Gov. Walker proves Partisanship, Attacking Unions, a Hit with Conservative Voters. Christmas in February.

With marches planned at the state capital on Tuesday and Wednesday, Emperor Walker has an opportunity to "listen to the voters," and reconsider the partisan attack on labor. Yeah, right.

WSJ: The governor, Scott Walker, wants to remove collective bargaining rights for most of the 175,000 state and local employees, allowing workers to negotiate only over salary. But he exempted most law enforcement, firefighters and Wisconsin State Patrol troopers from the change. 

In Middleton, school officials filled the room, WISC TV:

To union leaders, the proposal is tantamount to a declaration of war. They pointed not only to Walker's proposal to take away bargaining rights for benefits and pensions, but also to parts of the legislation that would force public employee unions to recertify every year and no longer allow employers to collect union dues in paychecks. Bryan Kennedy, president of AFT-Wisconsin (said) "He is trying to turn Wisconsin into a right-to-work state. Or a right-to-work-for-less state."

The media continues to portray the power hungry Republican legislature at thoughtful and deliberative. These guys are all for their biggest opportunity yet to destroy the unions and the support they provide to Democrats. Period.

Republican lawmakers were unusually silent Monday about whether they supported Gov. Scott Walker's plan to effectively end collective bargaining for nearly all public employees, even as hundreds of students filled the state Capitol with chants of "Kill this bill" in protest of the plan. Some wonder if the new governor has overreached with a plan that will put his fellow Republicans in a vulnerable position, especially those facing tough re-election fights in two years.

On Upfront with Mike Gousha (goo-shay), WEAC President Mary Bell pointed out that teacher involvement in improving state schools has now been eliminated.