tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3150960.post6438998994832408602..comments2024-02-05T02:02:32.038-08:00Comments on The Daily Dorkmonger: Dropping the PretenseKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926081156633887115noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3150960.post-80670917137898531492011-03-14T22:26:50.708-07:002011-03-14T22:26:50.708-07:00I saw that YouTube video where Ohio Governor John ...I saw that YouTube video where Ohio Governor John Kasich said cops are idiots. The weird thing is, up until recently at least, I always thought Republicans were the strict law and order types. But now I realize they only want OTHER people to respect the law.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926081156633887115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3150960.post-84904682594280325692011-03-13T12:17:19.857-07:002011-03-13T12:17:19.857-07:00Similar crap going on here in Ohio. After much wra...Similar crap going on here in Ohio. After much wrangling, some bargaining rights were placed back into the Ohio bill, but employees may be fired if they strike and final arbitration of disputes lies with the government. Not much of a bargain, if you ask me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3150960.post-31699115416135887182011-03-10T18:23:06.016-08:002011-03-10T18:23:06.016-08:00Umm I know they "took a surprise vote to stri...Umm I know they "took a surprise vote to strip most public employee workers of their right to collectively bargain" because that's what I just blogged about. Pay attention Trung.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926081156633887115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3150960.post-71048004221338726242011-03-10T08:40:18.132-08:002011-03-10T08:40:18.132-08:00i just read on democracy now! that republican sena...i just read on democracy now! that republican senators "took a surprise vote to strip most public employee workers of their right to collectively bargain." a lot of people are going to the capitol to protest this surprising move. chomsky wrote an great op-ed about the labor struggle there. he mentioned how rather than focusing on the real criminals, i.e. the ceos of the financial companies, politicians are shifting the attack towards union workers such as teachers. the link to the op-ed is on blog entry i wrote yesterday. i urge you to give it a read.Trunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304268064205456374noreply@blogger.com