On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:20:31 -0500 c b <cb31450 at gmail.com> writes:
> Alan Rudy
>
>
> Never fight! You could lose! And if you lose, others could, too! Be
> afraid, be VERY afraid. It is safer to do nothing, not draw any
> attention to yourselves, compromise before any conflict occurs, and
> be
> sure to lose with no fanfare because doing so couldn't possibly
> build
> momentum for the other side...
>
>
> A political strategy only 21st century Democrats could love.
>
> ^^^^^
> CB: It's irresponsible and inaccurate not to say "some Democrats".
> Feinstein, Conyers, Kucinich and others are Democrats. The
> Democrats
> in Wisconsin left the state to fight the current attack.
Nevertheless Charles, union members should not place too much faith in the Democrats. It is true that the Wisconsin Democrats have currently left the state, thereby denying the quorum required for Walker's bill to be voted upon, but sooner or later they are going to return Wisconsin. To the Democrats, a victory would presumable take the form of being able to broker a compromise in which Walker's original bill is replaced by one which will shaft the unions only slightly less than the original bill, and they many not even be able to get that. Union members in Wisconsin are ultimately going have to rely upon their own strength and not lool to the DP or anyone else as potential saviours. Which means that if victory does occur it will be because union members have successfully made use of their power to shut things down in that state.
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