Rachel Maddow Exposes Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker On Illegalities in Milwaukee

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker got out of Milwaukee County just in time and left the taxpayers holding the bag for his own ego-driven decision-making. He was told that he could not unilaterally do it, so he found a loophole by ginning up a "fiscal emergency" and proclaiming he could save the county money by firing the security guards. Not only did the arbitrator order the union guards reinstated, costing the taxpayers $500,000 in back pay, tens of thousands in arbiter's fees, plus the money already paid to Wackenhut, Milwaukee County found that the money Walker claimed could be saved was grossly overstated by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
This is the guy who now claims that busting the unions is the only way to balance the Wisconsin budget. Yes, $3.6 billion over two years is big, but it is not insurmountable if unions and management work together. The unions have already said they would take the hit and absorb what amounts to an 8% pay cut if the unions' collective bargaining remains intact. Walker said no and is unwilling to compromise on any part of his budget bill.
Walker wants to be remembered as the Republican who brought down the unions and sparked an anti-union revolution in America. He is more likely at this point to be remembered as the Republican who energized the Democratic Party base and made unions relevant in the national dialogue again, which spells doom to many Republican candidates.