By David A. Patten
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch of Wisconsin tells Newsmax that Republican leaders are growing tired of being misled by Democrats, but adds that there are signs that some of the state’s 14 AWOL Democrats have reached the breaking point and soon may come back home.
The Democratic senators are facing increasing pressure after fleeing the state three weeks ago in a desperate bid to block a budget-reform bill Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker backs. Walker’s bill would increase public workers’ contributions to their healthcare and pension plans and would prohibit unions from bargaining collectively when it comes to entitlements.
Walker, meanwhile, went on the offensive on Monday, blasting Democratic Minority Leader state Sen. Mark Miller for “misleading” the public.
“It’s sort of like Charlie Brown and Lucy when they’re playing the football game,” Kleefisch tells Newsmax. “Every time the Democrat senators who are reasonable think that there’s an opportunity to return, and a path has been forged so that they can come back to Madison and vote, it seems like Senator Miller is pulling the football out from underneath them.”
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Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch of Wisconsin tells Newsmax that Republican leaders are growing tired of being misled by Democrats, but adds that there are signs that some of the state’s 14 AWOL Democrats have reached the breaking point and soon may come back home.
The Democratic senators are facing increasing pressure after fleeing the state three weeks ago in a desperate bid to block a budget-reform bill Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker backs. Walker’s bill would increase public workers’ contributions to their healthcare and pension plans and would prohibit unions from bargaining collectively when it comes to entitlements.
Walker, meanwhile, went on the offensive on Monday, blasting Democratic Minority Leader state Sen. Mark Miller for “misleading” the public.
“It’s sort of like Charlie Brown and Lucy when they’re playing the football game,” Kleefisch tells Newsmax. “Every time the Democrat senators who are reasonable think that there’s an opportunity to return, and a path has been forged so that they can come back to Madison and vote, it seems like Senator Miller is pulling the football out from underneath them.”
Read more on Newsmax.com: Wisconsin Lt. Gov: We're Tired of Being Jerked Around
Important: Do You Support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!