May 22, 2010

Fun times - the 2010 election cycle

Looks like the Unions are moving in -- from The Hill:
Unions to spend $100M in 2010 campaign to save Dem majorities
At least two influential unions will spend close to $100 million on the 2010 election, with most of those funds going to protect incumbents.

Union officials told The Hill they plan to help endangered members � particularly freshmen � who made politically difficult votes in a year during which an anti-incumbent mood has filled the country.

And the number will be even higher since the AFL-CIO declined to give its figures.
Just wonderful -- and the unions in question:
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) plans to spend in excess of $50 million during the 2010 campaign, part of which will fund �a massive incumbent protection program,� according to Gerry McEntee, president of the union.
A new one to me -- great - something else to keep track of. Plus, our old friend Andy Stern and his bunch of goons:
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) plans to spend $44 million in total on its 2010 election program. The union spent $85 million on its 2008 campaign, according to union officials.
If the Unions actually did something to protect the workers, I might see them in a different light. The 11 people who died on the Gulf Oil disaster, the refinery workers in WA State, the coal miners. All of these job sites had been known to be unsafe but the unions did nothing. All that the unions do is collect money from the workers and use it to lobby for unsustainable gain. Time for them to sunset. Another example of Pournelle's Iron Law. Posted by DaveH at May 22, 2010 10:59 AM
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