Long, long, long overdue.
After twenty-one weeks of a strike by the AFM-affiliated musicians, management has had enough:
A very different Detroit Symphony Orchestra could emerge in the coming months unless the DSO musicians reverse themselves and agree to terms even more stringent than the offer they rejected over the weekend.
The DSO administration is prepared to move forward with a newly assembled group of players that would include only those members of the current orchestra who agree to unilaterally presented terms, DSO Vice President Paul Hogle said Sunday.
Without setting a date, Hogle said the time has come for a new symphony model to emerge, an ensemble that not only plays traditional concerts but also fully engages the community as ambassadors, educators and performers.
From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110221/ENT01/102210354/DSO--Change-tune-or-be-replaced#ixzz1EcNHGu8w
Long overdue. No city needs a symphony orchestra. Done right, though, it is a wonderful asset to a city.
Kudos to the management. Declare the seats vacant, and inform the conservatories of the world: Your students have the opportunity to enter the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, but on our terms, not those of The American Federation of Musicians.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Gadafi's Gulfstream Moment Approaches: Phone Up Hugo Chavez!
Having fled Tripoli for parts unknown, that golden moment now arrives for Colonel Gadafi: Where does one fly the Gulfstream, or in his case, the fleet of Gulfstreams.
There's the harem, and the gold reserves, and the family to load up.
And it's not just any harem, ya'll...
Charismatic and wildly unpredictable – almost to the point of madness – this is a man who clearly loves the company of beautiful young women (as illustrated by the 40 beauties of the notorious Amazonian Guard who act as his personal bodyguards) and yet leads one of the most conservative Islamic states in the Arab world.
That contradiction could prove to be a leading cause of his downfall.
The members of the Amazonian Guard have to be virgins. These brutal beauties are reportedly trained in martial arts and the use of firearms at a special academy, where they are turned into lethal and blindly loyal killers.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358972/Libya-protests-Gaddafi-flees-Tripoli-parliament-building-set-alight.html#ixzz1EcHjbGax
It's not like he can book it to London--Gordon Brown's not there to welcome him anymore, and the families of all those people his agents murdered over Lockerbie are still, well, really unhappy about that day in 1988, and the subsequent release of his agent by the Scots. So, Edinburgh's out, too. Hmm....
Bahrain! Let's head to Bahrain! Well, no...looks like they're loading the Gulfstreams there themselves, and Riyadh ain't looking too friendly either.
There's always Indonesia--buy a small island and hole up with the harem/bodyguard corps. And it's a Muslim country. They can be bought off. But it's so...Indonesia.
Singapore? Just show 'em the money, honey! But, they do have that thing about being respectable...extradition laws, courts, British-style justice system....hmmm....
Malaysia? Any friends in Malaysia? But, you can't drink...
Burma? They understand what it means to be a murderous pariah dictatorship--it can be lonely, you know. Unlimited cash and a harem do help though. But, they could take all the money and the girls, and what's a poor despot to do then?
What to do? What to do? Gotta call on an old friend when the rain begins to fall...
Chavez!!! Hugo-baby!!! Que pasa?
After all, the Colonel awarded Hugo the Gadafi Prize for Human Rights in 2004.
Really...can't make it up. The Gadafi Prize for Human Rights, awarded to Hugo Chavez...
So, looks like he'll have to ditch the Gulfstreams, grab the private 747, load the bullion and the harem, and arrange for a refuel in the Canaries. Betcha Hugo has a nice private island off the coast for his homeboy.
Of course, the question arises: When the Gulfstream moment arrives for Hugo, where does he go? Can he take Mohamar with him?
Now, OS has one thing to say in the wake of all these surreal events.
For a long long long time, a lot of sober people have been saying, repeatedly:
We need to supply our own needs for oil, coal, gas and electricity domestically, here in the US. If we are dependent upon places like Venezuela, Libya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, Angola--need we go on?--we are going to be in a world of hurt one day.
We need to supply our own needs for oil, coal, gas and electricity domestically, here in the US. If we are dependent upon places like Venezuela, Libya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, Angola--need we go on?--we are going to be in a world of hurt one day.
We need to supply our own needs for oil, coal, gas and electricity domestically, here in the US. If we are dependent upon places like Venezuela, Libya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, Angola--need we go on?--we are going to be in a world of hurt one day.
That day may be upon us. We have allowed people, in both parties, but especially amongst the Dems, who are willfully blind and negligent, to set policy, and to endanger our lives by refusing to make obvious choices.
Chin-straps on, ya'll...we may be approaching a moment when a bunch of Gulfstreams will be aloft, looking for places to land.
There's the harem, and the gold reserves, and the family to load up.
And it's not just any harem, ya'll...
Charismatic and wildly unpredictable – almost to the point of madness – this is a man who clearly loves the company of beautiful young women (as illustrated by the 40 beauties of the notorious Amazonian Guard who act as his personal bodyguards) and yet leads one of the most conservative Islamic states in the Arab world.
That contradiction could prove to be a leading cause of his downfall.
The members of the Amazonian Guard have to be virgins. These brutal beauties are reportedly trained in martial arts and the use of firearms at a special academy, where they are turned into lethal and blindly loyal killers.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358972/Libya-protests-Gaddafi-flees-Tripoli-parliament-building-set-alight.html#ixzz1EcHjbGax
It's not like he can book it to London--Gordon Brown's not there to welcome him anymore, and the families of all those people his agents murdered over Lockerbie are still, well, really unhappy about that day in 1988, and the subsequent release of his agent by the Scots. So, Edinburgh's out, too. Hmm....
Bahrain! Let's head to Bahrain! Well, no...looks like they're loading the Gulfstreams there themselves, and Riyadh ain't looking too friendly either.
There's always Indonesia--buy a small island and hole up with the harem/bodyguard corps. And it's a Muslim country. They can be bought off. But it's so...Indonesia.
Singapore? Just show 'em the money, honey! But, they do have that thing about being respectable...extradition laws, courts, British-style justice system....hmmm....
Malaysia? Any friends in Malaysia? But, you can't drink...
Burma? They understand what it means to be a murderous pariah dictatorship--it can be lonely, you know. Unlimited cash and a harem do help though. But, they could take all the money and the girls, and what's a poor despot to do then?
What to do? What to do? Gotta call on an old friend when the rain begins to fall...
Chavez!!! Hugo-baby!!! Que pasa?
After all, the Colonel awarded Hugo the Gadafi Prize for Human Rights in 2004.
Really...can't make it up. The Gadafi Prize for Human Rights, awarded to Hugo Chavez...
So, looks like he'll have to ditch the Gulfstreams, grab the private 747, load the bullion and the harem, and arrange for a refuel in the Canaries. Betcha Hugo has a nice private island off the coast for his homeboy.
Of course, the question arises: When the Gulfstream moment arrives for Hugo, where does he go? Can he take Mohamar with him?
Now, OS has one thing to say in the wake of all these surreal events.
For a long long long time, a lot of sober people have been saying, repeatedly:
We need to supply our own needs for oil, coal, gas and electricity domestically, here in the US. If we are dependent upon places like Venezuela, Libya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, Angola--need we go on?--we are going to be in a world of hurt one day.
We need to supply our own needs for oil, coal, gas and electricity domestically, here in the US. If we are dependent upon places like Venezuela, Libya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, Angola--need we go on?--we are going to be in a world of hurt one day.
We need to supply our own needs for oil, coal, gas and electricity domestically, here in the US. If we are dependent upon places like Venezuela, Libya, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, Angola--need we go on?--we are going to be in a world of hurt one day.
That day may be upon us. We have allowed people, in both parties, but especially amongst the Dems, who are willfully blind and negligent, to set policy, and to endanger our lives by refusing to make obvious choices.
Chin-straps on, ya'll...we may be approaching a moment when a bunch of Gulfstreams will be aloft, looking for places to land.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Venezuela Report From Devil's Excrement: Routine Anarchy
English-language blogger Devil's Excrement reports again from Caracas:
Yesterday, there was an eight hour protest near Los Teques, right outside Caracas. Neighbors of the Brisas de Oriente barrio, a barrio that sits on the ridge of a hill, right next to the Panamerican Highway near Km. 21, right before Los Teques blocked the Panamerican Highway for eight hours. This wasn’ t even huge news, they are part of the routine anarchic and chaotic life these days in Venezuela, while an indifferent and indolent Government claims everything is fine. These people were mad, so mad that the police and the National Guard did not even dare to stop them from blocking the traffic for such a long time. I estimate this affected some 100,000 people, who simply could not move on the highway during that time or chose to stay home, rather than try to find a way to get down to Caracas to work or go to school.
OS suggest the entire post be read.
The final paragraph is poignant:
You may wonder how I know about Brisas de Oriente. For almost 20 years I lived not two kilometers away from it, had breakfast at Los Golfeados daily and got to know and even work with a number of its residents. The barrio was heavily pro-Chavez until 2006 and by now, according to my friends, it has become mostly opposition, except they could care little about politics now. They only worry about survival.
If you pray, keep these folks in your prayers. From such a distance, not much else we can do at this point.
Yesterday, there was an eight hour protest near Los Teques, right outside Caracas. Neighbors of the Brisas de Oriente barrio, a barrio that sits on the ridge of a hill, right next to the Panamerican Highway near Km. 21, right before Los Teques blocked the Panamerican Highway for eight hours. This wasn’ t even huge news, they are part of the routine anarchic and chaotic life these days in Venezuela, while an indifferent and indolent Government claims everything is fine. These people were mad, so mad that the police and the National Guard did not even dare to stop them from blocking the traffic for such a long time. I estimate this affected some 100,000 people, who simply could not move on the highway during that time or chose to stay home, rather than try to find a way to get down to Caracas to work or go to school.
OS suggest the entire post be read.
The final paragraph is poignant:
You may wonder how I know about Brisas de Oriente. For almost 20 years I lived not two kilometers away from it, had breakfast at Los Golfeados daily and got to know and even work with a number of its residents. The barrio was heavily pro-Chavez until 2006 and by now, according to my friends, it has become mostly opposition, except they could care little about politics now. They only worry about survival.
If you pray, keep these folks in your prayers. From such a distance, not much else we can do at this point.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Pelosi Is Proud Of The Wisconsin Senators Who Booked It To Illinois
Really..can't make it up.
OS woke up this morning to the sound of a radio interview with one of the august senators. The interviewer asked his location, and he said: Chicago.
Whether he was telling the truth is impossible to say. But, in Chicago, he's a needle in the proverbial haystack, and sheltered by the political machine that launched Obama.
OS wonders if we're headed for some manner manufactured crisis, fueled by the White House and DNC...
Let's pray not.
OS woke up this morning to the sound of a radio interview with one of the august senators. The interviewer asked his location, and he said: Chicago.
Whether he was telling the truth is impossible to say. But, in Chicago, he's a needle in the proverbial haystack, and sheltered by the political machine that launched Obama.
OS wonders if we're headed for some manner manufactured crisis, fueled by the White House and DNC...
Let's pray not.
A Memo To All Those Protestors In Wisconsin
It doesn't matter if there are 10,000 or 50,000 of you gathered on the lawn, or if you stay there six weeks or six months.
First salient idea: One incontrovertible fact that will not go away is: Wisconsin is facing a yawning hole in its state finances.
Somewhere between $3.1 billion and $3.6 billion. That's with a 'B', not an 'M'. A tenth of a billion is one hundred million. That's a lot-o-money, honey. Unlike the guy in the White House, who very happy for you to stand in the cold on his behalf, the governor of Wisconsin does not have his own Ben Bernanke to print up shipfuls of Wisconsin dollars.
Second salient idea: To ask you to contribute 5% or so to your pension costs, and 12% of your health insurance costs still gives you one of the best deals going. Ask your neighbors, that is, your neighbors who still have jobs.
Third salient idea: Those clowns in Rockford will come home, eventually. The AFL-CIO bosses will go home. And, sooner or later, you'll have to go home. Remember, as great as it feels to stand in a large crowd and curse the governor, most of the people you live around, attend church with, who go to ball games like you do, drink beer at the pub like you do--those people don't work for the state. They pay taxes, send their kids to school hoping that they'll get a good enough education from the schools. If they perceive that you are a lout who would happily let the state go to hell and become a laughing-stock, just so you and your unions get their way, expect a very chilly reception back home.
Also, if you ever enter the private sector (and you yet may), your prospective employers may not greet your present activities with open arms. They do pay attention, have long memories, and are positively allergic to hiring union/activist types.
Hope ya'll get the memo...
First salient idea: One incontrovertible fact that will not go away is: Wisconsin is facing a yawning hole in its state finances.
Somewhere between $3.1 billion and $3.6 billion. That's with a 'B', not an 'M'. A tenth of a billion is one hundred million. That's a lot-o-money, honey. Unlike the guy in the White House, who very happy for you to stand in the cold on his behalf, the governor of Wisconsin does not have his own Ben Bernanke to print up shipfuls of Wisconsin dollars.
Second salient idea: To ask you to contribute 5% or so to your pension costs, and 12% of your health insurance costs still gives you one of the best deals going. Ask your neighbors, that is, your neighbors who still have jobs.
Third salient idea: Those clowns in Rockford will come home, eventually. The AFL-CIO bosses will go home. And, sooner or later, you'll have to go home. Remember, as great as it feels to stand in a large crowd and curse the governor, most of the people you live around, attend church with, who go to ball games like you do, drink beer at the pub like you do--those people don't work for the state. They pay taxes, send their kids to school hoping that they'll get a good enough education from the schools. If they perceive that you are a lout who would happily let the state go to hell and become a laughing-stock, just so you and your unions get their way, expect a very chilly reception back home.
Also, if you ever enter the private sector (and you yet may), your prospective employers may not greet your present activities with open arms. They do pay attention, have long memories, and are positively allergic to hiring union/activist types.
Hope ya'll get the memo...
Friday, February 18, 2011
Just Because It's Friday: Psalm 118 KJV
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible, a triumph for both the spirit and the English language, OS offers yet one more glorious passage for your enjoyment, Psalm 118:
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.
I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
This is the LORD's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
And, a musical setting drawn from that Psalm, as sung by the choir of King's College, Cambridge.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.
I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
This is the LORD's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
And, a musical setting drawn from that Psalm, as sung by the choir of King's College, Cambridge.
Organizing For Wisconsin: So Much For The 'Adult Conversation' Obama Claims He Wishes To Undertake
One of the scariest things we learned about Richard Nixon in the early 1970's was that he had an entirely separate operation, aptly named CREEP ('Committee to Re-Elect The President), that operated at his behest. Apart from the Republican Party, out of sight, often operating in laundered cash. He had his Plumbers to do covert intelligence for him. He had an Attorney General (Mitchell) who served as his muscle. He had an enemies list, and used the IRS to harass them. He was on the way to setting up his own personal governance in the shadows. It was, well, scary.
So, now, forty years later....we have Obama inserting himself and his personal one-off machine into Wisconsin's local debate.
Those crowds with the printed signs did not appear out of thin air, ya'll. This appears to be severely ginned-up.
MADISON, WIS. - President Obama thrust himself and his political operation this week into Wisconsin's broiling budget battle, mobilizing opposition Thursday to a Republican bill that would curb public-worker benefits while planning similar action in other state capitals.
Obama accused Scott Walker, the state's new Republican governor, of unleashing an "assault" on unions in pushing emergency legislation that would nullify collective-bargaining agreements that affect most public employees, including teachers.
The president's political machine worked in close coordination Thursday with state and national union officials to mobilize thousands of protesters to gather in Madison and to plan similar demonstrations in other state capitals.
Their efforts began to spread, as thousands of labor supporters turned out for a hearing in Columbus, Ohio, to protest a measure from Gov. John Kasich (R) that would cut collective-bargaining rights.
By the end of the day, Democratic Party officials were working to organize additional demonstrations in Ohio and Indiana, where an effort is underway to trim benefits for public workers. Some union activists predicted similar protests in Missouri, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
There is a common denominator here: Obama must win these states to retain the Presidency.
Having lost at the ballot box, pretty decisively, we now face the prospect of a President of The United States actively fomenting mobs of loyalists to show up at state houses, to protect his core constituents, and likely to intimidate any and all who may disagree. It is his organization undertaking this. It is for him to say 'yea' or 'nay' to its activities. As President, his 'nay' would bring this sort of thing to a halt.
We are now on very dangerous ground. Heaven help us all. It is significant that The Washington Post would devote this much energy to reporting this story, as it is the organization that unraveled the Nixon machine.
We will be fortunate if no blood is spilled in the meantime. We are on very dangerous ground. The scenes we have viewed in Athens and London may be local events, unless wiser heads prevail.
So, now, forty years later....we have Obama inserting himself and his personal one-off machine into Wisconsin's local debate.
Those crowds with the printed signs did not appear out of thin air, ya'll. This appears to be severely ginned-up.
MADISON, WIS. - President Obama thrust himself and his political operation this week into Wisconsin's broiling budget battle, mobilizing opposition Thursday to a Republican bill that would curb public-worker benefits while planning similar action in other state capitals.
Obama accused Scott Walker, the state's new Republican governor, of unleashing an "assault" on unions in pushing emergency legislation that would nullify collective-bargaining agreements that affect most public employees, including teachers.
The president's political machine worked in close coordination Thursday with state and national union officials to mobilize thousands of protesters to gather in Madison and to plan similar demonstrations in other state capitals.
Their efforts began to spread, as thousands of labor supporters turned out for a hearing in Columbus, Ohio, to protest a measure from Gov. John Kasich (R) that would cut collective-bargaining rights.
By the end of the day, Democratic Party officials were working to organize additional demonstrations in Ohio and Indiana, where an effort is underway to trim benefits for public workers. Some union activists predicted similar protests in Missouri, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
There is a common denominator here: Obama must win these states to retain the Presidency.
Having lost at the ballot box, pretty decisively, we now face the prospect of a President of The United States actively fomenting mobs of loyalists to show up at state houses, to protect his core constituents, and likely to intimidate any and all who may disagree. It is his organization undertaking this. It is for him to say 'yea' or 'nay' to its activities. As President, his 'nay' would bring this sort of thing to a halt.
We are now on very dangerous ground. Heaven help us all. It is significant that The Washington Post would devote this much energy to reporting this story, as it is the organization that unraveled the Nixon machine.
We will be fortunate if no blood is spilled in the meantime. We are on very dangerous ground. The scenes we have viewed in Athens and London may be local events, unless wiser heads prevail.
It Appears The Missing Wisconsin Dem Senators Were Located In Rockford, Il
...by members of the Tea Party, who located their chartered bus (chartered bus???) at a local Best Western golf resort.
Once discovered, they booked it back north again to Wisconsin, where, it is understood, the police are looking for them--to transport them back to the statehouse and their elected duties.
This is like a script from a slapstick movie, too funny to fabricate, however. Real life is just soooo much wierder than anything the screenwriters can invent.
And someone obligingly obtained video of two of these selfless public servants climbing in a car in Rockford, claiming they were headed home.
Once discovered, they booked it back north again to Wisconsin, where, it is understood, the police are looking for them--to transport them back to the statehouse and their elected duties.
This is like a script from a slapstick movie, too funny to fabricate, however. Real life is just soooo much wierder than anything the screenwriters can invent.
And someone obligingly obtained video of two of these selfless public servants climbing in a car in Rockford, claiming they were headed home.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Profiles In Courage (NOT!): Fourteen Wisconsin Dem Legislators Leave The State For Parts Unknown
Wouldn't want to actually..you know..debate the merits of the proposal. That would require work, and thought, and...OMG!!!...we might lose! And the unionized employees we've ridden to office on for all these years might actually have to...OMG!!...work in the same economy as the rest of the citizens! OMG!!
Really. Rather than do their duty, they skipped town.
Just in a few minutes ago...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin state senator says the 14 Democratic lawmakers who are boycotting a vote on a controversial anti-union bill have left the state.
Sen. Jon Erpenbach says the group wants to force negotiations over the Republican-backed bill, which would strip most public employees of their collective-bargaining rights.
Erpenbach told The Associated Press that he and his colleagues had left Wisconsin, but he would not say where.
He said the plan is to slow down the bill because it's "tearing the state apart."
Senate Republicans can't vote on the bill unless at least one Democrat is present. Police could be dispatched to retrieve them, but it was unclear if they would have the authority to cross state lines.
Welcome to Athens, Wisconsin.
And the true face and character of the American Left.
'We want to negotiate, as long as we get our way.'
So much for the 'adult conversation' Himself blathers about. The grownups have arrived to the state house, and are cutting up the credit card and taking away the keys from Junior. He's pissed, so he storms out of the house...
Really. Rather than do their duty, they skipped town.
Just in a few minutes ago...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin state senator says the 14 Democratic lawmakers who are boycotting a vote on a controversial anti-union bill have left the state.
Sen. Jon Erpenbach says the group wants to force negotiations over the Republican-backed bill, which would strip most public employees of their collective-bargaining rights.
Erpenbach told The Associated Press that he and his colleagues had left Wisconsin, but he would not say where.
He said the plan is to slow down the bill because it's "tearing the state apart."
Senate Republicans can't vote on the bill unless at least one Democrat is present. Police could be dispatched to retrieve them, but it was unclear if they would have the authority to cross state lines.
Welcome to Athens, Wisconsin.
And the true face and character of the American Left.
'We want to negotiate, as long as we get our way.'
So much for the 'adult conversation' Himself blathers about. The grownups have arrived to the state house, and are cutting up the credit card and taking away the keys from Junior. He's pissed, so he storms out of the house...
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