GOP governors using 'ideological axe' on labor, says Dem gov.

[Joanne98]

Source: The Hill

Republicans are exploiting budget crises in their states to diminish collective bargaining rights, the leader of Democratic governors said Tuesday.

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA), lashed out at Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) and other GOP governors who have sought to limit labor rights in their states.

"I'm disappointed that some governors are choosing to use this crisis to sharpen their ideological axe, and go after collective bargaining rights," O'Malley said on CNBC. "We're having to ask our unions to do more on pensions. We're having to ask everybody to sacrifice. But we're not doing it by vilifying public employees."

O'Malley's attack comes as the budget battle in Wisconsin enters another week of major protests in the state capitol. Walker has asked for airtime to address the state this evening at 7 p.m. EST, during which he'll make his latest plea to absent state Senate Democrats to return to Wisconsin, so state lawmakers can take up their bill.





Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/145451-dga-chairman-gop-governors-exploiting-budget-crises-to-attack-labor

[Bozita]

1. The silence from nationally prominent Dems has been deafening

Though I did hear a single peep from the WH last Wednesday.

[BridgeTheGap]

2. They don't want to offend the REALLY BIG contributors. n.t

[ananda]

3. Excuse me, Reeps created budged crises in order to exploit them....

nt

[blackspade]

4. Republicans doing what they always do.

Exploiting budget crises that they and their Wall Street pals created to further loot the public treasuries.

[KillCapitalism]

5. How many tea bagger governors do we have now anyway?

Aren't something like 42 of 50 states republican controlled?