[Safetgiver]

Just about all ads asking Republicans to give in are from SCIU or other Social Services agencies. The Commission on Women has some nurse worried about defunding for women, children, etc. Their whole budget is a duplication of Dept. of Public Welfare. Some other nurse is worried about cuts to WWII patients (who the Feds do or SHOULD pay for all their costs such as the soldiers and sailors homes, VA, etc.. To answer your question, though, YES. The unions are doing their damnedest to get more money, more jobs (more money)and the States are falling for this ruse. There is much that could ACTUALLY be cut, but the Pubs are only asking for a lesser allotment for 2009-20010. The CUTS are, in truth, not there.

[codder too]

Looks like I used SCIU rather than SEIU, which is correct. Glenn Beck has done a good job of connecting this union to ACORN. Makes this all the more interesting.

Could be that the "system" is being implemented without passage of the Healthcare legislation.