This is the awesomeist story since awesome was invented. Democrats in Wisconsin, fleeing their responsibilities as legislators, have turned pathetic into comedy gold.
In order to flee a vote on a budget bill in the legislature to eliminate much of the collective bargaining power of unions, Dems jumped on a bus (when was the last time they did that?) to hightail it out of town. The Republicans sent the cops after them so that the could attain a quorum but the miscreants made to a Best Western in Illinois, outside Wisconsin jurisdiction.
Teapartiers found out where the socialists were holed up and chased them out. They are now tailing the bus of socialists wherever they go, which is reportedly back in Wisconsin.
You cannot make this up.
February 18, 2011 at 2:47 am
First the Packers and now this!!
Gotta love living in the EPICENTER of all the action these days!! 🙂
–Kim D. in WI
February 18, 2011 at 3:44 am
Texas Dems did the same thing a few years back to avoid a vote … think they ran to Oklahoma or Arkansas … ???
February 18, 2011 at 4:40 am
In TX, the Dems. went to Oklahoma.
February 18, 2011 at 6:13 pm
This is so immature! It's like a toddler throwing a hissy fit because he doesn't want to eat his green beans!
February 18, 2011 at 6:57 pm
If someone submitted this as a screen treatment for a movie in Tinseltown, only an indie director would consider making it … possibly Kevin Smith, although he'd assuredly change the Democrats to Republicans.
February 18, 2011 at 8:27 pm
The toddler having the hissy fit is Walker. Taking the rights of negotiating away is called dictatorship. I give the Democrats a lot credit, it takes much courage to do what they are doing. We all understand that the state needs money, and the unions are willing to negotiate not willing to get our rights stripped away.
February 18, 2011 at 9:01 pm
Wisconsin teacher unions have been pigging out at the public trough for far too long. Gov. Walker was elected fairly and squarely and the State's liberals, lead by WPR (Wisconsin Public Radio), are mad as hell. The people of Wisconsin gave Gov. Walker a job to do; and the egg-heads should quit whining and get out of the way and let him do it.
–William
February 18, 2011 at 9:16 pm
SPOILED TEENAGERS! WHY do the people in WI put up with this?? Let what happened to the Air traffic controllers in the '80s happen to these nitwit teachers/unions. Either they show up at work & actually teach next Monday or they're fired. Their state is broke. Our country is broke. And we are sick of supporting them.
February 19, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Legislators are elected to work… not hide… these democrats are despicable. They refuse to acknowledge the will of the people that voted for the change that removed them from power. Shame on them!