Old Retired Guy Blog
March 14, 2011
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Signs of the TimesI haven't written anything in a long time. The Super Bowl was Super because the Packers won. Then I started to move everything from one computer to another and that took much longer than I had expected. And, finally, Wisconsin's new rightwing nitwit Governor, Scott Walker, started implementing his plan to balance the budget. One of his important tools for doing that is outlawing collective bargaining for all public employees (except for firefighters and police). He's also cutting funding for public education. But, don't worry, he's already given tax breaks to corporations and plans to spend more money on highways. You can practically hear the new jobs poring into the state right now! I can't write much more because it's too depressing. The good news is that thousands and thousands of people have shown up at the Capitol to protest. About two weeks ago the crowd was about 75,000. Last weekend it was closer to 100,000. I'll let the signs from the protest speak for themselves. Maybe we'll be lucky enough to recall some of the crazy conservatives and return some sanity to the state. (Click on any image to enlarge the photo.)
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