The Real Reason Democrats And Unions Are Making A Stand In Wisconsin

The standoff threatens union political might and Democrats political coffers.

Walker's proposals have also brought condemnation from President Obama, because they directly threaten his favored union-boss constituency. Walker wants to let state workers vote each year on which union (if any) they want representing them. He wants the state to stop garnishing workers' wages on the unions' behalf, and to exclude state benefit packages from future negotiations. The unions, whose object is to underwrite the election of politicians who care more about them than taxpayers, fear that their days of cutting sweetheart deals may soon be over.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/2011/02/battle-wisconsin-threatens-unions-political-might#ixzz1EVZ5IC00