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.”

• Frylock says:

  February 19, 2011 at 3:20 PM

  Wow, deliberately leaving the state to avoid a vote. Unbelievable! Can’t they be removed from office for that?

• Lloyd the Idiot says:

  February 20, 2011 at 7:40 AM

  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.

• G.Stone says:

  February 20, 2011 at 11:07 AM

  ” 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.

• Big Mistake by Wisconsin Republicans says:

  February 24, 2011 at 3:42 PM

  […] a follow-up to my original post about the budget battle in Wisconsin, the AP is reporting that the state Republican leadership has […]