Watching Wisconsin

Thomas Lifson  "As the nation watches, Wisconsin teachers and other government workers discredit themselves and indirectly make the case for GOP spending cuts at the national level. Coming in the wake of the left's civility tantrum following Tucson, demonstrations by teachers calling in sick and closing down the Madison schools do not go over well. The Wisconsin GOP produced a video that rakes the teachers and Democrats over the coals:"

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Wisconsin protestors show their respect for state capitol grounds  " (I attended the Tea Party rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol last year on April 15th, and I did not see a scrap of litter left behind. Participants not only took care to leave no trash of their own, they looked around and made sure no one else did.)"

The line is drawn : OBAMA BACKS UNIONS OVER FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY  ""Some of what I’ve heard coming out of Wisconsin, where you’re just making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally, seems like more of an assault on unions,” President Obama told TMJ4 in Milwaukee."

Have teacher unions nuked the fridge?  "Furthermore, taking the kids out of classes to march with them underscores another significant concern of the public regarding education.  Most of the students marching with their teachers had no idea of the finer points of Governor Scott Walker’s proposal to bring teacher pension contributions in line with the private sector, a position the union called “slavery” just a couple of months before conceding the point. "

‘We’re Trying to Stop Whatever This Dude is Doing’   "In Wisconsin, where unions are lashing out at Gov. Scott Walker’s push to eliminate most collective bargaining, nearly 800 Madison East High School students protested at the state capitol yesterday. Turns out some of them may have been a little foggy on just what exactly they were trying to achieve. Check out this video:"