This seems like an appropriate follow-up to the announcement of Anita Finlay’s post about her new book, “Dirty Words on Clean Skin – The Real War On Women.” The “Real War On Women” is one of misogyny and sexism. Sadly, it is all too alive and well.
I just learned yesterday, thanks to alert reader, Helenk, about the attacks the Lt. Governor of Wisconsin has endured. It was in the context of how Lt. Gov. Kleefisch is being caught up in the whole recall effort afoot sponsored by Obama’s Thugs (aka, the unions) despite the tremendous work Gov. Walker has done in WI. You probably have not heard this, but his actions have saved the state so much money, the deficit has essentially been wiped out as a result. And it was not chump change, not even close.. It does beg the question of: he is being recalled WHY, exactly? Well, because he dared to face down the unions:
[snip] Walker and the GOP majority ended the union compulsory dues racket, allowed workers to choose whether to join a union, curtailed costly bargaining rights and enacted pension and health contribution requirements to bring the government in line with private-sector practices. The Walker reform law helped prevent massive layoffs in public education by saving tens of millions of dollars in bloated benefits bills. Ending the state union monopoly on teachers’ health insurance plans allowed dozens of school districts to switch their coverage to more competitive bidders.The free-market MacIver Institute reports that at least 25 school districts did so, saving the districts more than $200 per student. Hundreds of millions more in savings are in the works as school districts and local governments turn deficits to surpluses. And Walker’s actions have nearly wiped out the nearly $3.6 billion deficit he inherited from his free-spending predecessors.[snip]
So, uh, yeah – it does beg the question just what is it about fiscal solvency these folks don’t like?
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