Cool Imoge

Somebody please give these bloggers an aspirin for their collective splitting headache. For almost a year and a half bloggers like these argued that it was perfectly fine to use reconciliation to pass ObamaCare.

Well, the maneuver GOP senators in Wisconsin took taking out the collective bargaining portion of the senate budget repair bill and make it a separate measure allowing the bill to be voted on without a quorum smells an awful like reconciliation in the U.S. senate that allows a simple majority to pass a bill.

Is this a case of poetic justice? Not according to these bloggers who are screaming not fair.

Also, this move should be a template for other state legislatures who might have to deal with fleeing senators that hold the people’s business hostage. Lets not forget that these 14 yellow belly senators should not be rewarded for running away to win an argument. It’s unseemly, childish, irresponsible and ridiculous.

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The Plum Line
GOP's shenanigans in Wisconsin ensure the fight will only escalate
Here's what Wisconsin Republicans accomplished tonight: In a situation where they had repeated opportunities to resolve this standoff and plausibly declare victory for themselves, they have now ensured that this battle is only going to escalate.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/03/gops_shenanigans_in_wisconsin.html


Taylor Marsh
Wisconsin Republicans Gut Union Power With No Dems Present
This is going to get even uglier now.
In a surprise move, Republicans moved ahead to gut public sector union power while Democrats outside state watch
http://www.taylormarsh.com/2011/03/09/wisconsin-republicans-gut-union-power-with-no-dems-present/



TENNESSEE GUERILLA WOMEN
Sneaky Wisconsin State Senate Just Passed the Union-Busting Bill Without Democrats
Senate Republicans found a way to pass their infamous union-busting bill without the Democrats. They've stripped the unions of collective bargaining rights without the previously required quorum and one-term Governor Walker is itching to sign it.
http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/2011/03/sneaky-wisconsin-state-senate-just.html

Think Progress
WI Senate GOP Leader Admits On-Air That His Goal Is To Defund Labor Unions, Hurt Obama’s Reelection Chances
A prank call from a man purporting to be petrochemical billionaire David Koch to Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) a few weeks ago revealed that Walker had crafted his “budget repair” bill in a bid to crush the labor unions. The revelation was at odds with the GOP’s public argument, that removing collective bargaining rights has something to do with the state’s budget deficit.
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/03/09/scott-fitzgerald-obama/


MSNBC
GOP rams anti-union bill through Wis. Senate
Republicans pushed a provision stripping public employees of their collective bargaining rights through the state Senate Wednesday evening after finding a way to bypass the chamber's missing Democrats.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41996994/ns/politics-more_politics/


Daily Kos
Wisconsin GOP Senators advance bill stripping collective bargaining rights without Democrats
In a surprise move late Wednesday, Senate Republicans voted to move forward with the governor's controversial budget repair bill, sending the measure into a conference committee scheduled for later in the day.http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/09/954504/-Wisconsin-GOP-Senators-advance-bill-stripping-collective-bargaining-rights-without-Democrats


Memeorandum
Tito get them some tissue!