Alternate Headline: Republican Party Establishment, take note!
First things first, here is that wonderful promise that if we do not acquiesce to the union demands for leftist control, then there will be violent repercussions. This threat does not come from some lunatic leading an occupy style of temper tantrum in the streets of Lansing, but from the floor of the Michigan State Legislature. The guy promising the violence is Doug Geiss, a Democrat State Representative.
Simply stunning!
This by the way was not some sudden occurrence, which simply became the flavor of the month in bluer than blue Michigan, one of the most heavily entrenched union locales of the nation. The governor of that state, and all of the members of both houses of the now Republican controlled state legislature actually campaigned on this promise, that their first order of business would be establishing a right to work law in the state of Michigan. This is significant for a few reasons.
The Republican Party should be taking note here. Even in bluer than blue Michigan, a campaign based on clearly articulated conservatism won. One of the most heavily union influenced states of our nation voted overwhelmingly to pass a law that would limit the power wielded by the unions. It would seem that the people of Michigan are tired of a minority wielding power well beyond their numbers, such as is the case with the power wielded by organized labor in every corner of this great land. It has proven the point once again, that clearly articulated conservatism wins elections.
It also signifies a vastly different narrative than Barack Obama has unlimited carte blanche to inflict his agenda in some sort of national mandate based upon the November election. Just like in 2009 through 2012, Barack Obama maintained high personal approval numbers while every one of his policies is summarily rejected by the American People. I admit that this entire concept is somewhat bizarre, and in fact infuriating, but that is the only way to explain the bevy of State, Congressional, and midterm elections that have happened since the inauguration of Barack Obama in January of 2009. We elected Barack Obama based on his cult of personality, in spite of his agenda, and not because of it. Over reacting to this bizarre set of results carries with it a danger far greater than being out of touch, which conservatives are not. Barack Obama’s cult of personality will not automatically transfer to the next Democrat nominee in 2016, any more than it has transferred to help the popularity of his policies.
America, despite putting open Marxists in charge of the Executive Branch, is still a center right nation, at least for the time being. In instance after instance, the center right agenda passes continually at the local and state levels when presented clearly. I know it’s difficult to square that with the reality of Barack Obama winning two Presidential elections, but in each election of national importance in between those Obama victories, conservative positions have been victorious. Right to work, referendums to veto Obamacare, GOP takeovers of state legislatures has been the norm, and not the aberration.
For those who wish to view this on the micro level, take a look at the issue of just how valuable to Michigan life these unions have actually made themselves. In the screaming about how this bill was passed without sufficient debate, in other words simply passed, we are not hearing from the usual suspects about how the unions simply care about their fellow man, woman, and child. The teachers union is not out there bleating on about how they are only concerned about the kids. Good thing too, as in Detroit for example, should your child attend one of their public schools, he or she will only have a 7% chance of being able to read and write adequately upon graduation. The odds of your child being able to solve simple math problems are even worse. To bring it all home, Detroit is one of the most expensive school districts in the nation in terms of cost per student. Clearly money being spent is not the answer. Money making its way past the unions extortion racket and into an actual class room is. At least this time around they are being honest so far in their tantrum, it’s all about their ability to wield political power and not wanting to see their shake down and extortion money train slowed in any material way.
That’s the heart of the micro issue here. The unions are seeing their extortion racket being dismantled, one state at a time, and they are not taking it lying down. As you’ve probably suspected, violence has indeed broken out in Lansing, and several assaults have been reported. It’s going to be another long four years America. Maybe this time you’ll learn that elections have consequences.
Cross Posted from Musings of a Mad Conservative.
Beckle is on the Five right now defending the union thuggery in Michigan.
On the one hand he defends it saying that they were goaded, then on the
other hand he claims that not much happened.
Then he slobbers that it is the Tea Party that is violent..
More union thuggery:
@ RIX:
Don’t forget the heavy dosage of our good friend moral equivalency! They were goaded into acting like raging Muslim thugs thirsting for blood by the mere presence of a tent that Beckel claims was paid for by gasp…… the Koch Brothers. Not that anyone in the tent or around it acted inappropriately, but that the mere presence of anyone right of center is just too much for the average peace loving lefty to bear.
“Traveling Union Thug Theater” -- that, alone, has to be the best line of the week!
@ Flyovercountry:
One of the people in the tent is African American.
Apparently the Union thugs dropped the N word liberaly, according
to witnesses.
MacDuff wrote:
Yooooooo! Maybe youse need a visit from one of my associates.
Maybe dat would be good for youse.
Flyovercountry wrote:
It may well be past mere moral equivalency. The level of “justifiable violence” among the left is simply higher and it has been for more than 40 years.
@ RIX:
Hey RIX, hope you are doing well. You have to understand that for the left NOTHING is off limits. When your golden rule is “the ends justify the means” you have no restrictions on what you can do. Us stoopid conservatives shackle ourselves with morals. We are our own enemies.
/s
just wait til the unions in CA and Il implode….better have a bunker near, it will be epic
I know it’s a bit early to go OT, but I miss NT2U. We kept in touch through facebook and her passing was a big hit. Such a sweet angel. She sent a Winnie the Pooh memory book as a baby shower gift earlier this year. I never got to meet her in person, like so many on here, but the way she touched our lives was special. It’s not very often you get to have that experience in life.
it takes time and exposure…
someday the typical stupid CA liberal will figure out that some union ape in charge of potholes in Orange County has retired on $200k a year and bennies out of this world…on his dime…he has a choice…he can admit to monumental stupidity or he can blow it off as not real
@ heysoos:
Public sector unions should be illegal. Period.
linoleumknife wrote:
even fdr thought so
linoleumknife wrote:
Even FDR thought so, which is saying something.
heysoos wrote:
maybe play a little ‘class warfare’ to help it along…
@ linoleumknife:
Hey Knife! hven’t seen you in a while, how have you been.
You’re right the Left always justify bad behavior with good intentions.
It’s never their anti-social behavior.
@ coldwarrior:
@ lobo91:
For good reason! It is purely a hostage situation. You have politicians on oneside and the unions on the other. The unions hold the politicians hostage through donations and votes, all while the politicians hold the taxpayer hostage through taxation. A racket to be sure.
wanna seriously mess with the unions. get with the many younger members and let them in on the scam that is being played at their expense. show tham what wont be available because the older members are taking the pie away.
there will be nothing left for the young guys. play dirty. get nasty.
@ RIX:
I’m great! Married and I have a precious little girl as well.
The left might take a disgusting amount of my wages, but they can’t take my love of my family or my faith in God.
@ linoleumknife:
problem is that the ponzi scheme is coming to an end.
gonna be funny to see the younger guys lose their pensions/bennies to the old guys.
This is pretty funny:
@ coldwarrior:
Then we can have class warfare and age warfare! Burn the old people!
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@ linoleumknife:
Hey linoleumknife! How’s it going? Do you remember me? Used to be ‘nosubmission’ over at LG…how did that go, again?
Thugs, mobs, welcome to the new America under Barry the Chicago Enforcer.
@ Urban Infidel:
LOL, LG…. it’s all so foggy. I have selective memory for a place we used to all be at. Anyway, of course, and I remember you from here as well. How’s life treating you?
heysoos wrote:
see that’s also the crux besides the younger guys in the unions getting nothing at teh expense of the old guys, when do the voters wake up?
they are, state by state…it is a slow process but it shows that the fiscon message can win.
the voters pocket book is a fine target.
linoleumknife wrote:
i am all for playing some dirty tricks like that if that is what it takes to educate people.
@ coldwarrior:
Oh I am too, just trying to see if I can fit into the mind of a lefty. You have to point out the reality of the situation. If for nothing more than the sake of your eternal soul.
linoleumknife wrote:
Great news, congratulations!
@ linoleumknife:
If you are a moral individual you will always speak the truth. Showing people reality is a big part of that. What they do with it is their call.
@ RIX:
Thank you sir!
How’s life in your end of the pond?
Are the protesters that the union goons hire at minimum wage required to join a picketers union?
Buffalobob wrote:
i have often wondered…
State Technology at its finest
Buffalobob wrote:
They were until yesterday…
linoleumknife wrote:
Life’s okay right now. Can’t complain. Keeping my sanity [I think!] and my head above water.
waldensianspirit wrote:
Maybe it will land on Dear Leader’s head.
@ linoleumknife:
Doing well. Everybody is healthy & my daughter is half way through grad school.
waldensianspirit wrote:
It’s always interesting to see these third world countries work so hard to do stuff that we did 50 or 75 years ago, with a fraction of the technology that exists today.
Most people have more computing power in their phones today than the Manhattan Project had.
lobo91 wrote:
just think if we could irrigate sub Saharan Africa!…oh wait….
heysoos wrote:
They’d have delta smelts of some sort the next time
waldensianspirit wrote:
the never yielding fist of juche will crush you imperialist gangsters!
waldensianspirit wrote:
pretty funny…no doubt
the UN digs starving people
heysoos wrote:
and sick/dead people…hence the banning of ddt.
malria keeps that poor african population down to a manageable level. since we dont have malaria in the US we use abortion instead just like sanger designed it.
@ coldwarrior:
I was once in the SEIU offices in Midtown Manhattan.
They occupy an entire floor & it is spectacular.
The members should se it. Actually some do.
Chavez might be in Hell sooner than later.
RIX wrote:
You should see the AARP heaquarters building in DC.
The Unions definitely know they don’t have an attractive product
Urban Infidel wrote:
can he take S Penn with him?…is there a buddy system?
@ RIX:
@ lobo91:
check out “and the wolf finally came” about the fall of steel. the sections on the money spent by the unions on luxury is quite revealing.
lobo91 wrote:
AARP life, medical, and casualty insurance company?
coldwarrior wrote:
That’s who they are.
@ coldwarrior:
The union leaders live really well.
Later Gators.
Anyone know how Lilly is doing?
hello….what’s this???
ms linsey calls out 0′s lack of legacy???
has ms linsey found his spine???
????
who abducted ms linsey?
coldwarrior wrote:
Very doubtful. He’s up for reelection in ’14.
heysoos wrote:
I think it might be fun to put right to work on the California ballot for the November election. I bet I can get KSFO here in the north to help my petition drive.
I’ll ask Doriangray if he’ll handle the Southland.
Da_Beerfreak wrote:
yeah…it was fun to think he grew a spine tho.
@ coldwarrior:
Ms. Linsey was on Piers Morgan last night with John McCain and Joe Leiberman last night. The chryon said “The Three Amigos.” I had to see that allllll the way home on my “bus with TV” (can’t turn it off). I put on my sunglasses and cranked up Steely Dan on my iPod.
@ Da_Beerfreak:
Would be great to see Joe Wilson primary his ass out, wouldn’t it.
aside from that, it’s not about the geographical place called CA…it’s not about redwoods and the Mohave…it’s about the failed liberal experiment and it’s exposure….I consider the entire US as my hood…I care about CA and the duffus people over there
Carolina Girl wrote:
a great choice.
@ coldwarrior:
Indeed -- the right mixture of jazz and rock.
I’ve been a union member several stretches of my life. No real issues. I was in a violent union once. After the government let the company bust them with immigrant labor. Could do the same here. A union thug is usually just a low life.
new, glorious revolutionary thread!
Urban Infidel wrote:
Perhaps Президент Вниз Низкий might be a better term?