Conservatives may clean up after themselves...but WTF is wrong with them obeying traffic signals. No less than 8 jaywalkers on State St crossing from the Pick N Save lot to the rally, half of a block away from a crosswalk/traffic signal. I laid on my horn and gestured wildly to let everyone know about the law breakers in our midst. Not to mention that parking at Pick N Save was probably violating something, if not an actual law.

Serious question...why do self identified conservatives, who preach about the "rule of law", never actually follow the little laws In my day to day exploration of my neighborhood it's the houses with the Republican yard signs whose dogs aren't on tie outs in the yard, who have fire pits in their yards clearly in violation of the city ordinance (no one on the SE side has 25 feet from a fence/garage/house), shoveling out their corners, the jaywalking at todays rally, etc.

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"...living in the sprawl. Big shopping malls rise like mountains, neon mountains. And there's no end in sight, I need the darkness someone please cut the lights." 'Sprawl II (Mountains) Arcade Fire

It's common among true believers, whether you're conservative or liberal. In fact, Bob Dylan expressed it in one of my favorite quotes (from Absolutely Sweet Marie): "To live outside the law you must be honest." It means that laws don't apply to you if your sacred agenda is in conflict with authority. It's the hippie mentality of the '60s, and it's no different than the tea partiers.
Edit: I deleted my former, mean-spirited example. Let's say instead, it's evident in the guy who decides it's OK to shoot the abortion doctor rather than just legally carrying his sign back and forth.

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In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have. -Lee Iacocca

I'd much rather have law abiding than civil. As a parent I would think that would be more important to you as well. Civil is subjective, the law is pretty black and white and easy to follow.

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"...living in the sprawl. Big shopping malls rise like mountains, neon mountains. And there's no end in sight, I need the darkness someone please cut the lights." 'Sprawl II (Mountains) Arcade Fire

I was at Metcalfe's around 3:45 and it was plain as day that the people carrying pro walker signs and/or were getting into cars with pro walker bumper stickers, were not recall folks. That's not to say that recallers did not take up customer parking-- I would wager that many did.

I am biased, until someone takes my parking space.

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"When you walk through the door of opportunity, you do not slam it behind you. You reach back and help others succeed."
~Michelle Obama, Septemebr 04, 2012~

This is a nation that was founded on rabble rousing. There are times when citizens need to make their voices heard because government is no longer serving the common good. This is one of them. The protests all over the country, including the Walker recall, have one underlying theme...economic equality. We have a government that serves the wealthy. We want a government that serves the people.

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Hitchens’ Razor: What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

So if people agree with you they are "pumped" but if you disagree with them they are "zealots".

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The dickens you say.

I wish I could find a few "people like me." I voted for Neumann and Hilary.

I just got back from one of my favorite local watering holes, which is located across the street from Hart Park, and found out that the 3,000 plus pro-'job creators' did not stop in to help our local economy.

At least our uncivilized folks in Madison were able to pump up that local economy . . .

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"When you walk through the door of opportunity, you do not slam it behind you. You reach back and help others succeed."
~Michelle Obama, Septemebr 04, 2012~

If it weren't so true, it would be hilarious.

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"When you walk through the door of opportunity, you do not slam it behind you. You reach back and help others succeed."
~Michelle Obama, Septemebr 04, 2012~

It is hilarious anyway. Sad, too.
"One of its more bizarre customs involved workers being employed at the same job at the same location day in and day out for their entire adult lives. It was grueling, perhaps, but astonishingly, some of these individuals were able to set aside part of their earnings for the future, slowly saving money with the hope of improving the prospects of their offspring."

I read that and thought about "job creator" Mitt Romney, creating Staples - whoosh! - out of the dust of a thousand pretty good little office supply stores . . . and that's his best job creation story. Maybe making him president would be a good thing, keeping him out of places like Bain Capital where he does his worst damage . . .

Another idea it brought to mind was maybe that's the source of all this inexplicable jealousy over teachers and other public employees, why it wasn't enough that they were willing to make concessions on wages and benefits.

American commerce, for whatever reasons, no longer supports that bedrock of our culture, the stable family. As expressed in the satiric quote above, the days of stable employment at a family supporting wage are a distant memory for the great bulk of the middle class. If you've got a marketable skill in today's fast-changing environment, you may be able to sustain continued employment, but be ready to move. To think that you will be able to live in the same neighborhood, go to the same church, and keep your kids in the same schools is a pipe dream . . . and it's something important and valuable that we've lost. If you don't believe me, ask your kids.

So, unsaid at the core of the thinking must be something like, "if we can't expect safe, stable employment from the private sector anymore, why should it be available to public employees?" And, that's what I call a race to the bottom.

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In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have. -Lee Iacocca