I'm sitting here watching Huckabee and reflecting on recent events in the world (i.e. Egyptian and other protests in the Middle East) and in the United States (Federal and State level). Turmoil in the Middle East is spreading and while democracy is a good thing, anarchy is a poor substitute.
I'm amazed at the various arguments supporting the Wisconsin democrat lawmakers leaving the state so they wouldn't have to do their job. Likewise I'm appalled at school teachers who call in sick and show up at the Wisconsin capital to protest the legislative and gubernatorial efforts to balance the budget. If I was the governor for the day, I would declare the democrats as abandoning their elected positions. The remaining lawmakers would then constitute a quorum and they could get back to work to solve their budget problems.
I've also learned that there has now been 915 waivers granted for Obamacare. How can I get one of those waivers. Two federal judges have stated that various portions of the Obamacare legislation is unconstitutional and fortunately the dems didn't include a severability clause. Therefore the whole thing should legitimately be thrown out.
My bottom line opinion (reinforced by recent experiences with union members where I work), Unions in the U.S. may have been useful at one time, but are now a millstone around the neck of every nonunion person in the United States. The public sector is highly paid, over compensated with all types of benefits - holidays, very generous vacation allowances sick leave, unbelievable pension plans - and the are also among the worst workers that I have ever seen. The work ethic of most card carrying union members is appalling. I have seen government workers reading novels and playing video games all day long - and getting paid to do it. Air Force civilian employees are allowed up to three hours per week, at taxpayer expense, for exercise at the base gym (they don't even have to pay a membership fee). In addition, they are also given the opportunity to commute to work in subsidized vanpools. The vanpool from my neighborhood travels the 12.5 miles each way to the base and each vanpool rider is given an allowance of $125! Hello taxpayers, what's going on here!
To the union members and democrats in Wisconsin - stop whining - you could be working for a living instead of sucking the life out of American workers.
