Scott Walker is coming out with a new initiative!  He wants to make it illegal for federal workers to unionize.  It's a good proposal, because union dues are often used for political purposes.  In effect, taxpayer money is used to promote candidates who vote to give more taxpayer money to the big public-sector unions.  Walker's proposal would end that.  And to his credit, he is the only candidate who has brought forth this idea so far. However, his proposal, while bold, hardly comes in a policy area that is exactly central in most voters minds.  Sure, conservatives would love to de-unionize the federal government, but that is not on their top list of priorities.  It almost looks as though Walker is still in the mindset of campaigning for state office, where this kind of issue has more prominence.  Walker, who is at 2% in some national polls, is trying to resuscitate his flailing campaign with attention-grabbing proposals.  But he...(Read Full Post)