In a February 21 editorial, The Washington Times wrote that “Wisconsin's labor protests have been likened to the Middle East uprisings, but they have more the flavor of a spoiled brat's temper tantrum.” The Times added, “It is as if labor activists have adopted the motto, 'Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.'”

From the Times editorial:

Wisconsin's labor protests have been likened to the Middle East uprisings, but they have more the flavor of a spoiled brat's temper tantrum. It is as if labor activists have adopted the motto, “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.”

Public-sector unions in the Badger State certainly have a right to stand up for issues that matter to them, but the antics in Madison - orchestrated by President Obama's political machine and Democratic National Committee - go far beyond reasonable political activism.

The demonstrators behave as if their actions carried no consequences. Teachers fail to report to work by pretending to be unwell, using students as props for their political theater. Doctors, or those pretending to be such, violate their professional oaths by passing out letters with a bogus diagnosis enabling the “sick” to carry signs calling for violence against Gov. Scott Walker. Democratic state senators hold the legislative process hostage by fleeing the state. It is no wonder that, according to one poll, Mr. Walker has more support than his opponents.