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Insurrection In America's Midwest?
According to Politico on February 18, 2011:
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi came out strongly in support of Wisconsin teachers and students who are protesting Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to public employees of collective bargaining rights.
Pelosi told reporters Friday that the protests are “an extraordinary show of democracy in action.”
“Wisconsin's workers, teachers and public servants must have a seat at the table to fight for a safe workplace,” she said. “I stand in solidarity with the Wisconsin workers fighting for their rights, especially for all the students and young people leading the charge.”
Jesse Jackson also
supports the protesters,
as does Obama. The Democrats in the Wisconsin legislature have
fled the scene in their version of a show of support for the protesters.
Ahem. The
average annual compensation for a teacher in the Milwaukee Public School System is over $100,000...
Read the rest at
Always On Watch.
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