35 member groups, and 8 of them are unions. The others are a mix of Progressive think-tanks, Progressive lobbying groups, Progressive community organizers, and center-left charities. I kind of wish there was something interesting to say about this, but there’s not; if it walks like a leftist and talks like a leftist, who should be surprised that its member list is tilted way to the left?
Category: politics
Union first, Students second
But to the education unions, any threat to tenure or suggestion of merit pay is like garlic-laced holy water to a vampire. The longer you stick around, the more you’ve paid in dues, so it matters little whether you’re good at your job.
A Big Enough Net
Keep that $19.5 billion unfunded liability in mind when you hear protesters bellowing about evil Republican cuts to the “safety net.” Should taxpayers suffer so unreasonable public pension promises can be kept?
Unintentional Union Hilarity
When One Ohio Now wails about Governor Kasich’s policies hurting “Ohioans,” replace “Ohioans” with “unions” and you’ll know all there is to know about One Ohio Now.
Knowing You’ve Made It
Even if late-night shows ridicule politicians on both sides of the aisle, the attacks almost always come from the left. With that in mind, should we be surprised the cruelest rhetoric is reserved for those furthest from the “correct” way of thinking?
The Bell Tolls for AFSCME
Crippling the ability of public unions to hold Ohio taxpayers hostage will not solve Ohio’s budget crisis – and, though you wouldn’t know it from listening to his detractors, Governor-elect Kasich has been clear about that. Nonetheless, it’s an important step to fiscal sanity. Faster, please… there’s plenty more to do.
What Now, Ohio?
If Kasich and the state legislature are looking for easy targets – and they’ve got to be, given the fiscal cliff we’re facing courtesy of Taft, Strickland, and the national economic downturn – public unions seem a perfect place to start. The premise that government desk jockeys who are nigh-impervious to firing need union representation is laughable. Enthusiasm for handsomely compensating public employees is hardly at an all-time high among the public.
Partisan Hackery Mea Culpa
To recap, no one should vote for Maryellen O’Shaughnessy. Unless you’re a public union member, in which case go for it – after all, you’ve already funded her campaign with your union dues! If possible, even fewer than zero people should vote for Mary Jo Kilroy, a socialist who has no business telling businesses what to do.
History’s Most Powerful Whiner?
Since I disagree with basically everything the man does, there’s a lot about President Obama that I find annoying. One of the president’s worst attributes – maybe even worse than the way he views himself as God’s gift to a horribly flawed America – is the fact that he’s a giant whiny baby: “It may… Continue reading History’s Most Powerful Whiner?
Letting Lying Kilroys Lie
This isn’t a minor typo or a case of questionable wording that takes liberties with the facts. Kilroy’s ads from the Ohio Democratic Party are consistently, prominently bragging about something that did not happen.