Public sector thuggery

Michael Graham of 96.9 braved the 1,000 public sector workers (why weren't they working) at the protest on Beacon Hill yesterday. See his experience here but below is a taste:

What I found most significant was how little effort was spent on argument and persuasion. I don’t mean arguing with people like me. I mean there were virtually no signs making the case for public-sector unionization, or refuting the arguments that people like Gov. Walker are making.

The same with the speakers, like Gov. Patrick and Congressman Capuano. At a Tea Party rally, you hear speakers saying “ObamaCare stinks, and here’s why.” At this rally, all I heard was “Unions rule, and here’s what we’re going to do to anyone who doesn’t like it.”

Pure, brute political force. And in Massachusetts, that’s all that matters. Government union members showed up at Beacon Hill yesterday, not to make their case, but to make a threat.

“Politicians—do what you’re told. Or else.”