Thank Goodness

The Republicans have won in Wisconsin.  Finally.

"The whole world is watching!" protesters shouted as they pressed up against the heavily guarded entrance to the Senate chamber.

First of all, don't kid yourself -- the whole world is not watching a bunch of coddled and delusional brats throw a temper tantrum and live out their hippie dreams.  I doubt that much of America is watching. Secondly, for those people who have been watching this unfold it is very important that this legislation passed for a couple of reasons.   The state was going to go broke trying to fulfill the union's demands -- Scott Walker made it very clear that teachers would need to either accept a nominal increase in what they must pay in to their pensions and healthcare (something almost all private sector works must do) or he would have to layoff a significant number of teachers -- so where's the solidarity there?  The union doesn't care about jobs -- it cares about power and the union bosses would gladly sacrifice their "brothers and sisters" to keep their power.  The second reason this is important is the need to face reality.  I don't know what is wrong with some people in this country who cannot see what is happening, but if there's no money -- then there's no f**king money!  It doesn't matter what the union promised you, what the state promised you, what President Obama and the federal government promised you -- we are out of money.  We're in the hole.  To the tune of trillions of dollars.  Do these people not care?  Or are they too stupid to understand it?  Do they assume that productive, tax-paying Americans are a never-ending resource from which to plunder?  I understand the self-interest that drives the union bosses to protect their positions, what I cannot fathom is the union rank-and-file members (and their supporters in the general population) allowing themselves to be so badly used.  It's pathetic.