Posted on 02/20/2011 7:57:04 PM PST by GreaterSwiss
With Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker maintaining a hard line on his budget bill and Democratic senators refusing to return to Madison to vote, attention is turning to a group of moderate Republican senators to negotiate a compromise to the stalemate that has drawn thousands of protesters to the state capital for a sixth straight day.
The proposal, written by Sen. Dale Schultz and first floated in the Republican caucus early last week, calls for most collective bargaining rights of public employee unions to be eliminated per Mr. Walker's bill but then reinstated in 2013, said Mr. Schultzs's chief of staff Todd Allbaugh.
"Dale is committed to find a way to preserve collective bargaining in the future," said Mr. Allbaugh in a telephone interview.
On Sunday Mr. Walker reiterated his confidence that Republicans would pass their proposal intact.
"We're willing to take this as long as it takes because in the end we're doing the right thing for Wisconsin," Mr. Walker said during an interview with Fox News on Sunday.
Mr. Schultz was first elected to the state senate in 1991 and was the Republican majority leader in 2005 and 2006. He earned a reputation for working across party lines and was endorsed in his 2010 re-election bid by the state's largest teacher's employee. He won with nearly 65 percent of the vote.
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RINO ALERT!
Castrati alert!
Walker needs to shove his legislation down the unions’ throats hard soon or he will be undermined by the sissy wing of the GOP.
No! Dont get wobbly on us now!
Eh, this isn’t a bad “compromise”, considering the GOP can simply extend the existing bill in 2013 after winning handily in 2012.
I don’t like compromise, but this seems like it could a winner in terms of seeming flexible.
F'in RINOs once again trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Sometimes it seems like they are being bought off by the other side.
There, fixed it a little bit. :-)
Seriously, WTH? You're winning, dude. Don't cave now!
RINOs to the rescue... As usual.
I wondered how long it would take for some “moderate” rino’s to start folding.
Not long.
What the HECK is wrong with these Republicans? Why can’t the Wisconsin Republicans just tell the Dems that they are willing to compromise, get them into session, then “gunnysack” them? The D’s would do no less.
Yea and if compromising doesn’t work then Moderates surrender the fight. Moderates almost always bring the GOP defeat in time of almost certain victory. They just can’t help themselves.
McInsane Mini-me in WI. Swell.
Dumbasses.
Does the article give a date for the phone interview? This idea was floated before the Rats fled and last I heard that little act has unified the Republicans.
There’s always one, at least.
STFU
>>>What the HECK is wrong with these Republicans? Why cant the Wisconsin Republicans just tell the Dems that they are willing to compromise, get them into session, then gunnysack them? The Ds would do no less.<<<
Absolutely right. The Democrats have achieved what they have achieved by a combination of corruption and gall. Someone needs to get in their face and tell them exactly and precisely what kind of schmucks they really are.
I mean, other than Sarah Palin.
They owe something like 17 BILLION dollars. Doing a two-year agreement like this ain’t gonna cut it.
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