I just downloaded all of Ann Althouse's posts on the protests in Madison. For me, the nub of the issue is that the state had an election which Scott Walker and the Republicans won. They're doing what the law requires them to, find a way to balance the budget. The unions lost the election and are trying to block those who did win from carrying out the agenda they ran on. In other words, they're anti-American, anti-democratic and childish.