Wisconsin protests. Nothing humorous here.

This is an unbelievable scene and an incredibly important moment for the so-called middle class. The Wisconsin public employee unions have already agreed to every wage and benefit cut that has been proposed. The only issue here is staving off the destruction of the unions themselves.

I've been involved with a decent number of union negotiations on both sides of the table and I saw enough to know that whatever faults unions may have, the vast majority of union workers want nothing more than fair compensation for a day's work. If the unions help them get that, more power to them. Employers have almost all the power on their side and some sort of counterbalance is necessary.

If you want to order a pizza to send to the protesters, go to badgerbites.com and order a pizza from Ian's delivered to 115 State St. in Madison. I have it on good authority that Ian's is the best pizza in Madison and that it's really appreciated by the people who are spending all day at the Capitol.