia) voting for the Dems, that tells you that can’t expect fairness in coverage or education regarding the political views of a huge segment of our society.
#125 was written by my youngest son. He insisted on typing something.
I eat cereal
I eat bacon
I eat apples
by darren son
That’s a lot of weed in one night. You sure they’ll need all that help?
Simple #97;
I never liked Newt and I can hardly phathom me supporting his drive to the presidency. In fact, I’d probably vote for Hillary over Newt.
mharper #92;
Back in the hood people would ask me that just walking my dog. That doesn’t say much as to how I dressed. I never use pot but I sure looked like I did.
http://www.allabouthistory.org/in-god-we-trust.htm
Doooooo-minnnnnnnnn-ion-ismmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Ahhhhhhgggggg!!!
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Hamous.org is probably the first site that pops up on bob42’s search engine.
Oletimer #14;
Amen to that.
#5; The Fleebaggers abdicated their responsibilities to the democratic process and now they want to cry foul? Whenhave I encountered that before. Oh, yeah, the other night when Baby Girl refused to have Dad read her a bedtime story and screamed how she wanted Dad to read her a story as Dad was leaving the bedroom. (After kissing her on… Read more »
Is a part of a quote from today’s o/c thread. Mark Levin just asked how collective bargaining is a civil right when federal employees do not have such a right?
Good question.
GJT
The rules are unequal for men. They always have been. The secret of feminine control has been to let men believe they run things. It’s been that way for, oh, about 7,000 years.
My Sweetie went out for girl’s night out with our “L” friends (some of our best friends are L’s :D). I always raise an objection to these things ’cause it’s really couples night out for them so why can’t I go? If they want equal rights by golly, they need to split off and each go every other week. 😀… Read more »
Sarge, I love you man but you are wasting your valuable time with this guy.
Bob, I appreciate your anecdotes, and yes if I thought it would help a loved one I’d go pick up an lb tonite.
Neither of you are accomplishing a thing.
Stop it. Please.
Enough is enough.
#112 Simple We quit voting the same bozos into office in 2010. Nevertheless, it doesn’t change certain political realities, specifically, those of entrenched media interests benefitting at the public trough with the collusion of their very powerful, private, mainstream media cohorts. The investigative efforts of O’Keefe & Co. are manifold in purpose, not just to embarrass NPR execs. It is… Read more »
104 Tex, The strategy is quite simple. Quit voting the same bozos back into office every year just because they have an (R) next to their name. Quit voting the same idiots back into office because they support your one favorite social cause, but can’t resist throwing money at everything they see. We have sighted the enemy and he is… Read more »
My #110 cont’d
Oh, and the Dems are already surreptitiously cutting veterans’ healthcare and college funding in case you didn’t know. It’s all to pay for Obamacare.
#108 Simple
I never said you did, in case you didn’t read my comment.
And you never answered my questions.
As I told my old LST colleagues this week, Newt Gingrich does not have a chance in hell of getting elected president of the United States.
Sarge and Texpat, Loosen your hatbands! Just in case you failed to read the rest of my post….I don’t believe that NPR should be supported by taxpayer money. It might actually end up getting defunded of the 15% of it’s budget derived from government subsidies because our government is broke and we cannot afford luxuries. It would be nice to… Read more »
Bob, sorry to hear your mother is worse. All kidding aside.
#97 Simple
Great post! Both Gingrich and Trump with 2% of Republicans paying them any attention at all. Dunno why Bob thinks normal conservatives would want to loop back 15 years and dance with Newt again. He’s toast.
Cowboy freaking poetry.
Golly.
We sure dodged a bullet when that crazy dominionist Sharon Angle lost the election in Nevada.
Harry is so much better a Senator.
#100 Simple Simon Nice expose by Mr O’Keeth, but it is not needed. Really now. What is your genius solution for defunding a leftwing media apparatus that has had the unwavering support of the Democratic Party and has also concealed its political agenda for decades ? How would you propose to turn the average American voter to understand the useless… Read more »
But one other thing Simple.
These clowns are examples of the kinds of folks Obama is putting into our bureacracy.
The MUSLIM FREAKING BROTHERHOOD FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
I guess you haven’t notice the majority leader in the Senate telling us that any cuts beyond the $6 billion the Democrats have agreed to are dangerous and irresponsible.
Because Cowboy FREAKING Poetry creates so dam many jobs.
I only got to 54 posts, so excuse me if this is posted later on down the thread……. I have received emails from SEIU, MoveOn, OfA and someone else yesterday. They want money donated to them so they can send more thugs protesters up to Wisconsin. OK…….they just spent a couple hundred of thousands of $$$ to clean up the… Read more »
98 Sarge, All politics aside. NPR and the NEA is not something we can afford when we may have to actually cut spending in Medicare. I like NPR in small doses, but Public Radio is not something our government should be doing. Indeed…any good freedom loving liberal or conservative should be alarmed by the prospect of the government running the… Read more »
#93 M42 the “milk & cookies” and choir rehearsal that followed were both good. After practice I arrived at the nursing home for my usual visit just in time to learn that they were sending mom42 to the ER because she needed a blood transfusion. I was there until after 2AM, slept in, and am headed back to the hospital… Read more »
O’Keefe’s new NPR sting video is even more damining than the first.
The “donors” ask if they can make thier $5 million donation anonymously so as not to exposed thier affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood.
NPRs response?
Okey Doke.
Bob,
Why would we care about what Newt says? His standings with the public and especially with Republicans is dropping pretty fast. See what the National Journal learned when political insiders were polled.
National Journal
Simple
Sarge, I apologize for making that offer, and hereby retract it. If the influence of the religious right on republican politics and platforms is beyond your comprehension, that is not my problem, it is yours. And here I thought your mouth made a promise your azz couldn’t keep. Thanks again for putting me on the straight and narrow there, Bobby.… Read more »
#88 b45i
I think he’s been spending too much time smoking his lawn lately.
Clapper.
The guy in charge of oiur National Intelligence infrastructure.
We are flickin doomed.
#90 Bob
Sarge, you’ve been Flicked!
Bob, several of us were poking fun today about the choir practise, but it wasn’t “trolling” you — just wondered what the flick happened after you signed off for milk & cookies, then were MIA this morning.
#82 Bob
Guess I’d send ’em to you, Bob, because for a fact no one would ever ask me to score marijuana for them.
#87 sarge
Which idiot might that be?
Sarge, I apologize for making that offer, and hereby retract it. If the influence of the religious right on republican politics and platforms is beyond your comprehension, that is not my problem, it is yours. So, let’s stay on topic, shall we? Your buddy the liar said that me and many thousands of others wanted to “eliminate civilization.” I say… Read more »
Just catching up on my reading. Let it be known that the horse died at 3:04pm
Could some of you do me a favor, please? I’ve read several of Bob’s posts, and I can’t find the word duopoly. I think I’m not getting all the posts.
Hopefully, this idiot gets fired before he gets us into a war.