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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:52 PM
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Oh and yes our evil twin reaction matters
To: chickadee
I’ve read some of the lefty blogs today. They are claiming 100k crowd and that the police are defying orders to begin clearing the capitol building and instead are declaring solidarity and sleeping with the protesters.

I have no idea what is true, but it does strike me that, at least in the national media, Walker and the Republicans are getting pounded. Having seen the GOP cave in enough times, I am just not super confident in holding all the Republican senators together through this.

A win here really may be a “PATCO moment”. If the GOP can face down the full fury of the corrupt public sector unions and their media allies in Wisconsin, this sort of legislation will gather steam elsewhere. We may finally begin to break the cycle of taxpayers effectively funding Democratic Party campaigns.

On the other hand a loss here would encourage lawlessness elsewhere and likely dissuade Republican governors in other states from taking on the public unions so directly.

The stakes are really that huge. The left knows it and has pulled out all the stops, and I wondering why more pro Walker forces in Wisconsin aren’t counter protesting in support. I realize Republicans aren’t always the protesting types, but wow, in this case, Walker could sure use some visible support in the streets.


10 posted on Sat Feb 26 2011 17:25:38 GMT-0800 (PST) by Longbow1969
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And you got to give credit where credit is due. They understand that this is that big. Oh and children Chrstie is backing down. The Gov of Florida already is backing down... Mitch Daniels in Ind is backing down. This is a ... Governor Walker, here is your grenade, you might want to find the pin now.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2680673/posts
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:54 PM
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1. The most honest statement I have ever seen from a wingnut:
"I have no idea what is true"
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 08:56 PM
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2. Yep, why I posted that
it is actually that famous cognitive dissonance at play here.
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 09:21 PM
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3. Is this post referring to walker as a grenade?
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-26-11 09:24 PM
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4. IT is an old military joke
when you get something that is explosive...

What he did is explosive.

Hand grenade will not automatically go off if you remove the pin, and if you are careful you can disarm them. That means putting the pin back
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