All the Republican Party seems to know is WAR -- WAR on Afghanistan even though the Afghan government did not dispatch the 9/11 slaughterers; WAR on Iraq, based on deliberate lies about WMD; WAR on women, because they refuse to be baby-making automata; WAR on gays, because they defy the Bible's imprecations. They may have contained the WAR on non-whites, somewhat, but the WAR on non-Christians continues, now against Muslims since the WAR on Jews has been shamed. So now we have a refreshed -- not new! --WAR on labor. How unoriginal. Just Republican.

Unions by their very nature are a serious threat to corporate tyranny. People, coming together and standing up for their rights, are capable of taking back this country from those elites that have stolen it from us. That is why Walker and his corporate owners are so desperate to destroy unions before they regain power across this country. I think that seeing the Egyptian people wrest their country away from Mubarak, simply by sustained peaceful protest, has inspired millions of Americans, and made them realize that we can do the same here. Power to the people!!

With the help of Marc Ash, editor of RSN, I just read the entire Wisconsin bill. Your can read it on line. This bill is clearly designed to break unions. However, there is one provision which allows the executive branch to sell off public assets, power and utility facilities, on no-bid contracts, for any amount, and with no report required to the legislature. Why is this provision in this bill? Is it possible the Governor is going to sell to the Koch Industries so they can establish a so-called "clean-coal" utility? This provision, Section 44 of this bill, makes no sense otherwise. Often a sneaky little insert into an otherwise organized bill, betrays some real intent. Heads up Wisconsin

Corporate Republican Game Plan:
First attack the public employees unions; then further bludgeon the private sector unions. Voila: Destroy all unions.

This is the same modus operandi that they use in destroying the power of the middle class. Look at how they’ve been largely successful in damaging our national industrial base. Remember when they first started with the mantra that outsourcing our jobs was good for our national economy by making us more productive and competitive! They said that the jobs to be outsourced would be low-paying jobs, and they proclaimed that Americans would benefit by concentrating on more highly skilled jobs. Then they began to outsource semi-skilled jobs, and still many Americans did not complain. After all, it was the other guy’s oxen that were being gored. Then came the outsourcing of highly skilled jobs such as those in technology…well , you get the picture.

How do they expect to succeed in establishing an American corporatocracy? Very simple but effective: Divide and concur the various interest sections of a population; buy off politicians (an easy undertaking) to further such objectives; stack the Supreme Court with political cronies so as to make such practices legal. It’s time to successfully fight back. Do not compromise with those who’d turn you into slaves of industry.

an analogy in one sentence: unions were one of Hitler's first targets ... food for thought