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Obama Draws Fire for Appointing SEIU's Stern to Deficit Panel
Fox News / AP ^ | 3/6/2010 | Ed Barnes

Posted on 03/06/2010 8:02:24 AM PST by EagleUSA

President Obama's decision to appoint his close political ally, union leader Andrew Stern, to the newly created National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform has set off a firestorm of criticism from business and conservative groups who charge he is a political radical who should be investigated for failure to register as a lobbyist.

President Obama's decision to appoint his close political ally, union leader Andrew Stern, to the newly created National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform has set off a firestorm of criticism from business and conservative groups who charge he is a political radical who should be investigated for failure to register as a lobbyist.

The prestigious 18-member commission will study and recommend ways to whittle down the $12 trillion debt the federal government has amassed. Stern is one of six panelists Obama has named; the House of Representatives and the Senate will each appoint six others.

Stern, the 59-year-old president of the 2.2 million-member Service Employees International Union, has angered business groups and political conservatives because of his support for health care reform and controversial "Card Check" legislation, which would make it easier for unions to organize in workplaces.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: andrewstern; bho44; bhodeficit; bhounions; march; obama; seiu; soros; unions; votes
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Speaks for itself.
1 posted on 03/06/2010 8:02:24 AM PST by EagleUSA
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... the newly created National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform ....

Are they kidding? That's like a collection of arsonists organizing a volunteer fire department.

2 posted on 03/06/2010 8:03:50 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (A gentleman in the drawing room; a rapist in the budoir.)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

Need to fix the tagline.


3 posted on 03/06/2010 8:04:43 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (A gentleman in the drawing room; a rapist in the boudoir.)
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To: EagleUSA

Why not?

Up next, Ayers as education czar; OJ as domestic violence czar . . .


4 posted on 03/06/2010 8:06:47 AM PST by jazminerose
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To: jazminerose

Tim Geithner Sachs as treasury secretary . . . oh wait . . .


5 posted on 03/06/2010 8:07:17 AM PST by jazminerose
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To: EagleUSA

For a second I thought this was out of The Onion.


6 posted on 03/06/2010 8:07:54 AM PST by culpeper (He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people,)
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To: jazminerose

Makes the Clinton administration look competent.


7 posted on 03/06/2010 8:08:53 AM PST by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: EagleUSA
he is a political radical

He's a bloody MARXIST!

8 posted on 03/06/2010 8:09:01 AM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: EagleUSA

Wonder how connected he is to SDS?
http://www.brayincandy.com/id172.html

Pray for America


9 posted on 03/06/2010 8:10:37 AM PST by bray (Throw All the Bums Out, starting with McCain)
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To: EagleUSA

Weasel. Chicken coop.


10 posted on 03/06/2010 8:10:45 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (If you liked 2009, you're going to LOVE 2010!!!!!)
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To: EagleUSA

No hypocrisy here!


11 posted on 03/06/2010 8:11:18 AM PST by PORD (People...Of Right Do!)
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To: Rome2000

Yeah, who knew that was even possible?

Even the Clintoons didn’t allow vulgar rap thugs to be photographed under the seal in the situation room.


12 posted on 03/06/2010 8:12:44 AM PST by jazminerose
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To: EagleUSA

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.....

It’s the “reform” part that Andy will be overseeing.


13 posted on 03/06/2010 8:13:37 AM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: jazminerose

Obama has recommended Mullah Omar to replace Big Sis at Homeland Security, Hannibal Lector for National Institute of Mental Health, Calypso Louie as director The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, and Jeremiah Wright as Chaplain, United States House of Representatives (G-d D@mmit!).


14 posted on 03/06/2010 8:19:10 AM PST by SonOfDarkSkies (I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself... - D.H. Lawrence)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

Are they kidding? That’s like a collection of arsonists organizing a volunteer fire department.
__________
Absolutely.

There should be OUTRAGE from Repub Rep & Sens.
The zero Admin keeps firing rockets at the American People, and we have a Congress that has never heard of missle defense>

The Iron Dome is a mobile defense system for countering short-range rockets and 155 mm artillery shell threats with ranges of up to 43 miles (70 kilometers) in all weather conditions, including low clouds, rain, dust storms or fog.


15 posted on 03/06/2010 8:26:58 AM PST by Marty62 (former Marty60)
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

Kervorkain for Surgeon General?


16 posted on 03/06/2010 8:31:28 AM PST by jazminerose
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To: EagleUSA

ah yes- didn’t all the rat wingers cry about “croynism” when GWB was in office????


17 posted on 03/06/2010 8:33:01 AM PST by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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To: EagleUSA


obamas friends sign



18 posted on 03/06/2010 8:36:39 AM PST by FrankR (Those of us who love AMERICA far outnumber those who love obama - your choice.)
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To: FrankR

Unfortunately your sign is correct and that future is Queers tax cheats, pedophilia taught in schools, Illegals running everywhere with free health care,and the death of senior citizens.


19 posted on 03/06/2010 8:47:04 AM PST by Venturer
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To: EagleUSA

rather than get profane,and those words are at the tip of my tongue,i’ll merely point out that if our president invited any more unionista’s into bed with him it would collapse under all the weight. Actually,that would be a rather good thing.


20 posted on 03/06/2010 8:51:42 AM PST by wiggen (Never in the history of our great country have the people had less representation than they do today)
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