WATSEKA, ILLINOIS TEA PARTY

2/19/11


Some random musings about the Wisconsin public-employee temper tantrum in Madison...


We may be sure that the lamestream media, which considers itself fair, profound, and deeply nuanced will repeat almost verbatim the union narrative of this fight and display all the sophistication of an eight-year old: heroic teachers vs. hateful Republicans. Tonight on CBS Channel 2 in Chicago, their newcast began with a reference to Wisconsin's "radical" governor Walker. Apparently, when a union refuses to accept modifications to alleviate Wisconsin's $3 billion-plus deficit- when instead it scorns the state electorate and responds with a days' long tantrum that closes schools - that is in no way radical...

Our liberal brethren have a different take on this, mind you. Governor Walker is asking his public employees to make concessions for health and retirement costs that will see these employees still paying about half of what private sector workers pay. The man is clearly a beast!... And that's not all! His bill also ends collective bargaining, a right held mainly by public sector employees that has left most of our states in financial triage. The man who would seek to end that, and the incestuous relationship between public officials and public employees, is truly Satan's spawn!...


We're in for a rough ride, friends. Liberals consider themselves paragons of reason and compassion, but they exhibit a childlike belief in government linked to a hateful disregard for those who dare oppose them. But there is ground for optimism. Edmund Burke said that the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men (and women, 2011 update!) to do nothing. That's what the Tea Party is all about: fighting back for this country and its founding ideals. These next few years, we're in for an exhausting fight with misguided people deeply committed to a false set of ideals, but we have the resources to win. -bill milan