Feingold Calls On Walker To End His 'Assault On Wisconsin's Traditions'

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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/feingold-calls-on-walker-to-end-his-assault-on-wisconsins-traditions.php

In an interview Tuesday night, former Wisconsin Democratic Senator Russ Feingold characterized Governor Scott Walker's crusade against public sector unions as an "assault on Wisconsin's traditions," and called on him to drop his bid to ban state and local workers from engaging in collective bargaining.

Feingold took particular issue with the threat Walker issued in his fireside chat Tuesday evening -- that if Democratic state senators don't return to Wisconsin and help him pass his legislation, thousands of state workers will lose their jobs.

"This is not about the budget at all this is about trying to destroy people's right to collectively bargain," Feingold told me. "If you begin with a dishonest approach...and begin making threats, it's a really an assault on Wisconsin's traditions. It's really something a new governor shouldn't be doing."

"I call on him tonight to pull back, to drop this issue of collective bargaining and get back to budgeting," he added.

[Overseas]

1. K&R! //nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Thank you Russ!

[deacon]

3. Get off the people and create some damn jobs GOP!

[demmiblue]

4. K&R