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Weeks that's where this came from. in december, after the election, he made a reference to decertifying unions, but it was only really after the super bowl, and he talked about dropping the bomb, that's how he described in that conversation, is that they decided to drop the bomb. well, he's right using those war-like analogies because this is really -- no question about this. this is an ideological war. and back to your question, that's why people are upset. they realize that there has been ideological war declared right here in wisconsin. and i don't know how it's going to end. i don't know w...

And i'm telling you, i was out there on the campaign trail. never once did it come up. but somehow in the last three weeks that's where this came from. in december, after the election, he made a reference to decertifying unions, but it was only really after the super bowl, and he talked about dropping the bomb, that's how he described in that conversation, is that they decided to drop the bomb. well, he's right using those war-like analogies because this is really -- no question about this. this is an ideological war. and back to your question, that's why people are upset. they realize that th...

To his budget repair bill is massive layoffs, potentially in the thousands, he said. pretty dire situation. listen here a little bit from him. >> as i've said before, i don't want to lay anybody off. the equivalent at the state level for the next budget would be 5,000 to 6,000 state government employees and 5,000 to 6,000 local government employees. that's teachers, city workers, county workers, and others out there. in this economy, even though our unemployment rate is better than the national average, it's still 7.5%. that's unacceptable to me. >> reporter: protesters and opponents to this b...

Governor scott walker says thousands of state and local government workers will have to be laid off if democratic lawmakers don't come back home and work with republicans to pass his new budget. walker's plan cuts the state's budget deficit by stripping state workers of some of their collective bargaining rights. the governor says -- the alternative would be worse. >> as i said before i don't want to lay anybody off. the equivalent at the state level for the next budget would be 5,000 to 6,000 state government employees being laid off, and 5,000 to 6,000 local government employees, teachers, c...

Entitled to his opinion, seems to think the only thing we're fighting over is our right for color of our wallpaper or the temperature of our rooms, as i heard him say yesterday. the truth of the matter is, what we're fighting for is, you know, our working conditions, making sure that we have safe schools for our students, safe streets for our pedestrians, and safe cities and communities for all of the people that live in those places. and we will continue to fight for that, because that is right. >> now, shelly, let's say this bill does go through. what is the immediate impact on you and your ...