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Budget shortfall had nothing to do with collective bargaining but rather other financial obligations. walker's tax cuts in fact made the state's ongoing budget problems worse. and since walker signed the union-busting bill into law, the state, listen up, folks, has lost jobs. nearly 10,000 last month alone. most of them from the private sector. >> now, if the unions go forward with this and the special interests go forward in this, how much is it going to cost the taxpayers? do you have an estimate how much it will cost them for this recall effort? >> well they're saying in some case up to $10...

I'm not sure it's going to work. here's my question to you. why do republicans, and maybe democrats do the same thing, enlighten me, they get ticked off at the other party, so they go in and settle old scores against the unions. that's really what they do. the public doesn't have a score to settle. it's the republican professionals that do. >> i think all of these governors came in with very serious budget problems, and obviously, one of the ways they thought they could resolve them, they had lit a fuse, they have energized the other side. i don't concede in any way, shape, or form that these ...

he also says he reported it. in the same e-mail he said he had discussions with police and with the official at the university in charge of police. listen to mcqueary now, this is what he told a cbs news reporter. >> you have any idea when you think you might be ready to talk? >> this process has to play out. i just don't have anything else to say. >> okay. then, just one last thing. just describe your emotions right now. >> all over the place. just kind of, shaken. >> crazy. >> crazy. >> you said, what -- >> like a snow globe. >> let me bring in andrew mcgill, he's one of the frt re...

You know, wisconsin's best days are yet to come. it won't happen overnight, but we are on our way. >> i love the football music, ed rollins. i'm not sure it's going to work. here's my question to you. why do republicans, and maybe democrats can do the same thing, enlighten me, they get ticked off at the other party, so they go in and settle old scores against the unions. that's really what they do. the public doesn't have a score to settle, it's the republican professionals that do. >> i think all of these governors came in with very serious budget problems, and obviously, one of the ways they...

My expectation is we will get some of it done now and i will keep on pushing until we get all of it done. that may take me all of the way to november to get it all done. it may take a new congress to get it all done. the component part cutting taxes for middle class families cutting taxes for small businesses hiring veterans hiring the long-term unemployed put teachers back in the classroom and here in the state of hawaii you have a bunch of kids who are going to school four-days a week because of budget problems. how are we going to win the competition in the 21st century with our kids going ...