ya see Jim the Vail has been lifted and that's just the way it is..
Wisconsin is a front runner in what's going to be happening all around the country...
I'm glad you posted this, Craig, b/c it ties into what dawned on me last night as a simple answer to the question addressed on this thread, which is "Republicans, what is wrong with you?".
In an ironic situation, the Republicans have made the EXACT same mistake that the Democrats made when Bee-OH was elected POTUS. The Democrats believed that was a mandate from the American people to make a sudden turn to the far-left politically. The current situation with Republicans is exactly that, but in reverse. The Republicans believe that the mid-term election, in which the Democratic majority in the house and the super-majority in the senate were eliminated, was a mandate from the American people to make a sudden turn to the far-right politically.
IMHO, the majority of the American people are primarily centrist in political persuasion, it is only the "lunatic fringe" that is so far leaning. What has happened as a society is that we Americans have become enamored of anyone who is "outrageous" (look at Lady Gaga, who despite having a great musical talent, has had to resort to self-promoting stunts, like appearing at an event wrapped in bacon, to gain the popularity that she could not get with her musical talent. It's not a new phenomenon, Madonna has been doing it for a long time, and better than Lady Gaga, IMHO). In order to gain the attention that the far-right needs to forward their agenda, they feel it is necessary to be, for lack of a better term, outrageous in their approach. The Dems did it before the mid-term elections with their bullying tactics, the Repubs are now doing it with the same tactics.
At some point the pendulum will settle down and the centrists (moderates) will once again wrestle control from the extremists, but at this point our country is in such turmoil that it may take a while.
The Republicans are no better than the Democrats, they both made the same mistake following election victories, IMHO.
As for your belief that what is happening in WI is happening all around the country, I think it will be a very short-lived thing and that there will most likely be a backlash from voters to stop it at the next election. It's just the way of life in the political arena, the only thing that seems to be different about the last two years is the extremism exhibited by the party who thinks they are "in charge" b/c of a self-percieved "mandate".
The mania over the excesses of the WWF have subsided, the mania over the excesses of the politicians will, too, we just need to get over our societal fascination with extremism. It can't happen soon enough for me!
I ain't gonna get into a pissing match with you...like they say never wrestle with a pig, you'll both get dirty and the pig likes it....
The words of a Bill Barwick song come to mind:
"Never argue with someone more stupid than you,
it'll just make 'em angry if you do.
Just leave 'em believin' what they know to be true,
never argue with someone more stupid than you."
Are you angry, Craig? I notice the coarse language you use in your posts...are you aware that cursing is a "primary" language like crying and body language and facial expressions. It is the adult "equivalent" of crying, and infants cry when they are angry, it is only after we have socialized the innate crying response out of them ("Don't cry") that they adopt cursing. In addition, geriatric stroke patients with whom I have worked have retained the ability to curse despite having lost the ability to form otherwise intentional speech. It is how they cry, which we teach people not to do as infants.
Don't let your infantile tendencies show so much, Craig....it's not pretty, nor is it persuasive. It's just coarse :thumbsdown: !
Cheers from Doug!!
