In a poll taken the other day by the Gallup organization, an overwhelming majority of Americans support the right of collective bargaining for public employees. By a margin of 61 to 33 percent, Americans believe public employees -- teachers, firefighters, office workers, etc. -- have a right to organize and bargain with their governmental units for wages, working conditions, benefits, etc. Wisconsin Governor Scott "Too Much Johnnie" Walker is clearly in the minority as far as public opinion. And his claim that he was forthright in the last election about taking collective bargaining away from public employees? Not surprisingly, he's lying, as PolitiFact shows.
As the prank phone call to Too Much Johnnie Walker by right-wing industrialist "David Koch" demonstrated, there's a lot of slime and deceit in the Wisconsin Governor, and we're certain there will be further displays of it in the days and weeks ahead.
(illustration: And a lying one at that)
