Day job puts Virginia Democrat at odds with Obama

The Washington Times ^ | 9:02 p.m., Thursday, July 28, 2011 | David Sherfinski

[Hunton Peck]

Brian Moran is in an awkward position.

As head of the Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA), he is working to retain a narrow majority in the state Senate this fall and to re-elect a Democratic president next year in a swing state.

But as acting head of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU), his group is directly at odds with the Obama administration, which is trying to push new regulations on for-profit colleges.

Mr. Moran’s group last week filed suit against the Obama administration. And it’s making some state Democrats uncomfortable.

“It strikes me as very odd that the chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia could even promote the for-profit college sector,” said party activist Dan Sullivan. “If he’s with the organization, he’s going to sue. It just doesn’t fit with him being the chairman of the DPVA.”

Former Arlington Democratic Committee Chairman Peter Rousselot, who Mr. Moran defeated to win the state party chairmanship last fall, said he thought Mr. Moran should resign from one job or the other, given the apparent conflict of interest.

The APSCU, according to its website, is a voluntary membership organization of accredited, private, postsecondary schools that “provide career-specific educational programs” — a sector that has drawn fire recently amid charges that for-profit schools graduate students who default on their loans at a high rate.

Under federal regulations introduced in June, a program would lead to “gainful employment” if at least 35 percent of former students are repaying their loans, the estimated annual loan payment of a typical graduate does not exceed 30 percent of his or her discretionary income, or the estimated annual loan payment of a typical graduate does not exceed 12 percent of his or her total earnings.

“Our regulations offer students and taxpayers the protection...

[Hunton Peck]

So there's a conflict of interest between being a leader in the Democrat party and being a leader in the productive sector. Not that that's newsworthy in itself, but you don't always see the parasites make that so plain.

[Pecos]

You might note that the truth became public only due to an internal Dem fight.

[muawiyah]

Not only is that a conflict between Democrats and gainful employment, it's a conflict between Democrats and private schools, and Democrats and education, and Democrats and ..............

Guy was stupid to become a Democrat in the first place.

[muawiyah]

It’s too late for him to switch parties. We are already oversubscribed with RINOs as it is.

[Hunton Peck]

To me, party-switching is like amnesty for illegal aliens. No switching should be allowed without retirement from government for a period of time. Then, after they’ve worked in the real world, they can try to come back as Republican pols, if they want, and we’ll see if they meet our standards.