Today, there may be a Perfect Storm in Madison, Wisconsin.

Minnesota State Employee Union members, joined by bussed-in Union thugs will be holding rallies in protest of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts, that would actually make them pay something toward their own retirement.

Oh, the humanity.

According to the state AFSCME website:

Rallies will be held Saturday at the Capitol at 10:30 am and 4:00 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, bus service will be limited to shuttles from the east and west edges of Madison (click here for info). The Friday bus schedule is here.

Union members from all work sectors and their supporters have turned out every day this week to send a loud signal that lawmakers must not strip bargaining rights from most public employees. AFSCME members have poured into the Capitol from around the state.

…But AFSCME members were hardly alone. Other public sector unions were well represented, including police and firefighters who have been exempted from the union busting proposal. Private sector unions also have come out in force, as did university and high school students.

We will not stop until the attack on our bargaining rights is over.

…Shuttle buses will be running from Madison’s east and west sides on Saturday and Sunday. A full statewide bus schedule now is being arranged for Monday.

They included detailed instructions as to what their members should do:

When you get off your bus in Madison on Friday, head for the Capitol and look for your legislators. There is an information desk in the Capitol Rotunda where you can find out the names and office numbers of your legislators if you don’t already know them.

This is about protecting your fundamental rights in the workplace and the future of your family. Make sure you are heard today!

And then there’s this, posted 2/17/2011 on barackobama.com, by Elizabeth Chan:

Thursday marked the third straight day of rallies in Madison, Wisconsin—where students, nurses, public safety officers, and others are gathering to stand up for the rights of Wisconsin state employees.

Republican Governor Walker Scott Walker has proposed a radical plan to take away the collective bargaining rights of public workers. Those who teach and those who plow the snow-filled Wisconsin streets would no longer be able to organize for better working conditions and rights in the workplace.

Since Tuesday, the streets of Madison and the halls of the Capitol building have been filled with thousands of ordinary folks who are sending the strongest message possible to their state legislators—their rights are not up for negotiation.

Organizing for America–Wisconsin, who has been among the most vocal advocates for state employees’ rights, is tweeting live from the rallies and pulling together the voices, videos, and photos of this movement.

That is one side of the showdown happening today.  The other side is comprised of  Tea Party members.

According to Drew Ryun, president of American Majority Action, one of the conservative groups planning the demonstration, organizers are “meeting fire with fire.”

We have buses coming in from all over the state. We see this as the opening salvo of the 2012 election season. The Tea Party movement facing off against the unions. And we like the odds.

The Tea Party Rally has been named the “I Stand With Scott Walker” Rally.

Another group that will be there are the Tea Party Patriots.  Here is what their Founders, Jenny Beth Martin and Mark Meckler,  had to say:

In the current situation in Wisconsin, we see Democratic politicians and their constituency standing against democracy. Instead of responding to the will of the people, Democratic legislators are in hiding, and refusing to show for a vote which they are certain to lose. Teachers have closed down the schools. Union thugs have overrun the capitol and are damaging property, and carrying signs with crude abuse and threats. Meanwhile, instead of acting “Presidential” and calling for a restoration of the democratic process, civility and decency, the President and his Organizing for America are actually standing against democracy in Wisconsin.

In summary, here is what we see in Wisconsin ; Democratic legislators in hiding and not legislating, teachers on sick-out and not teaching, and students out of school and not learning. Most importantly, we see our President, who is supposed to be a leader, not “leading.” Is it any wonder that public opinion has turned against the President, the Democrats, public employee unions and their thugs?

They are absolutely right.  I can not remember any other American President advocating anarchy.  It’s almost like he wants to radically change America…or something.