Wisconsin: Myths and Legends

Hyperbole should never be taken seriously. As Americans, we're pretty good at detecting hyperbole in advertising. Why are we so bad in detecting it in political activists? For example, why does the Wisconsin Democrats' leader's statement"Our fight to protect union rights has become a fight to protect all our rights," get serious coverage, when it is clearly a) untrue; and b) inflammatory? After all, he's associated with the notorious boycott of the legislature, which was at least contempt of the legislature, and probably fraud as well.

It would be interesting to see if the state of Wisconsin could launch fraud proceedings against the boycotting legislators, for they pretty clearly were taking money under false pretences. They were pretending to be active members of a licit body while hiding in another.

It's too easy to forget why Wisconsin and other states are in the financial condition they are and focus on the red-herring of the perceived injustice of changing procedures. This diversionary tactic is transparent and cynical, and has nothing to do with supposed "rights" Constitutional, human or otherwise.

Come on, guys, grow up. Do your jobs. Earn your re-election, and earn the money the taxpayers are paying you.