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2011-02-27 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Mercutio 2011-02-27 10:59|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 The governor had spared the police and firemen the cuts he was demanding of the rest of the state employees precisely to avoid this kind of thing. It's going to get interesting now.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-02-27 13:01|| 2011-02-27 13:01|| Front Page Top

#2 This is turning into a third world war in Wisconsin. I remember France with their riots.
Steal from the taxpayer. Political corruption, Union corruption, a tsunami of greed. Just what O needs to divert attention from himself. With media duplicity. Major layoffs in the works. Those who are wealthy have left if they are smart. Like Cuba in many ways, verbal now, guns and molotov cocktails next.

Posted by Dale 2011-02-27 13:36|| 2011-02-27 13:36|| Front Page Top

#3 The governor needs to stop especially the police unions from getting involved. This is done discreetly, by letting the rank and file police know that they had better halt their unions or they are going to be next on the platter.

It's the "lay down with dogs, get up with fleas", theory. Solidarity comes with a high price. As far as the firemen go, they can be threatened with widespread, non-union privatization. After a right-to-work law is signed.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-02-27 14:22|| 2011-02-27 14:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Push comes to shove...
let the traffic cops go... keep the detectives.

Posted by Water Modem 2011-02-27 14:51|| 2011-02-27 14:51|| Front Page Top

#5 If the police join the protests, it would seem to me that the governor has no choice but to call out the National Guard. Public order must be preserved.

If any Guardsman refuses to go active because he is a member of the public employees union, he should be court-martialed.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2011-02-27 16:31|| 2011-02-27 16:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Problem with calling out the National Guard is that Obama can trump: he can call up the Guard and make it subject to federal, not state, authority.

Posted by Steve White 2011-02-27 22:49|| 2011-02-27 22:49|| Front Page Top

#7 hmm... well there is always the militia.... what was it? 700,000 hunters last season?

Posted by Harry Thavith9398 2011-02-27 22:56|| 2011-02-27 22:56|| Front Page Top

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