With media reports indicating that Vice President Joe Biden will use his address before the AFL-CIO’s winter meeting on Thursday to outline the Obama Administration’s game plan on card check, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace urged the Vice President to consider the views of the overwhelming majority of union members who are opposed to [...]
Poll: 74 Percent of Union Members Oppose Card Check Provisions in Employee Free Choice Act
March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
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Joe Biden’s Honesty Lands Him ‘Under the Bus’
February 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Vice President Joe Biden’s speculation about the possibility of things going awry with the so-called “Economic Stimulus Package,” reported in the Washington Times and other media outlets five days ago, may have been the most forthright comment yet uttered by anyone in the Obama Administration: “Not since World War II has a caucus gathered with [...]
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Democrats Adopt New Marching Orders for 2009
January 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments
NewsBusters was among the first to identify the tactic being employed by top Democratic Party leaders following their party’s election victory in November: Lowering expectations of a Barack Obama presidency. In a piece published Dec. 14, NewsBusters’ Warner Todd Huston pointed out that an Associated Press article was, in essence, preparing the country for a [...]
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World Headlines Produce Morning Laughs
December 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Below are three of the most-interesting laugh-generating headlines appearing in newspapers around the world today: Surgeon finds foot in baby’s brain (U.K. Guardian) — An American surgeon found a tiny foot and other partially formed body parts inside a tumor he removed from an infant’s brain. It was the second time this surgeon has found [...]
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Freedom of the Press to Suffer Under Obama (Updated)
November 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Freedom of the press is likely to suffer under the administration of Barack Obama. How do I know this? A look back at issues and events that arose during the 2008 presidential campaign reveals as much. Two weeks prior to the Nov. 4 election, Obama running mate Joe Biden faced tough questions from interviewers at [...]
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Another ‘Test Administrator’ Enters the Classroom
November 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Soon after yesterday’s election results were announced, I reported that the test promised by Joe “We will be tested” Biden 16 days ago appears to have begun in Israel. This morning, another “test administrator” by the name of Dmitry Medvedev has entered the classroom that is this complicated world in which we live. Associated Press [...]
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Post-Election Statements Offer Glimpse of Future
November 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments
The presidential election is over, but many still wonder what the future might hold for them in terms of a Barack Obama presidency. Below are some post-election statements issued by leaders of nonprofit and labor groups which offer a glimpse at what that future might hold. Each observation is followed by an observation of mine [...]
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