A pretty good day for the pro Walker side

As we now begin week four of this mess, I think today was a very positive one for those of us that stand with Governor Walker.
In case some of you missed it, which I find difficult to believe, I'll update. WITI Fox 6 uncovered emails that went back and forth between the Madison Mayor and our Democrat Minority leader, Senator Miller. Both have acknowledged the email exchanges and both are trying to downplay what they were apparently doing.

Here's the story link with video.

http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-20110302-madison-contracts,0,3750568.story


It's important to watch the video to get the full grasp of the story. From the site...

"E-mails obtained by the FOX6 Investigators show that the mayor enlisted the help of State Senator Mark Miller. They both tried to convince the Secretary of State to hold up the bill by taking the maximum 10 days allowed by law before publishing the bill.

They were trying to buy some time so they could ratify new contracts to protect workers from benefit cuts. Citizens for Responsible Government Rep. Chris Kliesmet says, "This suggests, and this is a harsh word, collusion. There is collusion between some politicians and public sector employee unions. Period."

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So, both the Madison Mayor and the Senate Minority leader asked the Secretary of State to delay publishing the bill. It can't be enacted until it's published. The Mayor was looking to buy time to ratify new contracts. The Secretary of State refused to go along with it, so it ultimately failed. It became a moot point when the "Badger 14" fled the state. (I heard today they don't like that name "badger 14" which is why I am using it.)

It creates the appearance that when the 1st delay tactic failed, they went with plan two, which was to cut and run. I caught Fox 6 news at 10, and Minority Leader Mark Miller had made contact with the Fox 6 reporter and claimed all they were doing was inquiring. If that's the case, why was the Secretary of State reluctant? According to one email from Miller's Chief Of Staff to the Mayor's Chief of Staff, Doug (The Secretary of State) was reluctant with Miller as well. Why would the Secretary of State be reluctant about a simple inquiry? 

It's quite obvious Mark Miller is lying. This entire fiasco shows possible collusion which is defined as "A secret agreement between two or more parties for a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purpose"

If it's all true, it clearly shows the relationship between democrats and the unions. 

Part Two, what happened in court. 

Last Sunday, officials at the Capitol attempted to get demonstrators to leave. They refused and the Police wouldn't force the issue. Then, officials at the Capitol begin restricting who could go in, and how many at a time. Some demonstrators could come in only if some left before them. That went to court where the Judge ruled the Constitution didn't allow these types of rules so he essentially said, "no more." However, he also ruled that the demonstrators had to get out when the Capitol closed stating they didn't have the right to stay there overnight. The protesters did in fact leave but claimed victory because the restrictions were lifted. But did they *really* win? Let's look at this step by step. 

Capitol officials wanted the protesters out for the weekend to clean and then only allow them in there during normal business hours.  

They wouldn't leave and the Capitol Police wouldn't enforce it. 

Capitol officials, not wanting to have the bad PR of seeing people dragged out in cuffs didn't push that but started putting rules in place on who and how many could come in. 

It went to a Judge who ruled they couldn't use those restrictions but he also ruled the protesters could only be there during normal business hours...

Which...Is...What...Capitol...Officials...Wanted...In...The...First...Place. 

If they didn't plan it that way, it could not have possibly fallen into place better than it did. :-)

So, while we are still in a standoff, I would say, all things considered, it was a pretty good day. 


PS
We also learned the protesters did several million dollars in damage to our Capitol, while not good, it does show them for what they really are. My hope is the state sues the unions and make them pay for the damage.