So what we see here is a Republican office holder who reduced the county debt by 10%, cut county employees by 20 % and yet overall county spending rose by 35%. The math makes no sense.
Getting back to demonstrators in Egypt supporting union workers in Wisconsin, here's a statement I received on Facebook last night from Michael Moore.
KAMAL ABBAS: I am speaking to you from a place very close to Tahrir Square in Cairo, "Liberation Square", which was the heart of the Revolution in Egypt. This is the place where many of our youth paid with their lives and blood in the struggle for our just rights.
From this place, I want you to know that we stand with you as you stood with us.
I want you to know that no power can challenge the will of the people when they believe in their rights; when they raise their voices loud and clear and struggle against exploitation.
No one believed that our revolution could succeed against the strongest dictatorship in the region. But in 18 days the revolution achieved the victory of the people. When the working class of Egypt joined the revolution on 9 and 10 February, the dictatorship was doomed and the victory of the people became inevitable.
We want you to know that we stand on your side. Stand firm and don't waiver. Don't give up on your rights. Victory always belongs to the people who stand firm and demand their just rights.
We and all the people of the world stand on your side and give you our full support.
As our just struggle for freedom, democracy and justice succeeded, your struggle will succeed. Victory belongs to you when you stand firm and remain steadfast in demanding your just rights.
We support you. We support the struggle of the peoples of Libya, Bahrain and Algeria, who are fighting for their just rights and falling martyrs in the face of the autocratic regimes. The peoples are determined to succeed no matter the sacrifices and they will be victorious.
Today is the day of the American workers. We salute you American workers! You will be victorious. Victory belongs to all the people of the world, who are fighting against exploitation and for their just right.
I received this quote from my Facebook friend Karen Collins Toole last night.
Remember folks, unions brought you the 40 hour work week, weekends off, Social Security, Workers' Compensation, unemployment insurance, health and safety regulations, prohibitions against child labor. Some take these things for granted and are against belonging to a union. Just think where we would be without them. fighting unions!
Now let's look at someone who is seen as the architect of the new Republican model of leadership"New Jersey's own Governor Chris Christie.
Governor Christie has become the poster child of the Republican Party and there are constantly stories in the Delaware Valley press about the possibility of him running for President. Christie was the first Governor to take on the teachers union and his attempts at union busting are legendary.
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