The American Spectator

Connor| 4.27.11 @ 3:24PM

The handwriting's on the wall, unions. Even democrats know you're toast.

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 4.27.11 @ 4:03PM

Not even the government can afford to pay seven people to do what one person used to do.

Brooke| 4.27.11 @ 4:24PM

And do it poorly, too.

Pete| 4.27.11 @ 5:11PM

Seems like a smart, calculated move to me. Why not strike back at the bully when your election is all but guaranteed already in that flailing state?

Rich Rostrom| 4.27.11 @ 5:14PM

The headline and first sentence are misleading.

There has been no change in MA law re public sector collective bargaining, and the state has not voted to make such a change yet.

One house of the legislature has voted to make that change, but the other house has not voted, and the governor has not signed.

The change is at this time tentative and potential.

A better statement would be "Massachusetts moves to curb collective bargaining".

Mitt Gromney| 4.27.11 @ 7:19PM

...Assuming these knuckleheads EVER wanted to be accurate about anything...

Facts aren't as funny as a punchline that meets their agenda.

Now that they let the cat out of the bag, maybe it won't happen... LOL!

W. James Antle III| 5.1.11 @ 8:18PM

I can accept the quibble about the headline, but the post clearly says the bill has not yet become law and faces "an uncertain outcome in the state senate" -- i.e., might not pass.

Lullabys, Legends and Lies| 4.27.11 @ 7:29PM

"These are the same Democrats that all these labor unions elected." Robert J. Haynes, president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO.

Wow!! Such honesty, to admit that your Union, is solely responsible for the election of the Democratic Representatives who approve all your Union contracts. Normally, Union Officials don't like to point out this seriously unhealthy relationship, between themselves and Democratic Party, because it kind of looks like, umm, what's the word I'm looking for here, oh yeah, collusion (did I just say, "kind of looks like"?) Which is the exact reason why Government Workers can't be unionized, and must be stripped of all collective bargaining rights across the entire Country. This Bill has really got to be a real knife in the back for the poor little Unions up there, especially coming from a solidly Blue, Democratically controlled State like Massachusetts. Old Dead Ted Kennedy must be rolling over in his grave right now!! But that's only due to the fact that his whiskey bottle rolled underneath him, don't worry, he'll be okay!!

George S| 4.27.11 @ 7:59PM

Wisconsin opened the eyes of taxpayers all over the country; they now know where their property tax dollars go. No more are they going to be fooled by -- or tolerate -- threats of police or firefighting services being cut at the expense of pensions and retirement benefits. The MA Democrats know this, know full well their reelection chances will evaporate with tax increases. The unions? Who else are they going to vote for? Now, they have to use their political influence to continue to eat at the table as opposed to hogging the whole pie. Yesterday they demanded blood, today they try to limit their losses, tomorrow they'll settle for what we can afford. As it should be.

Kurt in S.L.C.| 4.28.11 @ 1:22AM

Having killed the host,watching the parasites feed on on each other is fascinating indeed.