Members Heavily Invested in Industries They Regulate
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 15th, 2010 4:31 am by HL
Members Heavily Invested in Industries They Regulate
Protecting the Obama Brand
Joan Walsh, Salon
Two stories about President Obama this weekend pushed my growing unease with his recent moves into full-blown anxiety. They come on the heels of Tim Dickinson's devastating Rolling Stone piece laying out concrete problems with Obama's response to the BP oil spill "“ from delays in cleaning up the Minerals Management Service, distrusting scientists who correctly reported the spill was much bigger than BP said, and waiting more than a week to declare the crisis “an Oil Spill of National Significance,” which corralled new services. Maybe the most damning…
Big Labor Humbled by Blanche Lincoln’s Win
Michael Barone, Examiner
How bad a defeat did labor unions suffer when Sen. Blanche Lincoln defeated their candidate and won the Arkansas Democratic runoff last week? That's like asking how Custer fared at Little Big Horn.Like Custer, the unions bet heavily, putting something like $10 million into Arkansas to support Lincoln's challenger, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, since he started his campaign in early March. And they did so for good reason. Receive news alertsUnion leaders desperately need Congress to pass their card check bill, which would effectively abolish the secret ballot in unionization elections. Card…
