Well Now What?

I have been hearing a lot lately how Scott Walker has overplayed his hand.  Has He?

That is debatable but the reason for the statement was often because protesters showed up en-mass, national media converged, the local internet and social media lit up like I haven't seen in awhile,prank phone calls, out of state  agitators and pseudo local posters showing up all over even "real" local discussion has been more active than I even remember than it being in the 2008 election.

Through it all Walker stood pat.

This has enraged Democrats in general and unions in particular who have been used to getting their way through demonstrations, threats of boycotts and recalls and in our own little world the 14 democrat senators who fled the state with initial statements like "We wont come back until he negotiates"

Well now what? Walker isn't budging, are the Dems going to stay away forever? What are the squatters going to do in Madison when Walker stars issuing pink slips to state employees, what are those employees going to do when the slogans and out of towner's head home and the locals have no jobs?

I hope Walker never moves on this. I dont want people losing their jobs but the reality is we can no longer afford the union benefit packages nor can we afford to let the Public Employees keep the CBA.

If that happens we will be right back in this mess. having them give back a dollar now and take 2 back when the next contract rolls around is unacceptable.

There is a lot of miss direction going  on but not for Walker, he has stayed right on his message. That has kept his followers on message also. They didnt slip into the morass of arguing over things that do not matter or trying to justify a million other things being thrown at them. Refreshing to see a leader who has the stones to stand for his convictions and not fold to special interest.

Walker will ride this out and if he fails on passage it will be because weak kneed Republican legislators folded.

I dont think that will happen. The Gov. for the first time in a long time here is saying, no more trading what you want for what I want on the backs of the public. Get to work and make some real decisions that actually address the elephant in the room we have let hide in plain sight for far to long.

Pass The Bill Scott, many of us are behind you and appreciate the steady hand.