Wisconsin Democrats Are a Bunch of Cowards

The Egypt revolution finally landed on American soil. Wisconsin is the new battle ground between Conservates and the Unions. The Democrat Legislators are bunch of cowards not wanting to vote on a bill. Instead, they got on a bus and cross states lines to a nice resort. It seems the Democrats didnt want to vote on a bill to eliminate union ollective bargaining rights, and making public workers pay half the costs of their pensions and at least 12.6 percent of their health care coverage, which is comparable with those in the private sector. The benefit is win-win situation to all Wisconsin resident because the savings the bill would achieve -- $30million by July 1 and $300 million over the next two years and it will balance the budget by fixing a $3.6 billion budget shortfall.

(WTMJ News) MADISON - Democratic State Senators who protested the budget repair bill by leaving the state have been found.

The lawmakers are in the Best Western Clock Tower Resort in Rockford Illinois.

Law enforcement officials have been looking for at least one Democratic senator to bring in for a quorum required for a fiscal measure, but Democratic Senator Jon Erpenbach confirmed to Newsradio 620 WTMJ that he and all of his Democratic colleagues boarded a bus and left the state.

"We're not in Wisconsin right now," Erpenbach said. "The reason why we're doing this is because there are some jurisdictional issues that we'd be dealing with."

The Senate's Sergeant at Arms cannot compel Senators' attendance in an open session if they are outside of state lines.

With the Democrats gone, not enough Senators are available for a quorum to vote on the bill.

The wait could happen for as long as hours, or even days, until a Democratic senator comes in.

A new Democratic threat to health care law

We don't need charity from these moderate Democrats. We want them out of office. Their insincere gesture is for political expediency.

Politico) A handful of moderate Senate Democrats are looking for ways to roll back the highly contentious individual mandate — the pillar of President Barack Obama’s health care law — a sign that red-state senators are prepared to assert their independence ahead of the 2012 elections.

They haven’t decided whether to propose legislation, but any effort by moderate Democrats that takes aim at the individual mandate could embarrass Obama and embolden Republicans who are still maneuvering to take down the health care law.

And it’s not just health care. The senators are prepared to break with the White House on a wide range of issues: embracing deeper spending cuts, scaling back business regulations and overhauling environmental rules. The moderates most likely to buck their party include Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Jon Tester of Montana — all of whom are up for reelection in 2012 and represent states Obama lost in 2008.

The 2010 Midterm Election Ousted Blue Dog Democrats Keeping Only Progressive Liberals in Congress

Even though he doesn't have the numbers to win, Blue Dog Congressman Democrat Heath Shuler (N.C.) said on Sunday that he will run for House Democratic Leader if Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) doesn't drop her bid for the top-ranking position. The persistence of Nancy Pelosi to maintain her power as a minority leader is baffling to many people. She was the cause of the Democratic demise in the 2010 Mid-Term Election.

Heath Shuler stated,

“Let’s be realistic about it, there’s very few numbers of (moderates) left, the entire House is being pushed further and further apart in their different viewpoints and the moderates have to bring our country together to move our country forward. I would really hope that [Pelosi] would step aside to allow Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn -- those gentlemen-to step forward in the leadership positions that they held in the majority, to be the leader and to be whip.”

The quote Shuler uttered is deafening. The election wasn't about the landslide Republican victory. It was removing the Blue Dog Democrats and moderate Democrats out of Congress. This means the remaining Democrats in Congress are full of progressive liberals. If Republicans lose in 2012 and Obama gains re-election, it is certain every Socialist program that failed this time around won't share that fate in 2012.