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Same thing a few years ago, slowing down, blocking, not pushing legislation forward because they didn't want the outcome of the vote to go the way the outcome was going to go, shall on the left criticized republican leadership for doing the same thing. this is no different. if you're going to be elected to office, then damn it, be the leader. stand in the well of the floor of the senate and the house and state your case. if you don't have the votes, then work your members to get the votes. you bring the voters to the table with you and say this is the reason why. the small business owner, the ...

>> when republicans did the same, were accused of doing the same thing a few years ago, slowing down, blocking, not pushing legislation forward because they didn't want the outcome of the vote to go the way the outcome was going to go, shall on the left criticized republican leadership for doing the same thing. this is no different. if you're going to be elected to office, then damn it, be the leader. stand in the well of the floor of the senate and the house and state your case. if you don't have the votes, then work your members to get the votes. you bring the voters to the table with you an...

Are editorializing against union stripping thing, but poorly in terms of conservative politics in wisconsin. what is the national impact of wisconsin? >> i think there is now a small national impact. i don't think it rippled out as as far as some of my friends on the left would like and hoped. but i think there are a couple of things to start with rachel to look at. the first issue that the governor had to deal with was a fundamental one, and an important one, and that is the privilege of state employees to collectively bargain versus the right of individuals to freely associate. and i think t...

It's the latest state to battle with unions at a time where budgets are very, very tight. there could finally be a compromise in wisconsin as well. e-mails released by the governor show he may be willing to move on the bargaining table to get dps back to the state. former rnc chairman michael steele lambasting the lawmakers for leaving on "the rachel maddow show." >> if you're going to be elected to office then, damn it, be the leader. stand in the well of the floor of the senate and house and state your house. if you don't have the votes you work your members to get the votes and bring those ...

These e-mails. governor walker's office releasing e-mails to milwaukee journal sentinel. e-mails that show him caving on big parts of the union stripping bill, offering modifications, offering compromises. budging. this, of course, is not over yet. senate democrats in wisconsin have not returned to the state capitol. the begrudgingly e-mailed offers from the governor are not the same as legislation being withdrawn or new legislation being introduced. but essentially "i won't budge" has been forced to budge. he lost this one. and more importantly, he lost it on the substance, and he lost it pub...