Solidarity!

I just want to say that I, for one, do not take the decision to participate in what amounts to a strike lightly. For a teacher of young children it's pretty painful and I would much rather be teaching my class tomorrow. But the stakes are so high, not just for me or my fellow teachers, but for so many other workers, for both the poor and what we still quaintly refer to as "the middle class", and a quality of life here in Wisconsin. In a very short time Gov. Wanker has turned Wisconsin into a "pay to play" state. If you donated the bucks to his campaign you get favors, or at least he won't go after you … yet. If not, you're a big old ZERO to him. This is nothing less than class warfare of the kind we've been witnessing for some time now, but ramped up to a new level. It's redistributing wealth, upwards into the pockets of the already rich. THAT'S why I feel compelled to participate.