{"id":37597,"date":"2011-02-18T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-19T00:00:19","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T00:00:19","slug":"rush_s_morning_update_they_are_democrats_february_21_2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2011\/02\/18\/rush_s_morning_update_they_are_democrats_february_21_2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: They Are Democrats   February 21, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg\" class=\"img_\"\/><\/p>\n<p><BR\/><strong>Watch It!<\/strong> <strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stream.rushlimbaugh.com\/cgi-bin\/members.cgi?site=rushlimb&#038;type=download&#038;clips=1&#038;stream=2011\/02\/Rush%20Limbaugh%20-%20Feb%2021%202011%20-%20Morning%20Update.mp4\">Download Morning Update Video in QuickTime<\/a><\/line><BR\/><strong>Listen to It!<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/wma\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/11\/02\/MU022111.asx\"><strong>Windows Media Player<\/strong><\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/rm\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/11\/02\/MU022111.ram\"><strong>RealPlayer<\/strong><\/a><\/line><\/p>\n<p>For most private sector employees, it\u2019s the employer who sets the wage and benefits package &#8211;not so for government employees. With no competitive forces at work,for decades they\u2019ve held cities, states, and large segments of the federal government hostage to win wage, benefits, pension, and job-security packages that are far superior to their private sector counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>Government unions have a longstanding incestuous relationship with the Democrat Party. In return for massive campaign contributions and foot soldiers for political campaigns, elected Democrats not only reward their union benefactors with favorable contracts, they shield them from the kind of accountability private sector employees face.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s one reason our schools are failing. It\u2019s why cities and states with entrenched Democrat leaders are bankrupt. It\u2019s why governments balloon,while millions of private sector people lose their jobs, and even their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than honor election results, elected Wisconsin Democrats fled the state. They refuse to vote on Governor Walker\u2019s proposals to balance the budget by curbing union power and excessive wages and benefits. Teachers abandoned their classrooms, forcing schools to close and children to fall further behind. Meanwhile, Democrat union operatives are being shipped into Wisconsin from out of state to protest;they\u2019re equating Walker with Hitlerand going to Republicans\u2019 homes to intimidate them.<\/p>\n<p>They bankrupt your state, and they demand the right to keep doing it. They don\u2019t give a damn about your kids, civility, election results, or fiscal sanity. What are they?They\u2019re Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>*Note: Links to content outside RushLimbaugh.com usually become inactive over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! 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With no competitive forces at work,for decades they\u2019ve held cities, states, and large segments of the federal government hostage to win wage, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rush&#039;s Morning Update: They Are Democrats  February 21, 2011 - The Rush Limbaugh Show<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/daily\/2011\/02\/18\/rush_s_morning_update_they_are_democrats_february_21_2011\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Rush&#039;s Morning Update: They Are Democrats  February 21, 2011 - The Rush Limbaugh Show\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Watch It! 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