SEIU warns Obama: If ObamaCare doesn’t pass, we might not be there for the midterms
posted at 6:44 pm on January 22, 2010 by Allahpundit
I haven’t seen guys in purple hitting this hard since the Vikings swamped Tony Romo last week in Minneapolis.
“It’s gonna be incredibly difficult to stay focused on national politics if by the end of 2010 we have minimal health care and minimal changes on what’s important to our members,” he said in an interview, ridiculing the emerging Dem approach as “fear masquerading as a strategy.”
Stern unloaded on Dem leaders in resonse to reports today that they’re mulling either a scaled down bill to win GOPers or a broken up bill passed in pieces. His anger suggests Dems risk paying a big price with labor if they fail to figure out how to pass the Senate bill and fix it later, as labor wants.
Stern hinted that if House and Senate members don’t move forward with the Senate bill and some kind of fix, they could see union members spending more time on races for governor, perhaps at the expense of their reelection campaigns. “If something significant doesn’t happen in Congress, I hope the legislators appreciate that there are 37 governors races important to our members,” Stern said suggestively.
Interesting that Stern seems okay with the Senate bill. A few hours ago, DCCC head Chris Van Hollen argued that Reid’s bill is so poisonous politically that the best thing to do is scrap it entirely, have the two chambers co-draft a new, more modest bill, and then ram that through the Senate with reconciliation. The ingredients: “Creating more competition and more consumer choice; taking away special deals for the insurance industry, like the antitrust exemption; and ‘making sure that insurance companies couldn’t deny you coverage at the time you need it the most.’” Which, actually, sounds a lot like what the Times was hearing yesterday about a “pared-down bill.” Question, though: How long is this going to take? Drafting the bill would presumably need a week at least and then reconciliation would bog down for who knows how long in inevitable GOP procedural challenges. Chris Dodd, bizarrely, actually wants them to take a month or even six weeks just to cool down, let things lie, turn their attention to the economy, and then return to O-Care after the shockwaves from Massachusetts have dissipated. But that’s nuts: We’ve written ad nauseam about how nervous vulnerable Dems are about this dragging on much longer, let alone potentially for months more. Dingell, for once, is right — time is of the essence. What I can’t figure out is why Dodd, of all people, would be the messenger for the “go slow” approach. He’s supposed to be the keeper of “Ted Kennedy’s flame” or whatever, and given his retirement, he’ll suffer no consequences for wanting to ram the bill through now. Very odd.
As a tribute to SEIU, the insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and many others who have spent hours leaning on their friend in the White House, I offer you a parting shot from The Onion.
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I think he used real slow drying paint when he got himself painted into that corner. Like the 3-year dry variety.
Enjoy your time in there champ! It sure sounded good when ya said it!
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:28 PM
SEIU is mostly service workers, and they don’t obey their Union.
Those days are so long gone.
SEIU is controlling Obama through gov’t workers and through contributions.
That’s it.
And MA showed that people are finally absolutely willing to stand up to their own gov’t union staff.
That’s clear.
Next? Contributions.
AnninCA on January 22, 2010 at 7:28 PM
So you agree that he is incompetent.
I agree. The only difference is that this was obvious from the start.
Itchee Dryback on January 22, 2010 at 7:29 PM
I can’t beleive how much I have smiled since Tuesday night. AWESOME, AWESOME week!
ihasurnominashun on January 22, 2010 at 7:29 PM
Ohhh yea, he’s pretty scary, kinda like this guy.
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:31 PM
“That’s a nice majority you have there in Congress. It could be a shame if something happened to that.”
Actually a lot of left wingers are burnt out and see no reason to help avoid a 1994 type turnaround.
pedestrian on January 22, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Next blow to SEIU is CA, which has a huge voice in gov’t workers.
However, not all. The unions aren’t all located in SEIU, either.
So, it’s already showing up that they aren’t following the “gameplan.”
They may not quite understand. The Courts have ruled that states HAVE to honor contracts with with the unions.
Even if they can’t.
The public has to move to the place of MA and simply be willing to go broke.
That is the only path left.
AnninCA on January 22, 2010 at 7:32 PM
Christmas, My birthday, 4th of July, A week in Hiltonhead, good hair day, no puppy pee accidents, ALL IN ONE WEEK!!
Life is good.
anniekc on January 22, 2010 at 7:32 PM
His compass is fine. His problem that the sheep have starting wondering where all the old sheep are.
pedestrian on January 22, 2010 at 7:33 PM
yeah, what do the dems have to worry about, this election will be a cakewalk for them, they’re a shoo in for reelection and all the dem peeps can just stay home cause conservatism is dead and just a regional faction. No prob at all…../
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:33 PM
No, no. Tell Barry that when trains approach they always blow their horns really loud and even if they didn’t you would certainly hear them in plenty of time to get off the tracks… really, that’s true, that true… here, put your ear right down there on the rail…
Barry, Scott Brown is really your friend that would definitely tell you when a train was coming. Trust him. Really.
turfmann on January 22, 2010 at 7:34 PM
TGIF!
hate to be a lib this week…can you feel the love?
cmsinaz on January 22, 2010 at 6:54 PM
cmsinaz;YES,tgif,and its been a non orgasmic lefty non
lovefest,sorry about the typing,i have precious
cargo in my arms,a newborn,er,well less than a week
old.
canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 7:34 PM
anniekc on January 22, 2010 at 7:32 PM
did you find any sand dollars in HH? there’s usually a good amount there.
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:34 PM
It’s garbage and the Dems know it.
SEIU might not like what the Dems are doing, but, they sure as heck wouldn’t like what the Reps would do in their place (even the more liberal ‘Dem-lite’ type Reps).
I’m more than happy to let them cut of their nose to spite their face; however, I really doubt they’ll stay home to prove a point. They have too much money and power riding on the Dem party.
JadeNYU on January 22, 2010 at 7:35 PM
He is! It’s next week and called the State of the Union. He’s supposed to enumerate all the accomplishments of his administration during the past year and set out the priorities for the year ahead. Healthcare was supposed to be the honored guest with a huge bill signing in the morning followed by his able to hold the law as a political trophy that night. I’m sure there were plans to have Vickie Kennedy sitting next to the First Lady as Obama gushed over Teddy’s legacy moving forward with Martha Coakley…..
Instead, Obama’s got nothing. The job picture has gotten worse We’ve had a recent domestic terrorist attempt the response of which was completely botched by an administration on vacation. Obamacare is dead as a result of a single resounding electoral defeat. The economy is stagnant and the market is in freefall.
It will be interesting to see how Obama cleverly crafts his lies to make the claim that he’s been an unqualified success (a B+ effort). It will be interesting to see how the Dems overreact to each and every applause line. It will be interesting to see just how polite the GOP is during these lies. This speech will be better than any crappy star-studded telethon to help out Haiti
highhopes on January 22, 2010 at 7:36 PM
He will ALWAYS listen to Bill Ayers, Andy Stern,Rev Wright, and other marxists from Chitown who have been his mentors and groomed him. His real problem lies with Daley and the Daley machine . I think he is on thin ice with them . he screwed up the Olympics and he has done nothing to bring the bacon to Chitown except maybe a prison. These guys dont play nice
dhunter on January 22, 2010 at 7:36 PM
hey, enough of the teachin for barry. He gets no more lessons only tests. He’s used to a little schoolwork–an assignment, new crayons every year and that type o’ crap. Nowadays, we don’t offer advice, he just gets the hard end of life, then needs to take a smoke break and soak in the lesson. I’m not offering any more shoulda/coulda/woulda advice to the top holmes, he’s got the POTUS Seal–make the right call bub, or park it on the long pine bench and let the men take back over.
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:37 PM
My fellow Americans…yada yada
I waxed three pirates…
yada yada…
G’nite yall.
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:38 PM
Well, my own answer is that you are caught up in “tit-for-tat” thinking.
The commentary is lagging behind real issues.
The voters have moved PAST commentary, beyond whose to blame, and beyond partisanship talk.
In short, it doesn’t matter.
It’s the same reason why blaming Bush isn’t working. Yes, we do understand that Bush’s policies were as much or more responsible than anything.
But I personally do not care about assigning blame.
I do care about the solutions.
AnninCA on January 22, 2010 at 7:38 PM
He absolutely was not pushed into running. He just happened to see his oppurtunity sooner than he expected. 4 years sooner, imo.
Pushed………..there is no way. He’s been groomed for God only knows how long!
ORconservative on January 22, 2010 at 7:38 PM
American Power tracked-back with, ‘Abandoning Obama?’.
Donald Douglas on January 22, 2010 at 7:38 PM
Well, he can always listen to you, can’t he?
Liam on January 22, 2010 at 7:39 PM
Sounds like a “Chicago style” shot across the Bow of the SS OBombo.
Its a 66 million dollar threat…..Hey, “O”, what kind of dirt does the SEIU have on you ?
This comment seems to be pretty disconnected, on the surface . . . . but….. it may be connected to some back rooms that C-Span isn’t broadcasting from.
JayTee on January 22, 2010 at 7:39 PM
He’s got a bracelet too…just like John McCains.
He’s got a helluva lot of practice playing golf this year.
Logged a few frequent flier miles on the ol’ blue and white heap of AF1.
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Me thinks,the left,have lost hope,and the zest of hopey
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Dedicated top the Liberal Party.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQtGZKdW0Xc
canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 7:41 PM
canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 7:41 PM
heheheh—oh so appropos
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:42 PM
I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t want to get the Navy SEALS any more mad at him. What with the courts martial of those SEALS for giving a terrorist a bloody lip, taking credit for their work on Easter might not be the best idea.
highhopes on January 22, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Congress should rescind the State of the Union, the President already got (two was it? He’s always on TV hard to count it all) early shots at addressing a joint session. Say they’re doing it to save money and let the networks air their programming.
Sharr on January 22, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Awww, congrats! Is it your first?
Back on topic…Obummer’s getting the squeeze on ALL sides now. At this point, I’d put his odds of finishing his first term at 50/50.
Grace_is_sufficient on January 22, 2010 at 7:43 PM
Oops…meant to add, I don’t think impeachment is likely. Resignation is not out of the question, IMO.
Grace_is_sufficient on January 22, 2010 at 7:44 PM
I’d like to know odds on him even finishing out the term.
ORconservative on January 22, 2010 at 7:44 PM
That power gain that would accrue from new membership; new dues payers. The ones ultimately employed to deliver “universal” healthcare under a public option.
Barnestormer on January 22, 2010 at 7:44 PM
Since he doesn’t have any accomplishments to share with the public and Congress, perhaps he could bring in the T-shirts from all the places he has apologized this year. Sorta a Presidential show and tell.
highhopes on January 22, 2010 at 7:45 PM
I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t want to get the Navy SEALS any more mad at him. What with the courts martial of those SEALS for giving a terrorist a bloody lip, taking credit for their work on Easter might not be the best idea.
highhopes on January 22, 2010 at 7:42 PM
highhopes;And the list never ends on Obama besmirchments.
canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 7:46 PM
This blame-shifting crap is a tactic of diverting anger common to agitators. You see, agitators could never be responsible for the plight of others, noooo, it’s always “the Man” who’s keeping his thumb on the poor, the sick, the middle class. As long as Bush is used as a proxy for this entity, then the 0ne can act the agitator, to stir up rage, to stir up dissent, to foment class warfare, and to appear as the deus ex machina to save the day from the “Man.”
He could care less if he loses the House or the Senate. Why? Because it positions himself perfectly as the underdog, the oppressed, and emerge as the leader of such. His speech today shows that. He loses one Senate seat, and he’s chomping at the bit to get agitating like he owns zer0 senate seats. How foolish is that?
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:46 PM
Roaches. Just shine the light on them a la Michelle Malkin and they go away. They are totally bluffing.
SouthernGent on January 22, 2010 at 7:46 PM
surely you are overestimating the 0nenesses judgement. Since when has he refrained from a bad idea. He’s awfully adept at stepping in the huge, steaming pile of burning dogsh!t that is perpetually in his path.
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:48 PM
Remember when GW Bush used to say “it’s hard work” all the time, and the media and libs would nail him for it?
Obama to recycle that meme in 3,..2….1….
portlandon on January 22, 2010 at 7:48 PM
Don’t most Union members have health insurance already? Someone clue me in as to why Stern is pushing for HCR if his peeps don’t need it?
CCRWM on January 22, 2010 at 7:49 PM
Pretty good and you want that. Not because it would elevate Biden if he left early but because he could well become an awkward situation for the Dems in 2012. He pretty much is assured the opportunity to run for a second term but what if he can’t get his personal stock back up. Do the Dems throw him under the bus or do they prop him up like they did Jimmy Carter in 1980?
highhopes on January 22, 2010 at 7:49 PM
I don’t think either of those two are a possibility. I think he just won’t show up for work one day and say, “the hell with it.”
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:49 PM
Wouldn’t you just love to be Obama’s State of the Union speechwriters right now? They have nothing positive to talk about.
TOTUS might die of boredom and start to write it himself again.
Ozwitch on January 22, 2010 at 7:49 PM
Since he doesn’t have any accomplishments to share with the public and Congress, perhaps he could bring in the T-shirts from all the places he has apologized this year. Sorta a Presidential show and tell.
highhopes on January 22, 2010 at 7:45 PM
highhopes:The SOTUA will not be a magical night for
Unicorn jones,crap,I mean Hopey!!:)
canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 7:50 PM
Stern’s window lickers would get kickbacks to bust kneecaps in support of it. Then, they’d get exempted from the tax. Win-win for the Thugz Brigade.
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:50 PM
See above at 7:44 PM.
Barnestormer on January 22, 2010 at 7:50 PM
BS! Aren’t these the guys who have the best (cadillac) health care plans of any working group in the country?
They expose their agendas every time they open their mouths.
katy on January 22, 2010 at 7:51 PM
I predict TOTUS 2.0 is going to pursue the same fate that TOTUS 1.0 took. The fatal plunge.
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:51 PM
Screw the Unions… They want special treatment, to the detriment of the non-union working American. As far as the workforce in America is concerned, they are the minority, yet demand a seat at the table, while excluding us, and making us pay for their benefits. Screw them!
I’m an Automotive Technician, hardly wealthy, I do well because I work my ass off. I am almost to the point that If it’s union made, I won’t buy it. They are not in it for America, they’re in it for themselves.
I will buy a Honda, Toyota, Nissan, built here, by Americans, without the help of unions. I will shop at Walmart, I know that Chinese products don’t help us, but our unions won’t help us, they want theirs, they want me to foot the bill. They want more, even if it means I have less, they don’t care, nor do I. They may be able to force me to pay for their benefits, but they can’t force me to by their product.
Andy Stern, and his brother at ACORN, can both kiss my ass.
M-14 2go on January 22, 2010 at 7:52 PM
It’s posturing. The unions are not going to abandon the Dems in 2010 or 2012. Not only do they have nowhere else to go in many states like MI, the unions and the Democrat machine are one and the same.
These little temper tantrums should be viewed as performance art by the leadership making healthy six figure salaries. They need to assure their membership that they are sticking it to the system to get even more benefits for the workers. I wouldn’t be surprised if Stern coordinated this with Obama on one of his many personal visits to the West Wing.
highhopes on January 22, 2010 at 7:52 PM
He knows any bill will be a disaster and since he is retiring does not want his name attached to the messy aftermath.
Slow it down, kill it for good and his grandkids kids won’t be bullied 30 years down the road for what great grand pappy had a hand in forming.
Dodd is at least that smart.
FireBlogger on January 22, 2010 at 7:52 PM
M-14 2go on January 22, 2010 at 7:52 PM
don’t hold back, tell us how you really feel..
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 7:53 PM
Any takers out there that they will somehow find the SOTU address archaic and not in keeping with Hopenchange? I’m sooooo loving it that the speechwriters have got to be working overtime, and that waste basket is full of what will be un-recyled bits of crumpled paper!
Since a crisis is a terrible thing to waste, scary thought: we may well have one JIT.
Hope and pray not!
Or since the Traveler-in-chief has been on AF1 more than he’s been in the oval office, maybe some “impending” international disaster will call him away. Like maybe he has to change the aging premier of Uswatsastan’s diapers or sumpin.
Chewy the Lab on January 22, 2010 at 7:54 PM
Perhaps Obama will just throw in the commemorative DVD of his “unprecedented” campaign and inagural (as he sneaks out to the cloak room for a cigarette and a 24oz can of his favorite adult beverage.
highhopes on January 22, 2010 at 7:56 PM
Tons of them, but after I brought them home and left them on the deck to dry, my lab ATE THEM! ALL OF THEM! And didn’t even have the decency to get a stomach ache!
anniekc on January 22, 2010 at 7:56 PM
I honestly think that they have nothing. Maobama is their power and hope for survival. When he goes down they go down. They are more vulnerable that he is. He goes home with his millions and the unions are dead in the water. What they both are learning (much to their surprise) is that in the end, they only have the power that the people will give them. And its they who can be hand waved away.
Itchee Dryback on January 22, 2010 at 7:57 PM
canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Awww, congrats! Is it your first?
Back on topic…Obummer’s getting the squeeze on ALL sides now. At this point, I’d put his odds of finishing his first term at 50/50.
Grace_is_sufficient on January 22, 2010 at 7:43 PM
Grace_is_sufficient: No,my youngest son,him and his wife,
had a baby boy!
A real challenge trying to type,with
a baby in your arms tho!:)
canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 7:57 PM
Wow, SEIU, Zuckerman, Cafferty, Buffet, Krugman….now all we need is Rev Wright coming out of the closet screaming “God damn Obama”.
sarainitaly on January 22, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Yep! Been there since Pinnochio bailed out the auto unions They would have had to negotiate contracts if Pinnochio didn’t nationalize auto then give stock to the unionsNo Union for me Ford or foreign!
dhunter on January 22, 2010 at 7:59 PM
I don’t suppose those that the health care plan for members of House and Senate are considered, “Cadillac” and are therefore taxable. Oh, so sorry, silly me!
Chewy the Lab on January 22, 2010 at 8:00 PM
The SEIU are bluffing the DNC bluffers. Clap on, clap off. The SEIU have no place to go now and the DNC knows it. DNC to SEIU: Go ahead, make my 112th Congress day.
Americannodash on January 22, 2010 at 8:01 PM
Or how about this one canopfor?
yoda on January 22, 2010 at 8:02 PM
Wow, SEIU, Zuckerman, Cafferty, Buffet, Krugman….now all we need is Rev Wright coming out of the closet screaming “God damn Obama”.
sarainitaly on January 22, 2010 at 7:58 PM
sarainitaly:That will be the code for the start of the
Lefty Rebellion to take their party back
from the Socialists!!!
canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 8:02 PM
anniekc on January 22, 2010 at 7:56 PM
Gotta love them Labs! My female has successfully digested (among other things) razor blades, $1.67 in change (in one, um, sitting) 4 pairs of prescription glasses, an end table, and about $1,000 in MY shoes…mostly heels. Won’t touch hubby’s stinky ones!
Chewy the Lab on January 22, 2010 at 8:04 PM
Dedicated top the Liberal Party.
canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 7:41 PM
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Or how about this one canopfor?
yoda on January 22, 2010 at 8:02 PM
yoda: Love Johnny Cash,thats a good one!:)
canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 8:04 PM
CRAP,spelling boo-boo,that dedicated to,not top!
canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 8:06 PM
Feature film director Michael Moore today announced September 24th will be the release date of his new movie, “The Fear Masquerade.”
Starring Andy Stern as a progressive labor union enforcer with a nasty temper, the new documentary film will also feature Barry Obama as his loyal, but dysfunctional, comedic sidekick.
According to “must remain anonymous” sources, Moore is reportedly having difficulty securing additional cast members from the Dem labor pool he has relied on in the past.
T J Green on January 22, 2010 at 8:07 PM
Thank you so much ‘cons, for answering my question back there.
Lanceman on January 22, 2010 at 8:09 PM
Or how about this one canopfor?
yoda on January 22, 2010 at 8:02 PM
yoda:Dedication to Pelosi!!!
Bowling For Soup – The Bitch Song
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canopfor on January 22, 2010 at 8:10 PM
House Education Chairman George Miller, D-Calif.
Barnestormer on January 22, 2010 at 8:22 PM
You’re welcome.
Barnestormer on January 22, 2010 at 8:25 PM
ugh!
ted c on January 22, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Thank you, Barnes. Never heard of that clown. But now I know.
Lanceman on January 22, 2010 at 8:31 PM
Advance apologies if this has been touched on,as I have no time for the entire thread.
This may be a hill they are willing to die on. A massive defeat for Obamacare could be the death of the latest socialist impulse in America. Without massive government intervention, the retirement promises made by the state governments and the unions will lead to bankruptcies (states and unions). As states trim their commitments, unions will become less powerful.
This is an existential fight for them
phineas on January 22, 2010 at 8:54 PM
I really didn’t think I would see the day ONE union could demand the remaking of one sixth of the economy.
This SEIU is a f*cking criminal enterprise that should be shut down. This Andy Stern guy talks like friggin Hitler.
Conan on January 22, 2010 at 8:59 PM
Ooops! Unfunded union benefits strike fear in union leaders’ hearts…
obladioblada on January 22, 2010 at 8:59 PM
Ah…. the beginning of wisdom, grasshopper.
:)
phineas on January 22, 2010 at 9:13 PM
He’s equally as likely to listen to you or me as Ann…that is to say, not at all.
Dark-Star on January 22, 2010 at 9:15 PM
AnninCa’s response in quotes below, with my comments…
Or, Cindy is looking for a fair and consistent standard to be applied to both sides.
Or, the voters have expressed their well placed anger squarely at the feet of those who are to blame.
Except that it does matter. We conservatives need to continue to insist that the scales get and stay balanced; that a single set of behavioral standards apply to both parties.
Non-sequitor
As do we; conservatives have offered consistent solutions to the specific areas of health-care-cost-containment that need to be addressed. These solutions have been offered on this and other fora too often to repeat.
massrighty on January 22, 2010 at 9:16 PM
Before he creates health care legislation (he didn’t), Obama consults the “folks” at SEIU and Andy Stern. Please, they are cut of the same liberal cloth and Stern has no where else to go. (Although it was wonderful to see the SEIU purple shirts supporting Scott Brown)
Who visited the White House the most during the first year of Obama’s only term? Could it be, Andy Stern?
bbh on January 22, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Here’s an old one for Nancy, canopfor.
yoda on January 22, 2010 at 9:28 PM
Best line ever – PAY THE VOTERS! Love The Onion, love it!
redwhiteblue on January 22, 2010 at 9:31 PM
SEIU represents a segment of the labor force that does not, normally, qualify for health benefits on the job. As such, it would be a huge victory if Stern can coerce Obama into getting some form of national health program going, even a minimally basic one that could be built upon in the years down the road. The Democrats are famous for “toe-in-the-door” legislation like that. And it the union’s viability, and possibly Stern’s, for years to come.
In the case of unions, it simply does not matter to people like Stern who negotiate new benefits that could kill an entire industry. All one has to do is read the history of what destroyed industries like the steel mills, rail transport, and even the air-travel industry, to know that the unions killed them. In the case of SEIU, it will be the American taxpayers who will be burdened and driven into national bankruptcy. No problem, they’ll deal with that ten, twenty, fifty years down the road.
KendraWilder on January 22, 2010 at 9:41 PM
Did not read all of the comments so my apologizes if this was already said…
BS he is just saying that and does not really mean it. What is he going to do? What can he do? Who can SEIU turn to for support?
Bring it on Andy ditch Obama then what?
What are you going to do bleed on me?
F15Mech on January 22, 2010 at 10:57 PM
Stern and company are salivating at the prospect of enrolling or coercing health care and insurance firms’ workers into the SEIU ranks. Look at what they pulled (in MI) or tried to pull (in IL) with home health care workers, many of whom were relatives of the persons being cared for. “Persuasion of power”, baby!
ya2daup on January 22, 2010 at 11:47 PM
Can we take bets on whether B+ Hopenchange Obama will wear a tie to the SOTUA? What about buttoning his shirt? What are the odds on that one?
RachDubya on January 22, 2010 at 11:56 PM
Hmmm I just do not recall Andy Stern or any Union Member or Acorn for that matter coming out & being so vocal (see : threatining) during the Bush /Cheny reigng….hmmmm
Ladywolfnl on January 23, 2010 at 12:07 AM
reigng=reign
Ladywolfnl on January 23, 2010 at 12:09 AM
Follow the money sonny!
chickasaw42 on January 23, 2010 at 12:48 AM
Oh please no. Everything they turn their attention to turns to crap. Besides, they already took one run at the economy with the porkulus bill, I would hate to see what else they could do if they really focused on it.
tommer74 on January 23, 2010 at 2:23 AM
Y’know, if you piss off reasonable citizens, they vote you out of office.
I think you can imagine what happens if you piss off radicals, revolutionaries and union thugs who don’t get what you promised them. Sort of like being an underground boxer in the movie “Snatch” and not taking a dive for Brick Top. 0bama is riding a very hungry tiger. He better hold on tight.
J.J. Sefton on January 23, 2010 at 6:49 AM
the biggest news out of MASS was the Dems lost HALF the union votes to Brown, see WSJ AFLCIO poll, same thing happened in ur primaries, the big union bosses told the rank and file to vote Obama and they voted Hill anyway, thus we won OH PA to Teh Ones chagrin
same thing will happen in the midterms
union leadership is bluffing they cant control the rank and file anymore
ginaswo on January 23, 2010 at 8:31 AM
“SEIU warns Obama: If ObamaCare doesn’t pass, we might not be there for the midterms”
Promises, promises! Oh please say you won’t be there!
hopefloats on January 23, 2010 at 8:31 AM
What do they care, they don’t pay taxes either way. And…that’s an idle threat anyway since they have no where else to turn.
jeanie on January 23, 2010 at 10:07 AM
I expect about 49 minutes of Obama self-love, complete with wet wipes and afterglow.
SKYFOX on January 23, 2010 at 10:18 AM
I honestly need someone who understands this to explain a few things to me:
1. Unions threaten not to support Obama/Dems. What is to stop Obama/Dems from responding “So what?”
2. I’m a teacher and I refuse to join my union. ONE of my arguments is that since unions have become almost indistinguishable from the Democrat party, why do the Dems need to do anything substantive for them?
3. Where do unions go? To the Repubs whom they’ve attacked for decades?
Anyone who understands this better than I do? I really think I must be missing something.
scarchin on January 23, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Sweet. SEIU vs. NOW. I’ll get the popcorn.
bitsy on January 23, 2010 at 10:55 AM
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