"my job today is to delay, uh, a vote on a piece of legislation the people of the state have said we have not had time to consider the consequences of."

◼ Wisconsin (Democrat) lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill
MADISON, Wis. – Faced with a near-certain Republican victory that would end a half-century of collective bargaining for public workers, Wisconsin Democrats retaliated with the only weapon they had left: They fled.

◼ Wisconsin governor to fugitive Dems: Do your job, chumps; Video: Tea partier confronts runaway Dem - hotair

◼ Watch Wisconsin, Part IV: Salary info Big Labor doesn’t want you to see; statewide strike looms, teachers’ union recruits out-of-state protesters - Michelle Malkin

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