Posted on 02/17/2011 5:36:45 PM PST by kristinn
Description by Kristinn: A one minute video of a solo tea party activist doing an ambush interview in the parking lot of the Best Western in Rockford, Illinois of two Wisconsin state senators as they get into a car to leave the hotel.
The senators are both middle-aged white men. Everyone is polite and respectful. No cussin' or shovin'. The senators say they were doing their jobs by fleeing the state to give more time for the union bill to be debated. They claimed they were on their way back to Wisconsin.
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“Rockford Tea Party Activist Chloroforms Fleeing Wisconsin State Senators in Illinois...Dumps them on Capitol Steps, Returns Them to Work!” :)
Is this what they campaign on?
Democrat Candidate for Wisconsin State Senate: “Elect me as senator—I promise I’ll run away from voting when the going gets tough!”
Wisconsin State Senators Jim Holperin and Bob Jauch.
Thanks!
Union goons in the Sinate. Well done!
Pray for America
Republican Governor Scott Walker has proposed raising the employee share of health insurance premiums to 12.4 percent, however even after the additional contribution, the contribution rate would still be less than the 2009 Midwest average for state government employees.
Moreover, the new rate would also be less than the employee contributions required at 85 percent of large Milwaukee‐area employers.
The proposed changes would cost the average state employee an additional $1,560 per year for family coverage, but the amount they would pay ($2,496) would still be significantly less than the $3,875 average premium contribution at large private‐sector employers in southeastern Wisconsin.
“State employees will also continue to get much more for their money than their private sector counterparts,” the study reads. “The state plan offers more benefits, lower deductibles, co-pays and out of pocket maximums than the average private sector plan.”
HCTrends reviewed data from the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and the HCTrends Greater Milwaukee Health Care Benefits Survey.
The NCSL data was used to compare Wisconsin state employee benefits with eight other Midwestern states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio. The HCTrends employer survey data was used to compare Wisconsin state plan costs and design with private‐sector employers in southeastern Wisconsin."
"Study Shows, Even After Limits, Public Employee Benefits Would Be Extremely Generous"
MacIver News Service | February 16, 2011
http://maciverinstitute.com/2011/02/study-shows-even-after-limits-public-employee-benefits-would-be-extremely-generous/
How did Tea Party guy find out where they were? Tip off at hotel or restaurant?
They claimed they were on their way back to Wisconsin.
If they fail to show up it will used in future campaigns.
I have a simple solution to this silly problem. The senate needs at least one democrat to be present so a vote could be held. There are 19 repubs & 14 dems.
One of the repubs needs to change his party affiliation long enough for the votes to be cast.
pwnt!
If anyone runs into them again, ask them who’s paying for their hotel rooms, whether they are using state cell phones, state cars, state credit cards, etc... and if they’re getting paid for the days they’re not doing their job!
That was posited in another thread. Unfortunately, it won’t work. They need a quorum of 20. If a Republican changes to Dem,it would still be 18 Republicans and one Democrat.
It’s my understanding there has to be 20 present for a quorum.
It’s my understanding there has to be 20 present for a quorum.
LOL
I remember that one.
The Dems are more concerned about their political base than they are about the people, and particularly the children.
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