Palin: Wis. gov doing the right thing with unions

Braving snow showers and a frigid wind outside the state Capitol building, the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate told tea partyers she's glad to stand with Gov. Scott Walker. Hundreds of labor supporters surrounded the rally, trying to drown Palin out with chants of "Hey-hey, ho-ho, Scott Walker has got to go!" and "Recall Walker!" "Hey, folks! He's trying to save your jobs and your pensions!" Palin yelled into the microphone. "Your governor did the right thing and you won! Your beautiful state won! And people still have their jobs!" ... The tea partyers appeared clustered in front of the building, waving "Don't Tread on Me" flags and signs that read "Public workers — the party is over," "Thank you, Scott," and "Tax and spend brings the end." Counter-protesters surrounded them, banging drums, bellowing into bullhorns and ringing bells. [Do those howler monkeys include the fine people who teach Wisconsin kids about respect for free speech and the right of peaceable assembly? Article bonus: counterpoint quote from random rube, "an iron worker" saying Palin "is ill-infomred. She's biased." Well, everybody's got one (an opinion, too), and at least that iron worker quote wasn't as crude as most of these folks' remarks.]