What a glorious day in Wisconsin! It's just too good to be true and I am headed out to sit on my patio and enjoy some tea in a minute but I had to send this out to everyone who might be able to help.
Dear Jeanie,
Hundreds of Wisconsin workers have set up a tent city near the Capitol in Madison to protest Scott Walker's proposed $824 million of cuts to education and $500 million to health care for low-income families. The new city is called Walkerville.
The residents of Walkerville are there to make sure that the governor and the legislature know that tax cuts for the wealthy, giveaways to big business and attacks on workers' rights have a high human cost. They are carrying our voice to the Capitol, giving up time at work or school, and the comforts of home. Even if you can't join them, you can help.
Can you call Pizza di Roma at (608) 268-0900 and buy a pizza for one of the brave residents of Walkerville?
Since first launching their attacks on the working families of Wisconsin, Gov. Walker and the legislature have shut themselves away from the people they're hurting at every turn. Walker even went so far as to remove a painting of three low-income Milwaukee children from the governor's mansion, a portrait specially commissioned to remind Wisconsin's governors of the least privileged state residents.
However, as long as Walkerville keeps going, no one in the Capitol can ignore us.
Call Pizza di Roma at (608) 268-0900 and buy a pizza for Walkerville.
Thank you,
Brandon Davis, SEIU Political Director
PS - Spread the word.
That just shocked me - removed a painting hanging in the governor's mansion of three low-income Milwaukee children? This guy is beyond awful! Once again I have to invoke Baum's book and remind myself of the Tin Man who so badly wanted a heart. But we know the Gov doesn't have a heart and doesn't seem to want a heart therefore he isn't the man the Tin Man was. So, I'm happy to put this date out there. - Democrats solidify August 9 for General election to recall Republicans. Go to scottwalkerwatch.com to read up on the dastardly deeds done by the Walkerites and how the Dems are dealing with these nails on the pavement.
The news is flushed with hopefuls now jockeying for a position somewhere near the head of the pack of Presidential runners. I am relieved that some are fading to the background and hope a few more do the same. The Palin-Bachman duel is pretty much just sheer drama and I hope it stays that way. Newt? Yeah, not interesting no matter what. And I heard today that Randall Terry is making noises that he will run. Oh, say that isn't even remotely true!!! Margaret Atwood here we would come! The Handmaid's Tale has to be one of Terry's dearest nightmare scenarios for the U.S.
Off to the patio for tea and a good read. I am reading a novel - Nefertiti - which details the excesses people can foist on the common people in the name of ego-drenched glory-seeking. I know, reminds you of Walker and Fitzgerald doesn't it?
Enjoy the cool, sunny weather and the gentle breezes and, if you can, send a pizza to Madison.
Power To All The People All The Time!
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