Derrick Van Orden: “Okay. I am going to ask you all real quick. Can we all agree or do you agree that there is the potential for, and more…”

We want to take care of our seniors… those most vulnerable amongst us.

I'm not going to put up with these agitators. We're not doing it. Republicans are too nice.

That tells Wisconsin voters everything they need to know about Rebecca Cooke’s character. She was willing to deceive her own party to protect the political persona she built and gain political power.

So this bill will pass. Am I happy about everything? No, but there's a difference between compromise and capitulation. We're not capitulating. We're compromising.