Here is his response today

Here is his FB page for those interested.

Looks like he made the news over in England, as well as AOL, CNN, MSNBC

It's not the cops' fault.  You get orders to not let anyone in after a certain time, then you have a guy bull rushing himself in, that is what is going to happen.

Milroy overreacted out of frustration, the cops responded to his overreaction with their own. 

This is an embarrassing video because I helped a bit on Milroy's 2008 campaign.  This puts a black eye on this situation and the Dems and the unions don't need any more black eyes.  Please don't put the police, who are just doing their jobs on the spot to make these kind of decisions.

Conrad, I don't know why you say the Democrats and the Unions "don't need any more black eyes." If anyone has a big black eye, it's governor Walker and the Republican WI state senators who've been basically throwing a two-week-long temper tantrum, because their colleagues in the state senate, as well as many citizens, won't roll over and let them get their way without a fight. 

As someone at the NYC protest in solidarity with WI workers last Saturday said to me, "They picked the wrong state to try to pull this bullshit in."

Nick Milroy, as you wrote, overreacted -- but his frustration over the capitol building being locked down and all the other b.s. Walker and his stooges have been pulling is completely understandable.

Walker's recall can't come soon enough. It's going to be a long 10 months for Wisconsin residents.

FWIW, the order was not to let protesters in. Milroy was/is a legislator. And, he actually got to go to his office after the altercation. So, I guess the cop's orders weren't as clear cut as it sounds eh?

I've read elsewhere that Walker himself was in the Capitol at the time, after the judge's order. So why was he not refused entry? 

But, whatever... Milroy himself has admitted he went too far and apologized for it. I think if anything it just further underscores how much Walker tried to over-manage the situation by proto-totalitarian methods, and in the end it backfired.

Which begs the question, why the F are cops at the capitol barring entry to legislators? (Let alone the citizens who own the place).

What especially disgusts me is that the guv had time to fly around the state, holding *closed-door* press conferences, but can't find a moment to meet with the acting mayor of SupeTown. But he has time to chat on the phone with someone he thought was a Koch, talking about dirty tricks he'd considered and was still considering against elected officials as well as citizens of his state. Governor Walker should resign just on that basis alone. 

Zra, glad Mrs. Zra could make it down to MadTown today! I wrote a report recently on how a local bookstore near Capitol Square is doing great, business has been up 30% this past month. The protesters in MadTown are doing more for that city's economy than Gov. Walker is.

[derisive snort] The Kochtopus! Run for your lives! [/snort]

Seriously, the conspiracy theories that come from the left are just as loony as those that come from the right.

Also, its interesting that Milroy feels he doesn't have to follow the same rules as the little people.  

And to hell with those cops.  "Come see the violence inherent in the system!"

Just following the money and the motive, Mr. Loblaw...

Also, its interesting that Milroy feels he doesn't have to follow the same rules as the little people. 

woo boy, irregardless of whatever else you where saying this in particular was more than a little dim. So, you managed to not read Milroy's follow-on statements but you are also classifying an elected official who was trying to get to his office, who was legally allowed to get to his office, as somehow feeling superior to his constituents, which the Governor tried unilaterally to ban from the Capitol and had to be taken to court _twice_ to get some form of reasonable access granted.  This is one of the Assemblymen who moved their desks outside and held public office hours out in the cold so Walker couldn't dictate public access. I'm sorry what? A Governor who's staff admitted in court to simply unplugging the switchboard during business hours because it was too much work. But found time to take a phone call from some perceived rich out-of-state asshole, during he period he wouldn't talk to his constituents. A gov who is being sued to release all these purported thousands of emails in support of him, a Gov who appointed the dad of the head of the Senate and the Head of the Assembly as the Head of the State troopers, a Gov who flies around the state (on tax payer funds) to hold press conferences where the public is barred, oh yeah, it's Milroy who thinks he is better than the little people, not the Gov who is actively running from them.

The People's House is fast becoming the Corporate Person's House. Looks like they are hoping  to finalize this 30-year slow-motion coup by the 2012 elections. But Push-Back is in the air. The simplistic John Birch Society, I mean Tea Party, propaganda only fools so many people. The protests in Madison show what real populist rebellion looks like. 

Godwin's Law alert:

"Then they came for the Trade Unionists
 and I didn't speak out because I wasn't
 a Trade Unionist."  -- Martin Niemoller

The Missus is on her way back with the crew as of an hour or so ago, I think. Everyone had a pretty amazing time. The Princess has passed out. Fun was had by everyone involved, and all in all a pretty powerful and positive experience.

If Walker's idea of *compromise* was anything other than getting exactly what he and his handlers want in this situation, I'd be in total agreement with you. 

But it's not.

"the Heroic Wisconsin 14"  ;^)

Maude: "Tell me about yourself, Jeffrey."
The Dude: "Well there's not much to tell...You ever hear of the Seattle 7?  That was me - and six other guys."

Obviously you're not golfers.

Governor Feingold...I like the sound of that.

Bears repeating:

56% - 41% support/oppose collective bargaining.

52% - 44% Favor Sen. Democrats vs favor Walker

52% - 38% oppose Walker's proposal vs supporting it.

Absurd isn't appropriate, more like criminal. Attempting to gain access by rushing in, in street clothes, pushing an officer- his ass should have been tazed and then brought to the grey-bar hotel. Funny too how conveniently they left parts of the video out- like the part when the flake tries to rush his way through. What an idiot. These bozos can't remove themselves from the government tit, so they resort to grandstanding and a campaign of misinformation and lies. That's the crux of it. Poor babies don't want to have to match the private sector in benefit contributions. Hmmm, last time I checked I put my own money in my retirement plan, I pay for my own health care and I pay for my own lunch. These ticks can't seem to understand that the State of Wisconsin is broke from people like them. Quit crying, do your frickin job and you'll get paid. If you want to save some, put it away. Don't have enough at the end of the month, then get rid of your smart phone, your multiple cars, your cable bill and start shopping for clothes at rag stock. Don't however, preach to me about your sick little liberal ideals and having to be taken care of because the big bad business owners are out to get you. You're living in a fantasy land. Walker deserves a medal of honor for being a pioneer. The rest of the country will soon follow, and then we can get back on track...