02/18/11
Of Cows and Cowardice
By Lloyd the Idiot
Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin flee the state to avoid a vote on a budget bill that would weaken the grip unions have on the state.
Calls to mind an old nursery rhyme:
“Leave them alone
and they’ll come home
wagging their tails behind them.”
Wow, deliberately leaving the state to avoid a vote. Unbelievable! Can’t they be removed from office for that?
The point of the post was to show that no matter what, the Dems eventually will come back to the state and the bill will be passed – just like what happened in TX a few years back. Frankly, I appreciate the need for the union-busting measures the governor employed, and, once again, am shocked and dismayed at how the president injected himself into matter of local relevance.
” am shocked and dismayed at how the president injected himself into matter of local relevance.”
It is called throwing a bone to those who you have recently pissed off.
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