Posted on 02/04/2010 11:07:13 AM PST by Slyscribe
Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts is set to be sworn in today to take the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s seat. Brown requested the event be moved forward a week in a letter to state officials, saying there were Senate votes he wanted to participate in. Key among them was the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board.
Becker has served as a top attorney with the Service Employees International Union. Its chief, Andy Stern, is a close ally of the White House. The nomination was widely seen as payback for Big Labor’s support of President Obama in the 2008 election.
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After all, the Kirk guy was there for some months...
Maybe we’ll have good news this week.
looks like the labor unions have been pouring cash into the Democrat Party for 25 years, and are about to walk away from the table with bupkis....heh heh!
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