Everyday, I wake up, turn on CNN and debate jumping off a building after hearing how bad things are getting in the world.
Whether it's a huge deficit left by our good friend George W. Bush, who didn't pay for his wars, or how bad things are getting for our friends to the south, nothing seems to put a smile on my face.
But finally, in the midst of $100 barrels of gas, I can look up north and see people stand up to their government. The Republicans, who were voted in during the midterm elections, thanks primarily to a great smear campaign run by Fox News, have decided that instead of upping the taxes on the richest people in the state, they'll just cut jobs.
There are a lot of ways to attack this, but the most obvious is to say this: If we cut teachers' jobs and pay, we hurt students more than anyone. Constantly, we Americans have to hear about how stupid we are compared to the rest of the world. But, when we have decided to fix that, they want to cut our teaching staff.
Teachers already don't get paid near enough money to deal with stupid, annoying and foul mouth children. Now, they want to take away healthcare benefits and pensions. Personally, I have a firm belief that a teacher should be given free healthcare for life.
First year Governor Scott Walker has created a no-progress work zone in the state senate and his current bill would essentially eliminate unions, as well as take more money and benefits away from teachers. He has refused to budge on it. And that's why the Democrats have finally done something about it.
While I am a liberal, I am first and foremost a Texan. So, when I see Democrats get pushed around and really have no backbone, it really irks me.
The few who do stand up to the Republicans, like Nancy Pelosi, who I believe is one of the best House majority leaders (just look at her parties' voting record), are mocked and made fun of constantly. But finally, the 14 Democratic senators in Wisconsin, have done something about it.
The Senate in Wisconsin holds 33 seats, 19 for the Republicans and 17 for the Democrats. In order for the state to vote on the senate budget, at least 20 seats must be present. The Democrats have shown their disdain for this bill by simply not showing up, and fleeing to Illinois.
This in turn has put the voting on hold. Couple that with teachers taking "sick" days to protest and students joining them, our country finally has reason for hope. What makes this scenario even funnier is that doctors have shown up to write these teachers sick notes, so they can continue to protest.
The protestors have now taken to sleeping in the lobby, and, yesterday, they were joined by fire fighters, who would be exempt from the cut but came anyway to support the teachers.
But the thing that looks the brightest is the students. Instead of hanging out at home and playing "Call of Duty," they made a stand.
Whether it's a huge deficit left by our good friend George W. Bush, who didn't pay for his wars, or how bad things are getting for our friends to the south, nothing seems to put a smile on my face.
But finally, in the midst of $100 barrels of gas, I can look up north and see people stand up to their government. The Republicans, who were voted in during the midterm elections, thanks primarily to a great smear campaign run by Fox News, have decided that instead of upping the taxes on the richest people in the state, they'll just cut jobs.
There are a lot of ways to attack this, but the most obvious is to say this: If we cut teachers' jobs and pay, we hurt students more than anyone. Constantly, we Americans have to hear about how stupid we are compared to the rest of the world. But, when we have decided to fix that, they want to cut our teaching staff.
Teachers already don't get paid near enough money to deal with stupid, annoying and foul mouth children. Now, they want to take away healthcare benefits and pensions. Personally, I have a firm belief that a teacher should be given free healthcare for life.
First year Governor Scott Walker has created a no-progress work zone in the state senate and his current bill would essentially eliminate unions, as well as take more money and benefits away from teachers. He has refused to budge on it. And that's why the Democrats have finally done something about it.
While I am a liberal, I am first and foremost a Texan. So, when I see Democrats get pushed around and really have no backbone, it really irks me.
The few who do stand up to the Republicans, like Nancy Pelosi, who I believe is one of the best House majority leaders (just look at her parties' voting record), are mocked and made fun of constantly. But finally, the 14 Democratic senators in Wisconsin, have done something about it.
The Senate in Wisconsin holds 33 seats, 19 for the Republicans and 17 for the Democrats. In order for the state to vote on the senate budget, at least 20 seats must be present. The Democrats have shown their disdain for this bill by simply not showing up, and fleeing to Illinois.
This in turn has put the voting on hold. Couple that with teachers taking "sick" days to protest and students joining them, our country finally has reason for hope. What makes this scenario even funnier is that doctors have shown up to write these teachers sick notes, so they can continue to protest.
The protestors have now taken to sleeping in the lobby, and, yesterday, they were joined by fire fighters, who would be exempt from the cut but came anyway to support the teachers.
But the thing that looks the brightest is the students. Instead of hanging out at home and playing "Call of Duty," they made a stand.
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