It’s “Fuck and Run”, Not “Dither and Fuck”

[kpete]

It’s “Fuck and Run”, Not “Dither and Fuck”

by christian mistermix

If the Wisconsin Republicans’ plan was to jam through the defeat of collective bargaining with a sketchy parliamentary move, they should have done it the minute that Democrats vacated the state. If that had happened, the howls would have been loud but fairly short-lived, since it’s easier to energize people when they’re trying to prevent something from happening, rather than complaining after the fact.

Instead, we have today’s trainwreck. Walker got his number one item, but he paid a huge price. He’s almost certainly a one-term governor. There’s a dissenting Republican in the Senate, and presumably we’ll hear more from him. If there’s a general strike, the union’s side of the case is now clearly outlined in the public mind. If the unions don’t strike, they look like paragons of restraint. And what about the recalls? No matter the outcome, they’ll occupy the press and public attention for the next few months.

The Democrats and unions took a sad song and made it better, as far as I can tell. One of the side-effects of our distraction-oriented media and low-information voters is that only one issue can be front-and-center in the public debate. Unions haven’t had much attention recently, so the slippery lies that blame them for all of our many ills have gone unchallenged. In Wisconsin, that’s not going to be the case for the next year or so.

http://www.balloon-juice.com/2011/03/10/its-fuck-and-run-not-dither-and-fuck/

(sorry for the bad words (not really) - seemed appropriate today, very appropriate, kpete)

[Tippy]

1. K&R

[Oceansaway]

2. K&R...n/t

[certainot]

3. more like diddle and fuck