Politicians love that "ring" and like Gollum, don't want to give it up for the power it gives. In my opinion, that is what's happening now in Wisconsin. The unions have had that power, but now it is being threatened and they can't stand it. Like Gollum, in my opinion, they will do just about anything to hold onto it.
Walking out like the Democrats did was at the very least not in the spirit of lawfulness. I don't know if it is specifically illegal, but it is definitely out of bounds. The last news I heard was that they wanted to negotiate. What is there to negotiate? The right to collectively bargain? That hasn't been threatened. All the governor has done up to this point was to cut a few of their benefits. Therefore, that isn't much of an offer as a bargaining chip. The union wants an orchard in exchange for an apple, but at least the governor said no to that.
There was more to that video, but it got cut short. I don't know all of what he said. But if I could just speculate wildly, or even fantasize a bit about what he could have said, it may sound something like this:
Get back to work and then we negotiate. If you don't get back to work, your jobs and your collective bargaining rights will go on the table. If you persist in this activity, the price goes up every day. If you go back now, you will not see any more cuts this year. If we can balance the budget, no more cuts in future years. This is what I can offer today. If this goes on another day, its going to get worse for you. That is all. Take or leave it.
Of course, he better be ready for a lot of trouble if he did anything like that. They won't like that little address much at all. Before you did anything like that, you best be prepared for what may come next.
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