There's trouble in Wisconsin! Actually there is trouble in most every state in the Union, however in Wisconsin it seems to be boiling over the top of the pot at the moment. Yes dear friends, there are upwards of 25,000 protesters on the streets of Madison (an unconfirmed number probably swelled by sympathetic reporters looking for a better story) protesting Governor Scott Walker's desire to stop state employees' labor union's from collective bargaining in order to $137 million shortfall in the budget. BWB has no problem with protests, even ones manufactured by Organizing For America (Obama's own personal Brown Shirts) and the Democrat Party. At the end of the day, every American has the obligation to stand up for what they believe. However, what distresses BWB is that instead of dealing with the vote and debating it like civilized adults, the fourteen Democratic state Senators have up and vanished out of the state so a vote on the bill could not come to the floor.
Yes folks, this is America today. Imagine if, a year ago, all the Republicans in the House of Representatives and the Senate left Washington, DC ahead of the Obama-Care vote instead of fighting the good fight and debating with their peers on the merits of the bill before them. Good to know we can bring some of that great Middle East democracy we've been fighting for all these years to Mad City.
If you don't care about what Wisconsin does with their state labor unions, you aren't alone, but please don't think it has nothing to do with you. If this sort of weak political maneuvering has no bearing on the price of your morning latte or a gallon of gas or your taxes or your job, then you have another thing coming. Government employee labor unions have been robbing us of our hard-earned tax money at every level of government for decades, it is only now that strong-willed politicians are standing up and attempting to fight the many-headed hydra of corrupt unions.
In news you probably could care even less about, but is actually more meaningful because it will come back and bite us in the ass someday soon, more Middle East countries are dealing with heavy protests including Bahrain, Yemen, and even Israel/Palestine. They are obviously peace-loving peoples just hoping for their rights to be respected, right? Protesters are always honorable people hoping for peace on earth and good-will towards their fellow man, right? Protesters are never used as pawns by wicked men with wicked plans, right?
Did anyone ever see Beauty and the Beast, the Disney movie? Remember near the climax of the movie, Gaston led a mob against the Beast's castle? Those were just normal French villagers whipped into a frenzy by a vain, megalomanical windbag who had his own ends he wanted met, that being Belle's hand in marriage. That was just a movie, right? Scared, hungry and largely unintelligent people never panic and follow a strong leader who promises them fortune and glory if only they sacrifice their beings for his ends, right?
When Egypt was set on fire last month, the American public was bombarded with images of "peaceful" protesters attempting to "assert their rights in a peaceful manner," hoping for "democracy." Only after President Mubarak was forced out by an extended sit-in paid for by nefarious interests did we finally hear of a CBS News reporter being raped in the middle of the "peaceful" protests while the crowd chanted "Jew! Jew!" Yeah, that sounds awfully peaceful and respectful of the rights of their fellow man.
Now, Israel is surrounded by nations who are either led by terrorists who have fought them tooth and nail, or soon will be because of the inevitable falling dominoes. Syria is run by terrorists, Lebanon's government has just fallen and will soon be totally controlled by Syria, Jordan will probably have to fight the protesters like Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and of course Egypt (who has the largest population and armed forces in the region).
If that weren't bad enough, it is now being confirmed that the United States will be offically rebuking Israel in the United Nations Security Council for their continued settlement building in the West Bank. It seems that Mr. Obama, officially the President of the United States, I am not entirely sure he has the United States' best interests at heart; I'm positive he doesn't have our allies best interests at heart (see: Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, Great Britain). I'm half-expecting him to sign a treaty allowing China to take back Taiwan any day now.
Yes folks, the world is burning to the ground around us, and the President of the United States is the one holding the matches. President Nero, thank you for bringing the hope and change you promised; it is nice to know a politician can keep his word. After all, what better way to re-invigorate a parched plot of land than by a controlled burn?
No, the Republicans wouldn't have left town they would just bully and threaten everyone with martial law if their bills don't get passed, like the bailout.
ReplyDeletePoint of fact, the Republicans didn't leave town, and instead fought the "noble fight," as they would refer to it, against Obama-care. It was the Democrats who did leave Wisconsin like a child flees their house when they know their parent is going to yell at them. Rest assured, if the Republicans had pulled such a poorly-conceived piece of partisan political trash, I would have called them to the carpet for it as well.
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