Working Life

I’m not saying it’s definitely over but, thanks to a big labor endorsement by AFSCME’s District Council 37, NY Mayor Republican Mike “It Takes A Billion” Bloomberg is closer to re-election. Sure, it’s still a ways off until Election Day this Fall but it’s hard to see how any Democrat beats Billionaire Bloomberg (BB) without […]

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See, I knew I couldn’t keep away and it’s those stomach-turning fake patriots that got me going. You know, the ones who talk all about sacrifice, who gin up the standard line of supporting our troops (but forget to give them the proper armor to protect their asses) and lecture us all about the need […]

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Its the weekend so the brain needs some rest from thinking about the hard stuff (okay, real reason is that I was out way too late last night…no, you can’t know why…). So, I’m going to give everyone a little thing to do that will make you feel good. Really. A friend of mine, Mark […]

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So, I’m checking in on the Campaign for America’s Future conference in the nation’s capitol. We’re at the Washington Hilton, also known in popular lore as the Hinkley Hilton (for those who need the reminder, John Hinkley took his best shot at Ronald Reagan here). The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank weighs in today (registration required) […]

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You remember the Administration’s Iraq “Coalition of the Willing,” which was a sham from the start, including such important military powers as Poland. It was a title for a coalition with no real meaning. Labor has its version. Just picked up the AFL-CIO magazine, which notes, as has been noted elsewhere in labor’s propoganda, that […]

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