[floriduh voter]

Correction: McB's an "inexperienced" candidate and an empty suit. SUPERSIZE me at your earliest convenience, pkm. Thanks.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

The link became even stronger Monday when CATHY KELLY, the union's director of government relations, was named McBride's campaign manager. She's on loan to the campaign until the Nov. 5 election. The union will pay her salary but lend her services to the Florida Democratic Party, which in turn assigned her to the McBride campaign.

Isn't this illegal use of union dues?

This can only be spun as a straight story by a press in bed with the teacher's union themselves. By "loaning" her to the DNC they can bypass campaign finance laws? Aren't they clever. This is so maddening - the press doesn't just spin this for the DNC, they're NEA PR agents.

At the last NEA convention they condemned President Bush repeatedly, pledging themselves to supporting the DNC...never mind the children who have seriously suffered under their irresponsible leadership in US education. GRRR!