Our Wisconsin Stalemate, Which Walker Could End With A Phone Call
Walker could end the stalemate by agreeing to a) negotiate with legislative Democrats, and b) let labor unions negotiate with the state.
Neither are new ideas.
But Walker would fear being seen as backing down, and, as we have come to learn about Walker, he's too George Bushian for that.
Walker is George W. Bush's middle name. Ruminate on that.
Ideologues have rigid thinking and practice, are basically overly-prideful, and reassure themselves minute-by-minute that they are 100% right, even though Walker was elected with just 52% of the ballots.
It's political narcissism - - through some mentalism, Walker has convinced himself he's Landslide Scott with a mandate to undo decades of collective bargaining history and publicly-spirited governance because he doesn't feel obliged to negotiate.
I wouldn't look to Walker to do what most people would call the right thing, because the Right expects him to remain unmovable.
Obstructionism is hardly leadership. In fact, it can lead to the fall. See: Mubarek, Cairo.
In the end, Walker will be seen as just another Governor standing in a doorway - - this time blocking an entire State Capitol.
2 comments:
The hypocrisy of you Democrats is beyond the pale.
When they recently had all the majorities, Obama and Doyle Company rammed thru their legislation without any input from the Republicans.
What is amazing is that you think the longer this goes on and your lies become , the better. When in fact you are losing ground and just making Scott Walker a national political figure.
Let me be the first to say thanks.
And with that in mind, the Senate Dems could really get out in front on this by releasing what there version of the bill would look like.
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