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Hey Seattle Times... I Dare You to Editorialize on Wisconsin!

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Back in aught-whatever, before the newspaper strike had officially even begun, the Fascist Times boarded up all their windows in anticipation of...what? Firebombing? It spoke volumes about how they felt about their own work force. The Blethens can't sleep well, given such irrational fears.
TVDinner on February 21, 2011 at 1:57 PM Report this
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Whenever you bring up the $134 budget deficit, as a responsible journalist, you should also mention that there was no deficit when Gov. Walker took office. The "deficit" was entirely one of his own making.
Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In on February 21, 2011 at 3:05 PM Report this
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Wow. Already fulfilling Godwin's Law on the second comment.
TVDinner on February 21, 2011 at 3:05 PM Report this
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@3: There's misinformation about Wisconsin having a budget surplus for 2011, which was repeated on Rachel Maddow.
http://politifact.com/wisconsin/statemen…
polkaparty on February 21, 2011 at 3:20 PM Report this
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but would the Seattle Times be for a no-bid fire sale of state owned utility plants, ala???

STAND AND DELIVER

why yes, I'm pretty sure they would. Bastards.
pissy mcslogbot on February 21, 2011 at 4:05 PM Report this
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I'm anxious for a certain Republican candidate for Washington governor to spell out for us his differences with his colleague in Wisconsin. That could provoke an interesting discussion....
Citizen R on February 21, 2011 at 4:48 PM Report this
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Comparing this to Egypt is sad and pathetic
on February 21, 2011 at 5:53 PM Report this
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I love this whole story. However, I can't imagine any scenario under which Walker will back down. Wisconsin recall rules say he's immune for his first year, so that's no threat. I wonder if there is any campaign to recall any of the other Republicans in the Wis. legislature.

How is the issue polling? I'm betting the people are pretty split on this.
Free Lunch on February 21, 2011 at 6:16 PM Report this
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#9 - (via Politico)

A new poll from the Washington-based Clarus Group asked:

Do you think government employees should be represented by labor unions that bargain for higher pay, benefits and pensions ... or do you think government employees should not be represented by labor unions?

A full 64% of the respondents said "no."

That includes 42% of Democrats, and an overwhelming majority of Republicans. Only 49% of Democrats think public workers should be in unions at all.

That's on the fundamental right to organize, before you get to wages and benefits. And that puts Scott Walker in a pretty good political place.

According to the release, this was a national survey of 1,001 registered voters.
on February 21, 2011 at 6:22 PM Report this
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@2 So moving state workers from a defined pension to a 401k system is the same as what Hitler would have done?
on February 21, 2011 at 6:23 PM Report this
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"We've long since reached the state of fascism in the USA."

Do people laugh in your face when you say that in a bar on Cap Hill?
on February 21, 2011 at 7:16 PM Report this
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@5...that's NOT mis-information.

Walker's created this crisis with his pandering to the Koch Brothers.
Rujax! on February 21, 2011 at 8:40 PM Report this
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@12...you're not going to learn critical thinking skills at tea party rallies, sonny.
Rujax! on February 21, 2011 at 8:41 PM Report this
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I voted for Obama and like his centrist policies, from taxes, Afghanistan, no state-run health system, his refusal to play ball with green extremists. You're the ones he's thrown overboard.
on February 21, 2011 at 9:09 PM Report this
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@9:

Yes, there is a campaign to recall the Republican legislators who have been in office more than a year. This is one link that I've seen being circulated.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/18…
seatackled on February 21, 2011 at 9:30 PM Report this
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The Susan Hutchison thing seems like a bad dream now, doesn't it?
J.R. on February 22, 2011 at 1:18 PM Report this

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