Scott Walker’s Views on Collective Bargaining No Surprise

Published February 23, 2011 3:30pm ET



Andrew Sullivan caught a give-and-take between me and Juan Williams on Fox News on Monday night and raises a fair objection.

Williams criticized Wisconsin governor Scott Walker for his unwillingness to negotiate with unions on collective bargaining. I responded: “You shouldn’t have compromise. Why would you compromise? Scott Walker ran on this. The Republicans ran on this. The Democrats criticized them in the campaign back before November is 2nd. They put up flyers. The teachers’ unions went after them. This is what he ran on – he ran on changing the way public unions are dealt with and also the way the way they treat the budget. He is doing what he said.”

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