The Cat Is Now Out Of The Bag –James Sherk Describes What Was Won in Walker’s War

By: Repair_Man_Jack (Diary)  |  March 17th at 05:15 PM  | 

Wisconsin’s fight against the public unions was yet another battle in the war to prevent government from remaining self-perpetuating; regardless of the outcome of those pesky things called elections. The victory Scott Walker won against the Wisconsin public employee unions has spawned similar efforts in Alabama, Idaho, Florida, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio, Nebraska, and Tennessee. James Shrek of National Review gives us an extraordinary look at | Read More »

We Don’t Need No Education! We Just Need Our Benefits.

By: Repair_Man_Jack (Diary)  |  February 16th at 11:11 AM  | 

Madison School Board policy states “teachers shall refrain from exploiting the institutional privileges of their professional positions to promote candidates or parties and activities,” which includes protests. – (HT: Madison.com) Recent Governor Elect, Scott Walker is attempting to rein in the powerful public employee unions in the State of Wisconsin. He has done so in the face of dire necessity. Wisconsin is currently $137M short | Read More »

Have The Unions Lost The Jacksonians?

By: Repair_Man_Jack (Diary)  |  June 9th at 11:47 AM  | 

A Union Organizer can exert tremendous influence over the outward political life of a member constituent. The organizer controls whether the member keeps his card, which determines that union member’s eligibility for continued employment in a non Right-To-Work state. If the organizer likes President Obama, the worker’s official position had better be “mmm, mmm, mmm…” This cozy suspension of union members’ 1st Amendment rights broke | Read More »