It is becoming clear that the Wisconsin battle was a strategic political blunder for President Obama and the Democratic Party. The decision by the Democratic Party and its allies to draw a line in the sand in Wisconsin was the wrong strategy, in the wrong state, at the wrong time, on the wrong issue, and executed in the wrong way.How to put this nicely? What else has he ever done? Consider:
1. Require the taxpayers to pay a government-set price for a government-run good (primary and secondary education).
2. Those people who run this program donate heavily to the elected officials who mandate that the taxpayers support it.
3. Toss in lots of heartstring-tugging for-teh-childrens platitudes that is dutifully parroted by a liberal media.
4. (Political) Profit!
You have to pay your tax to support the school system, even if you home school. You can't decide to buy some, all, or none of the product produced by the Educational Establishment. If you don't pay, tax collectors will show up at your door, backed up by scowly men with guns.
Remind you of anything? Obamacare maybe?
1. Require the taxpayers to pay a government-set price for a government-run good (health insurance).
2. Those people who run this program (Insurance companies lobbied heavily for the program, as did the AMA) donate heavily to the elected officials who mandate that the taxpayers support it.
3. Toss in lots of heartstring-tugging for-teh-childrens platitudes that is dutifully parroted by a liberal media.
4. (Political) Profit!
Anyone who is asking where Obama is coming from hasn't been paying attention.
The union is hurting themselves and every other public employee by using these tactics.
ReplyDeleteI heard one teacher actually say that she's doing "for the children". Apparently if the teachers are required to donate to their pensions, the next step will to be take away weekends off, repeal child labor laws, and eliminate the 40 hour weeks.
This sort of overwrought rhetoric from either side, does not to resolve the problem.
"The emergent meme is "How did Obama blunder so badly in Wisconsin":"
ReplyDeleteNot for naught do I call him "Barry Lackwit."
But... but... he's so eloquent!
ReplyDeleteThat's like asking why water is wet -- It's simply the nature of the beast. Did anyone think Pres. Obama has anything other than heartfelt, passionately enthusiastic support for public unions? Does anyone think he is a good enough liar/political maneuverer to pretend otherwise or act wisely?
ReplyDeleteIt's all those Republicans' fault for not remembering what Obama told us two years ago: "I won." Why won't they fall in line, dammit?
"You fool!" croaked the frog, "Now we shall both die! Why on earth did you do that?"
ReplyDeleteThe scorpion shrugged, and did a little jig on the drownings frog's back.
"I could not help myself. It is my nature."
Then they both sank into the muddy waters of the swiftly flowing river.