I have heard Walker interviewed several times over the last week. What strikes me is that the bill being touted as anti-worker is actually just the opposite.
He has a certain amount of funds with which to work. He has determined that there will need to be thousands of public sector jobs completely eliminated to balance the budget if concessions by the public employees are not made.
So the question for liberals is which would you prefer? Would you rather see thousands forced into unemployment while the current concessions are rejected?
These answers seem simple. This helps one to see through the turmoil. It simply has to do with power and liberals feeling like they are losing a toehold.
Rationalizing and spinning won't change the facts. We have audio tape now. Just reading Rushlimbaugh.com to get the latest spin, and report back on a message board just doesn't cut it anymore.
The governor engineered this fiscal crisis by ramming through tax cuts to rich people who don't need more tax cuts. Wisconsin was on schedule to have a budget surplus at the end of the year. And after engineering a phony fiscal crises he blamed teachers, firefighters, and other public servants.
The audio tape makes it crystal clear this union busting isn't about balancing budgets. The governor, along with most fringe conservatives, have a deep-seated emotional and ideological hatred of firefighter unions, police unions, and teacher unions. The governor made it clear that he almost busted a nut when Reagan fired the air traffic controllers and destroyed their union. The governor considered that event on a par with the fall of Berlin Wall. And in his own words he said busting unions was ideological, its not about budgets.
You may continue to read the Glenn Beck website to get the latest spin. But audio tape doesn't lie.