Posted on 03/10/2011 1:42:06 PM PST by milwguy
The Obama administration weighed in Thursday on the chaos in Madison, Wis.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to force a bill on public employee union bargaining rights through the state Senate on Wednesday night was a clear sign that his top priority was not budget-cutting.
“The actions taken last night, which divorced the issue of the state’s budget problems from the issue of the rights of public sector employees, pretty clearly showed that the actions were not following the principle that we need to all come together and work together and not denigrate or vilify public sector employees, but bring them into the process,” Carney said.
He later reinforced that idea in a tweet, writing, “POTUS says we must come together & set aside partisanship to fix our budgets. Actions last night in Wisconsin violate those principles.”
Carney reiterated the president’s stance that everyone, including public-sector employees, needs to make sacrifices to cut spending, but that budget shortfalls should not be used to “denigrate or vilify public employees.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...
Obama has principles?
This could be nothing more than politial grandstanding, or it could be the first step in preparing a case to invoke Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution wherein the US guarantees the states a republican form of government.
“BREAKING!! Carney: Wisconsin Gov. Walker’s Actions Violate Obama Principles”
So the whims of the dictator trump the rule of law? I don’t know how else to interpret this.
Is this an example Obama bullying Walker?
What a small, small man Obama is. He, for lack of better words, disgusts me.
While the brave GOP members in WI last night finally acted on the reason people voted for them, Obama had a Wednesday night “Hoops Party” and watched the Chicago Bulls dribble and shoots balls into a basket.
“Idiots run amok!” Film at eleven.
This will not turn out JR. G-d love you!
Carney—that’s what we used to call the carnival barker in the olden days.
How fitting a name for obama’s shill.
Once a community organizer, always a community organizer. It's what they do best.
“...not denigrate or vilify public sector employees, but bring them into the process.”
They were brought into the process. They had the same rights to vote as everyone else. Representatives were elected. Some of tehm chose to TAKE THEMSELVES out of the process by leaving the state. What the *%!! is BHO talking about?!
Walker 2012 - That is all.
POTUS says we must come together & set aside partisanship = surrender to union thugs
“POTUS says we must come together & set aside partisanship to fix our budgets. Actions last night in Wisconsin violate those principles.”
We bow down, and we worship you, POTUS.
NOT
Impeach Obama for meddling in State affairs.
SHUT THE HELL UP OBAMA
Obama loves his Commie cohorts.
Obama loves his Commie cohorts.
It looks like the Democratic Socialists are still playing that same old projection card. It's the only one they apparently have left.
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