welcome back to the ed show. we re coming to you from madison, wisconsin. three completely unsurprising things happened today. the sun came up, the sun went down and the republicans absolutely hated president obama s budget speech. house gop leaders were shocked, absolutely shocked that president obama would dare bring up the idea of taxing millionaires and billionaires. majority leader eric cantor and budget wonderboy paul ryan ignored the president s substance and focused on one thing taxes. the president goes, and delivers his speech in which the only concrete proposal that he proposed was raising taxes.
elanor holmes norton, although he won t do it, but all right. joe madison and joan walsh, great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. it was quite a scene at my radio town hall meeting today in madison, wisconsin. this evening, i should say. people are fired up. they are engaged. i m telling you, these recalls are under way. the list is getting long. and tonight, breaking news in the legal fight to stop scott walker s union busting law from going into effect. who better to talk about it than the wisconsin 14. they re going to join me live right here in studio in madison, wisconsin, next. ttd# 1-800-345-2550 ttd# 1-800-345-2550
about. these are the people who stop the presses and brought the nation s attention to the fight for workers rights that s going on right here in madison, wisconsin. joining me now, in person, for the first time, did you like interviewing with me in camera? now it s in person. i have to tell you, it has been a highlight in my career to watch these democratic state senators, john irpenbock, bob job, mark miller, the longest serving state legislator in american history, fred risser and state senators lena taylor, kathleen and spencer coggs. these are people that are committed to their constituents that said no to a radical budget and i congratulate you. it s an honor to meet you tonight. john, great to have you with us. what are the big things you are fighting right now against the walker think about? we re just trying to make things as fair as we can. k-12 education is very important to all of us. obviously, we want jobs in the state of wisconsin but don t
elnor holmes norton, although he won t do it, but all right. joe madison and joan walsh, great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. it was quite a scene at my radio town hall meeting today in madison, wisconsin. this evening, i should say. people are fired up. they are engaged. i m telling you, these recalls are under way. the list is getting long. and tonight, breaking news in the legal fight to stop scott walker s union busting law from going into effect. who better to talk about it than the wisconsin 14. they re going to join me live right here in studio in madison, wisconsin, next. ttd# 1-800-345-2550 ttd# 1-800-345-2550
passion, and they have easily connected. no question about it. what is happening on a national level with the budget concerns and what s happening on a state level. believe me, they parallel one another. and you wouldn t know it. here i am, i come back to madison and scott walker high tails it out of the state. he s going to be testifying in washington tomorrow in front of daryl issa s committee. tomorrow he ll be in front of the oversight committee testifying about his plan to bust unions in the state of wisconsin. the walker law is currently being challenged in a dane county court. today judge maryann sumi said she d have a case on whether or not to dismiss the case and let the law stand. and what about the recall? another republican senator got a challenger. in 2008, oshkosh common counselor jessica king lost to republican randy hopper by just 200 votes. king now says if there s a real recall election, that