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Hundreds of members of the Service Employees International Union are taking off from their jobs to join the fight to pass President Obama's $3.55 trillion budget, a union official said on Wednesday.Think about that. Here we are with the economy in the toilet, unemployment above 7% for the first time in many years, the stock market plunging to its lowest point in 12 years, new waves of bankruptcies and foreclosures and layoffs announced every day. And yet, these SEIU members -- who are very fortunate actually to have jobs -- are going to take time off to go door-to-door campaigning on behalf of Obama's stagflation-on-steroids budget that will kill jobs like Raid kills roaches.
"SEIU intends to bring the full force of the union and its 2.1 million members to bear," Khalid Pitts, director of political accountability at the SEIU said on a conference call. "Right now, we have hundreds of our workers, who have taken leave from their jobs in 18 crucial states to moving this budget."
Pitts said that the members will be going door-to-door to convince their neighbors to support the budget as well as organizing house parties and other events. The hope is that the hundreds will turn into thousands as members of Congress arrive in their districts during Easter recess.
Nurse, more Thorazine, please!
Love this from the AS article:
ReplyDeleteBertha Lewis, CEO and chief organizer of ACORN said the group was "excited" to play a role in the effort.
"ACORN is gearing up to get it on," she said.
I realize that it's kind of an old cure, and thus perhaps not befitting a big, shiny government like ours, but problems like
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can be solved with bit of Oregon lore: chittum bark.
A healthy dose o' that, and I reckon our economy'll be more regular than ever thought possible.
Sorry about the unfortunate souls downrange.
Love to see the reaction as I open the door with my .357 strapped across my chest!
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