not republicans. in our politics now, rightly or wrongly, we have big money corporate interests on the republican side. and their only competition comes from unions. so republicans try to take away the unions. they try to make it so they can run the table. that part of the plan is also working. today the "milwaukee journal sentinel" reported public unions in wisconsin are losing their influence in the state capital. "in just two years spending by the state's public employee unions on lobbyists has slipped from the summit of wisconsin politics, leaving business interests uncontested at the pinnacle of capitol lobbying." the state's largest teachers union used to be the leading presence in the statehouse for educators in wisconsin. now they've gone from seven-figure spending on lobbying to relative peanuts. their spokesperson says they're trying to make due without paid lobbying. top five lobbying groups in wisconsin now are mostly business types like hospitals and manufacturers. the folks lobbying for teachers