WI Republican state senator to Dem, whom he knows as a colleague:
Hopper [the Republican] says he reminded Taylor [the Dem] that Republicans were out of power not too long ago, when Democrats controlled the state Assembly, Senate and governor’s office. “There were bills I was adamantly opposed to,” Hopper says, “and we didn’t run away.”
How you argue against that point, I dunno. The crux of it:
At the heart of all this, Republicans and Democrats are realizing there might be a gap between them that is bigger than they realized. To Republicans, the budget fight has involved the widespread shirking of responsibilities: teachers walking out on students, legislators running away from their offices, even doctors abandoning medical standards to make excuses for perfectly healthy teacher/protesters. To Democrats, the fight has touched a core issue; anything is justified to preserve union benefits.
Or, as Saul Alinsky said, “If the end doesn’t justify the means, what the hell does?” It’s making social concerns trump personal morality.
Blithe Spirit 
WI Democrats resemble spiteful children who cheat, stomp and break the playground equipment rather than lose a game. Here they attack the very machinery of government. Naturally they rationalize their actions, as humans are wont to do; shaming and condemnation from the general public are needed to teach them the error of their ways.
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