The Wisconsin Cheese Showdown

[tpfkaw]

If only these protesters had dressed up in 18th century garb and held signs with horrible spelling about how Obama is simultaneously a Muslim, Socialist and Nazi. Then they would be true American patriots.

Nah, the identical glossy machine-printed sign look is much snappier.  Bonus points if they're all wearing identical t-shirts too.  Of course, it's really only first-rate when they hire people at minimum wage to protest for them.

[tpfkaw]

I still think Walker's an idiot....but public employee unions are a terrible disease.

When someone has a rotten tooth, the therapy isn't cutting his head off.

Actually, it's more like if you have a mass-murdering serial rapist with a rotten tooth.  Cutting the head off seems like a fairly reasonable solution.

[tpfkaw]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110217/ap_on_re_us/us_wisconsin_budget_unions/

How ridiculous.  Although it would be excellent if they continued to do so, and everyone else followed their lead.  Go WI Democrats!

[tpfkaw]

So why should these people be fired for making too much, SS?  You make more than them and are not fired.

Mostly because there's no money to pay them.

If that was the case than why not go after the Police and Firefighters Unions??  Why exempt them?

Oh, go after them first.

[tpfkaw]

Teachers are overpaid all of sudden? What a load! My mom retired in 2005 after 30 years and made about 35k/year. If you want to cherry pick obscene salaries, you probably want to start with hedge fund managers.

Taxpayers don't pay those.

I have four letters for you: T A R P.

...which had nothing to do with hedge fund managers?  Of course, it's not really new that you're an incredibly intelligent person.

[tpfkaw]

Well, it's good to know which side you are on.

This thread has shed light on that.

All that matters in politics, is if you're on the side of the haves, or the have nots.

That's awfully simplistic.  Who are the have-nots here?  Unionized public employees or those who make substantially less than them but yet pay their salaries?

Silly cinyc, a "have not" is a wealthy white person who votes Democratic.

[tpfkaw]

All 20 of the 20 largest industries donated more to Democrats in 2010 than Republicans.

[tpfkaw]

A few corporations and a handful of billionaires vs. millions of working people banding together in their defense. I think I, at least, know the nobler side of that fight.

Which you are, quite literally, watching from the sidelines.