HAVE THE BADGERS REALLY COME OUT TO PLAY? - for Just A Minute Radio -- Tuesday 110222

            It really is remarkable….

 

            Looking at the national weather map I see it was in the low 20’s up in Wisconsin -- while South Carolina was enjoying daytime temps of 70’s – but yesterday the wind did BLOW.  Here in Greenville area we had 40 MPH – just showing the turmoil that was in between weather fronts further up in the air.

 

            Old pilots never quite get over lookin’ at the weather.  They’re just glad they don’t have to fly in it on turbulent days like the middle of yesterday.  A landing with a BIG crosswind component like it was turning up yesterday afternoon… it can be a really *exciting* time. But also rewarding – you got back without bending the airplane… GRAND!

 

            What’s difficult – and seeming to drag on and on forever is those countries gathered around the shores of the Mediterranean sea as well as certain waters near Africa and India just seem like they are forever going to be in a bad temper.  There are reasons… some of them are embedded in the early chapters of Genesis. Others have developed in the centuries since then.

 

            A good question to ask these days is: Are things going to be better or worse?  We’d be happy to have you post your short – well thought out answers on our blog here. I’m sure we’d be benefitted.

 

            I’ve about written all I think I can expound on today right down below – it’s the script for today’s commentary.  There’s room for yours thoughtful addition right there. Happy to have you aboard. We’re not selling anything… nor even taking a survey.(J)

 

            Cordially, IN HIM

            Jack

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HAVE THE ‘BADGERS’ REALLY COME OUT  TO PLAY?

            Just a Minute: -- The labor laws Wisconsin unions so bitterly defend were popular a while back -- but now the unions they built -- and growlingly protect -- are smaller and much less popular. What frosts the taxpayers, however, is the size of government union payrolls and pensions much greater than the rest of the public – that comes out of taxes.

          Organizing for America, is the current successor to President's Obama's 2008 campaign. They have filled buses with protesters flooding Madison – the capital – paying for 15 phone banks canvassing for people to call legislators. Scott Walker, the State’s Governor, is trying to avoid laying off over fifty-five hundred government employees and getting them to contribute about 18.4 percent of earnings toward pensions and health insurance – roughly half what most public employees contribute.

          So the battle is joined between the government trying to close a $137 million budget gap and the government unions calling in ‘sick.” The Governor has the votes so  Democrats in the legislature skedaddled to stop the vote.         

          Who’s going to blink?

          <>I’m Jack Buttram.

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