Wisconsin – Democrats Protecting American Workers
I've been pretty silent on whats going on in Wisconsin and its time I comment. Admittedly I am extremely biased because after all, I am the son of a Union Organizer for the United Farmworkers Union.
I applaud what the Democrats are doing in Wisconsin to protect union workers.
The Republicans are attempting to gut the ability for people to collectively bargain. Democrats should've get involved in some false argument over whether they have the “right” to collectively bargain. That isn't the point. If they didn't have the right to collectively bargain, the Republicans wouldn't be trying to take it away, that's pretty simple.
You don't try to implement legislation to take something away that people don't have.
The real argument is the argument. The Republicans want the train wreck fights. They WANT to polarize the country. That's been their tactic for many years. Why do you think we only hear about abortion and gay marriage every four years during a Presidential Election? Because its part of their tactics.
The Republicans are now expanding their effort. They realize that the President's approval rating is on the rise. They realize that while they had public sentiment on their side, they don't have a candidate at the top of the ticket that can cash-in that sentiment in the White House.
I also think they understand that they have a very tenuous and temporary alliance right now. The Tea Party candidates, the moderates, and the religious extremists can only hold it together for so long. Its a matter of time before they start to implode. Conflicting agendas will do that every time.
We in the Democratic Party have dealt with that problem for years and we still haven't figured out how to make it work. Which is saying a lot because unlike the GOP we really are a big tent party.
But lets stop acting like the Democrats in Wisconsin are doing anything that Republicans haven't. Since day one of the Obama administration, the Republicans have been obstructionists. Its what they do. I've complimented them on how well they've done it.
The term Roadblock Republican wasn't born overnight, it was forged over a legacy of tactics in Washington. The Democrats are taking a page out of the Republican's playbook and now they want to cry foul?
Give me a break, get off your high horse. Don't make me itemize all the crap the GOP has pulled in Washington to obstruct legislation. Its about time some in the Democratic Party showed some balls.
I applaud what the Democrats are doing in Wisconsin to protect union workers.
The Republicans are attempting to gut the ability for people to collectively bargain. Democrats should've get involved in some false argument over whether they have the “right” to collectively bargain. That isn't the point. If they didn't have the right to collectively bargain, the Republicans wouldn't be trying to take it away, that's pretty simple.
You don't try to implement legislation to take something away that people don't have.
The real argument is the argument. The Republicans want the train wreck fights. They WANT to polarize the country. That's been their tactic for many years. Why do you think we only hear about abortion and gay marriage every four years during a Presidential Election? Because its part of their tactics.
The Republicans are now expanding their effort. They realize that the President's approval rating is on the rise. They realize that while they had public sentiment on their side, they don't have a candidate at the top of the ticket that can cash-in that sentiment in the White House.
I also think they understand that they have a very tenuous and temporary alliance right now. The Tea Party candidates, the moderates, and the religious extremists can only hold it together for so long. Its a matter of time before they start to implode. Conflicting agendas will do that every time.
We in the Democratic Party have dealt with that problem for years and we still haven't figured out how to make it work. Which is saying a lot because unlike the GOP we really are a big tent party.
But lets stop acting like the Democrats in Wisconsin are doing anything that Republicans haven't. Since day one of the Obama administration, the Republicans have been obstructionists. Its what they do. I've complimented them on how well they've done it.
The term Roadblock Republican wasn't born overnight, it was forged over a legacy of tactics in Washington. The Democrats are taking a page out of the Republican's playbook and now they want to cry foul?
Give me a break, get off your high horse. Don't make me itemize all the crap the GOP has pulled in Washington to obstruct legislation. Its about time some in the Democratic Party showed some balls.
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