Unions are fired up as Obama offers tactical support

The unions are really afraid aren’t they? Organized labor is trying to re-energize as the anti backlash of unions continues to grow in Wisconsin and a dozen other states. This has prompted Obama, whom should keep his butt out of it, to offer tactical support, eager to repair strained relations with some union leaders upset over his recent overtures to business.

The potent combination has helped fan the huge protests in Wisconsin against a measure that would strip collective bargaining rights from state workers. The alliance also is sending a warning to other states that are considering the same tactic.

“I think it’s a clear message,” said AFL-CIO political director Karen Ackerman. “If you take on middle-class people and try to solve the budget crises on their backs, there’s a price to pay. Many thousands of people will be energized to fight back.” My Northwest

And with Obama butting in, may have serious consequences. The president is in a struggle of his own to tame spending, and siding with unions may cast him as a partisan even as he talks about setting a new tone in Washington. The brash moves by GOP lawmakers such as Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., have brought unions together in a way unthinkable a few years ago, but it has also brought out those who are tired of the wasteful spending, and being forced to pay such high wages and benefits, while they must pay their own.

Congressional Republicans are accusing Obama of trying to muzzle governors who were making efforts to rein in government. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Obama was helping fuel “Greece-style” protests in the United States, a reference to the demonstrations that followed Greek efforts to cut government programs.

“His political organization is colluding with special interest allies across the country to demagogue reform-minded governors who are making the tough choices that the president is avoiding,” Boehner said. “The president should make it clear to his friends that the people of Wisconsin, and states across America, can handle their own affairs without Washington special-interest money and meddling.” My Northwest

So Obama is showing his true colors isn’t he? Democrats are always in bed with the unions.

Obama’s political arm at the Democratic National Committee, Organizing for America, helped mobilize demonstrators in coordination with unions. Democratic Party officials also are watching government-labor disputes in Ohio and Indiana to see if the party should step in there, too. Now here’s the good party, these unions are talking footing bill to recall many Republicans….so why not just turn this around and recall those chicken Democrats that ran and hid?

They are planning to seek help from like-minded progressive groups, immigration activists, environmentalists and religious leaders. So now the immigrants are involved? Oh hell, what a mess the Democrats made of t country. All because your average tax payer is fed up paying for free loaders. Unions are focusing on the states with the most serious attacks and where they have the strongest ability to fight: Florida, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

So this now brings up the next question, what to do? I say fire them all….break the unions if you must. And it’s not just the Obamanut in the White House mouthing and taking sides, but also members of his cabinet….Education Secretary Arne Duncan weighed in this past week by promising teachers’ unions during an education summit in Denver that he would stand by them in states where governors have pledged to shut down teachers’ collective bargaining rights. He specifically cited Wisconsin.

With unemployment at 9 percent, the public is not particularly sympathetic to public sector employees.