Posted on 01/15/2010 10:14:44 AM PST by Bigtigermike
In the latest to come out of D.C.’s backroom health care deals, President Obama yesterday cut a doozy of a deal with labor union bosses. The fed’s health care plan must be so bad that even union bosses had to go to D.C. to say they wanted out. So... to keep their support for a flawed plan they got an exemption to provisions in the deal that others did not. Small business owners, our families running America’s mom & pops, did not get this deal. Ask yourself: why did union bosses get special treatment? And when did our country’s unions get on the wrong track with moves like this that hurt their good members and put them in such a bad light?
Good hard-working, pro-free-market, pro-America union members should join in opposition to their union bosses’ sweetheart deal. Coming from a union background and living in a world with many union memberships among my family and friends, I know that average members will be embarrassed by their bosses’ deal, which basically only delays the heavy tax on their health care plans until 2018 and in the meantime unfairly leaves many fellow Americans in a much less “enviable” position.
Union members don’t want to stick it to non-union colleagues in the private and public sector. Their union leadership is not helping them in the long run, they’re certainly not helping the rest of America, and unfortunately some union bosses are making all union members look bad, selfish, and anti-business with this Big Government backroom deal.
Yeah, she's dumb as a box of rocks. /s
Well this Facebook entry is dealing specifically with the unions getting exempted from a law. That is so blatantly unconstitutional, but she didn’t even mention it.
It was disappointing to me, that’s all. If you are honest with yourself, you’ll probably agree.
I am wondering if Sarah’s Facebook appeal to the union members is timed for the MA Senate election. Possibly having the effect of injuring the union’s effort to elect Coakley.
Since Sarah hasn’t been invited by Brown to help him, this may be the best she can do to help.
Just wondering...call me dense or whatever.
There has long been this process of rising in the Republican party. Each one has to pay his/her dues, with time, and come up through the ranks. Which has resulted in old pale white men running when they are no longer young and vital.
Sarah can, and is about to leap that whole process. That is why they refuse to greet her with joy and the support of the party.
They are simply jealous and against what changes the way it has been done for years and years. My opinion.
She has appeared and she has the basics of what is important. We must call the Republican party to get behind her or else ... goodbye!
There is corruption in Washington that has contaminated, or infected most all of them seriously. BAD! We must have new blood and ideas, and strength of character.
Tell me another that is showing strength of character.
Thank you, Father, help us in our day, in Jesus name, amen.
But my point is that she could have been specific about this issue. A broad statement about the unconstitutionality of the whole health care plan is very different than a specific legal challenge to this union exemption issue.
She missed an opportunity.
See also my #22.
In the latest to come out of D.C.’s backroom health care deals, President Obama yesterday cut a doozy of a deal with labor union bosses. The fed’s health care plan must be so bad that even union bosses had to go to D.C. to say they wanted out. So... to keep their support for a flawed plan they got an exemption to provisions in the deal that others did not. Small business owners, our families running America’s mom & pops, did not get this deal. Ask yourself: why did union bosses get special treatment? And when did our country’s unions get on the wrong track with moves like this that hurt their good members and put them in such a bad light?
Good hard-working, pro-free-market, pro-America union members should join in opposition to their union bosses’ sweetheart deal. Coming from a union background and living in a world with many union memberships among my family and friends, I know that average members will be embarrassed by their bosses’ deal, which basically only delays the heavy tax on their health care plans until 2018 and in the meantime unfairly leaves many fellow Americans in a much less “enviable” position.
Union members don’t want to stick it to non-union colleagues in the private and public sector. Their union leadership is not helping them in the long run, they’re certainly not helping the rest of America, and unfortunately some union bosses are making all union members look bad, selfish, and anti-business with this Big Government backroom deal.
I know that ordinary union members don’t want to hurt their fellow Americans, just as ordinary Nebraskans didn’t want to stick it to the rest of the country with a sweetheart deal on Medicaid subsidies. I urge union members to make their voices heard. Please, call your leadership – don’t put up with these special-interest politics – tell them to fight for all Americans who want common sense health care reform, not this flawed boondoggle.
- Sarah Palin
Thanks for this post. I needed it.
I’ve been planning to switch my life insurance to a different carrier so I can cancel my union membership (it’s not required for me to join, but I did when I was young and then have kept it up because I was getting a good deal on life insurance—lame reason, but it is what it is).
This is my motivation to do the insurance paperwork—then tell my union I’m gone, and this latest health care “sell out” (as far as I’m concerned) is the straw that finally broke this camel’s back.
She said the backroom deals and bribes for different groups were unconstitutional and based some of those deals with the 10th amendment..
She miss some opportunity? who else of potentials is even trying to step up to the plate on issyes right now? no one but her, stop nitpicking.
Uh, did I miss something? I am not sure why you posted the Facebook entry again. Is there a point you wanted to make about it?
She missed an opportunity, and it is disappointing. That is my analysis. Good day.
Thus speaks Sarah-truth-yah!
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: they each drew $600,000 in the final months of the great boondoggle.
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BTTT
Yes, she could have gone on about the unconstitutionality
of it but that would of had little effect right now, instead she put the union membership to shame
and made them look at themselves as fellow citizens. At this point a more effective tactic, a more personal one. She allies herself with the membership then says why aren’t you ashamed of the deal your leadership cut at the expense of your fellow citizens.
That’s salesmanship.
Go Sarah! She is without a doubt the spokesperson for
conservativism for this decade, at least so far.
Of course because it is unconstitutional, then they will just drop it.
Forget about that argument, they know it is unconstitutional, they don't care. Harping on it changes nothing, changing voters hearts and minds of those who have supported this, is doable.
Exactly. Appealing to union members' basic sense of American fairness is smart politics IMO.
You get ‘em Madam President....you tell’em
You get’em Madam President....you tell’em
Their overlords would tell them that she's no constitutional lawyer, Bam Bam is, don' worry about it, and that would be it.
Pointing out that the whole country knows they're being bought like a rented whore - and at their neighbor's expense - now that's something ANYONE can relate to.
Pointing out that soon enough they're going to be in the same predictament as those same neighbors they sponged off of - but not having anyone to sympathize with was a great follow up. How many Union Bosses do you think have told their members that their privileged status is temporary? If they've been asked about it, do you think the workers will believe that Obama will always be there to dole out treats?
Yea, I know, maybe 1/2 of 'em.....
All I am saying is that she could have pointed out the legal matter in her discussion of the union exemption. I am not sure why this has brought nothing but argument from freepers today.
When was the last time a union member engaged you in a debate on the constitution?
I am a union member, though not by choice.
Their overlords would tell them that she's no constitutional lawyer
But her mentioning it with regard to the union exemption would have opened the debate and given the opportunity for others to come out and say, "Sarah is right on this legal matter." It would have been a home run for her, but instead she whiffed with, "Call your union bosses."
I know what she was going for -- to shame the membership and appeal to their sense of fairness. But getting the constitution involved in the issue could make the congressional fence-sitters think twice about having the bill (or act, if it passes) shot down by the SCOTUS.
I will say this again: I am a Sarah supporter and I believe we are witnessing in her a political phenomenon of historic proportions. But what is wrong with a little honest analysis of the moves she makes? That is what we do here, isn't it?
Honest analysis is what was missing with so many Obama supporters during the campaign. Everything he did and said was perfect, and any negative debate was shunned. Let us not just blindly follow our lovely Sarah. Let us think about and discuss honestly what she says and does. I can guarantee she would rather have it that way.
FRegards,
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