2 Wisconsin senators appear with Jesse Jackson

[cal04]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-2-wisconsin-senators-appear-with-jesse-jackson-20110305,0,4284061.story

(snip)
Two other senators who fled the state joined the Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago to urge Walker to negotiate with workers. Sen. Lena Taylor said Democrats left because they "needed to slow the bill down" after it was approved unchanged in the state Assembly.

"I ask the governor, 'do your job. Come to the table and speak to Wisconsin workers.' We agree that fiscally we need to do things differently. We even agree that there are some places where we need to talk about how we negotiate," Taylor said. "However we refuse to accept in America that we don't believe that a voice at the table is an option. It is not an option of a leader and it surely is not the Wisconsin way."

Sen. Chris Larson urged protestors to stay strong.

"We've been here for the last 16 days we'll continue to be here until worker's rights are removed as the target in this budget repair bill by our governor," he said.

[elocs]

1. I heard Senator Larson say that Walker presented the budget bill with a my way

or the highway attitude. He said, "we chose the highway".