February 20, 2011

Do you understand what the protesters are complaining about? "The measures causing all the ruckus in Wisconsin would require public-sector employees (excluding police and firefighters) to contribute half of their pension costs and at least 12 percent of their health care costs, which is a better deal than most Americans get. The public sector employees also would lose collective bargaining rights for anything other than pay. These are reasonable sacrifices to make in a time of fiscal crisis, and by resisting them, the demonstrators expose themselves as selfish and unreasonable." 5% towards retirement pensions and 12% towards health care coverage. In other words the state of Wisconsin was still willing to guarantee 95% of the pension, and 88% of the health care costs for state employees, and in doing so would be able to keep all current state employees, in a word, employed. That's it.
Good thing the vitriolic rhetoric has stopped:

• http://www.rightsidenews.com/2011021812866/editorial/rsn-pick-of-the-day/hatred-the-hallmark-of-the-progressive-left.html 

Fake doctor's notes being handed out in Wisconsin

• http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/02/fake_doctors_notes_being_hande.html

This isn't democracy. They're striking to PREVENT a democratic vote:

• http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/larrykudlow/2011/02/18/unions_fight_in_madison_is_a_disgrace

Obama has appointed a far left labor unionist to a security sensitive U.S. trade post -- and no one cares?

• http://newzeal.blogspot.com/2011/02/alarm-bells-radical-union-leader.html
  
  Excellent piece on too big government in simple to relate to imagery:
• http://townhall.com/columnists/kenconnor/2011/02/20/bloated_budgets_endanger_freedom

You still think there isn't a plan to fundamentally change the US?

• http://www.rightsidenews.com/2011021912877/editorial/us-opinion-and-editorial/2011-02-20-12-06-24.html?utm_source=Right+Side+News&utm_campaign=10a7b07574-daily-rss-newsletter&utm_medium=email 

Muslim cleric plans White House protest to attempt to spread Sharia law in America:

• http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/20/muslim-cleric-plans-protest-outside-white-house-attempt-spread-sharia-law/