Anther ???? Obama appointment

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Neal Boortz
@ February 5, 2009 8:05 AM Permalink | Comments (6) | TrackBacks (0)

Today at 2pm a Senate committee is going to vote on the nomination of Obama's labor secretary, California Democrat Rep. Hilda Solis. As of right now, her nomination is being blocked in the Senate. Any guesses as to why?

Well to start .. though this not why she is being blocked .. Hilda was a co-sponsor in 2007 of this asinine card check bill, otherwise known as the "Employee Free Choice Act." This would essentially destroy secret ballot union elections in this country. She was also the co-sponsor of another bill that would force states to allow public safety officers to form unions.

But here's where it gets interesting. At the time that Hilda was co-sponsoring all of these union bills, she was the board member of a pro-union organization called American Rights at Work. This organization had been lobbying Congress to pass these bills .. the very ones that she was responsible for co-sponsoring. And not only was Hilda a director of this organization, but we have now come to find out that she was actually the treasurer. She was in charge of all of the spending by this organization. And if that isn't bad enough, she did not reveal this information on any House financial disclosure forms.

So here we have a woman, nominated by Barack Obama to be the Secretary of Labor. She co-sponsors two union bills in the House. At the time that she is working - basically as a lobbyist -- to get these bills passed in the House, she is also the treasurer of a lobbying group that is working to gain support for her co-sponsored legislation. And then on top of it all, she kept her involvement in the lobbying firm a secret. That was until now, that she is nominated to be secretary of labor.

The Weekly Standard has more details, but here is yet another appointment by Barack Obama that isn't passing the smell test.

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Originally Posted by Golddogs

By
Neal Boortz
@ February 5, 2009 8:05 AM Permalink | Comments (6) | TrackBacks (0)

Today at 2pm a Senate committee is going to vote on the nomination of Obama's labor secretary, California Democrat Rep. Hilda Solis. As of right now, her nomination is being blocked in the Senate. Any guesses as to why?

Well to start .. though this not why she is being blocked .. Hilda was a co-sponsor in 2007 of this asinine card check bill, otherwise known as the "Employee Free Choice Act." This would essentially destroy secret ballot union elections in this country. She was also the co-sponsor of another bill that would force states to allow public safety officers to form unions.

But here's where it gets interesting. At the time that Hilda was co-sponsoring all of these union bills, she was the board member of a pro-union organization called American Rights at Work. This organization had been lobbying Congress to pass these bills .. the very ones that she was responsible for co-sponsoring. And not only was Hilda a director of this organization, but we have now come to find out that she was actually the treasurer. She was in charge of all of the spending by this organization. And if that isn't bad enough, she did not reveal this information on any House financial disclosure forms.

So here we have a woman, nominated by Barack Obama to be the Secretary of Labor. She co-sponsors two union bills in the House. At the time that she is working - basically as a lobbyist -- to get these bills passed in the House, she is also the treasurer of a lobbying group that is working to gain support for her co-sponsored legislation. And then on top of it all, she kept her involvement in the lobbying firm a secret. That was until now, that she is nominated to be secretary of labor.

The Weekly Standard has more details, but here is yet another appointment by Barack Obama that isn't passing the smell test.

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I assume you noticed that throughout his campaign Obama repeatedly and clearly stated that he would support the Employee Free Choice Act. Did you think he changed his mind? That's similar to those who complain that his nominee for Attorney General actively promoted abortion rights and gay rights, two other causes Obama consistently promised to support.

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Originally Posted by YardleyLabs

I assume you noticed that throughout his campaign Obama repeatedly and clearly stated that he would support the Employee Free Choice Act. Did you think he changed his mind? That's similar to those who complain that his nominee for Attorney General actively promoted abortion rights and gay rights, two other causes Obama consistently promised to support.

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Not the issue Jeff. It is sitting on the BOD and handling the money while a Rep in office supposedly looking out for the good of the people. Essentially a lobbiest while in office. Doesn't even come close to passing a smell test.

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Originally Posted by Golddogs

Not the issue Jeff. It is sitting on the BOD and handling the money while a Rep in office supposedly looking out for the good of the people. Essentially a lobbiest while in office. Doesn't even come close to passing a smell test.

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Come on, you mean that is a BIG deal :D:D

Change you can believe in.

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Change you can believe in.

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Good one Kevin because that's all will have left is change as in .23 cents! Didn't you pay attention to the campaign? Obomo said he was going to redistribute the wealth. By the time he's done, we'll be looking to Cuba for loans!

Solis is a member of the Board of a non-profit labor group. The position is unpaid. She volunteers as treasurer. The organization takes public positions on labor related issues. None of that is a conflict of interest in her position as a member of congress and none of it makes her a lobbyist. Is Senator Larry Craig of Idaho a lobbyist? What about Rep Babara Cubin (WY) or Alaska's Rep. Donald Young? All three are members of the NRA Board of Directors.

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Originally Posted by YardleyLabs

Solis is a member of the Board of a non-profit labor group. .... All three are members of the NRA Board of Directors.

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There's a bit of difference between being a mere member of a group and being an officer and member of the board. In the former you get to send in your dues and read a magazine. In the latter you collect and decide how to spend the dues and you get to determine what goes into the magazine.

Eric

Obama actually said he didn't support gays right to marry. what other rights do Gays not have?

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Originally Posted by YardleyLabs

Solis is a member of the Board of a non-profit labor group. The position is unpaid. She volunteers as treasurer. The organization takes public positions on labor related issues. None of that is a conflict of interest in her position as a member of congress and none of it makes her a lobbyist. Is Senator Larry Craig of Idaho a lobbyist? What about Rep Babara Cubin (WY) or Alaska's Rep. Donald Young? All three are members of the NRA Board of Directors.

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Is there nothing in the leftist program that won't make you WANT to fall on the sword?

With that thinly veiled 'attack' on the NRA, (which I happen to be a life endowment member, BTW) please tell us what you meant by that? Are you now willing to come out of the closet and reveal your real views of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution?

Are you also in the New York Governors program to push for all the linguini-spined mayors in this nation to impose their big-city gun laws on all of us?

(Incredible as this may sound, that loonie ignoramus was able to persuade the mayor of the peoples republic of Sioux Falls to ban the carrying of firearms on that cities public property. Go figure)

So, even we in the state of South Dakota need to keep our guard up. But I'm just curious where you stand on this issue, Yardley? I understand your leftist views, your being in the tank for Obama, and your hatred of previous President Bush. But where are your loyalties concerning gun ownership in this nation?

Are we to expect you to fall in line with the Schumers, Clintons, Feinsteins, Rangels, and Boxers of this country? If so, please fess up. If you are in thaty camp, I'll stop communicating with you totally, for I will have to view you as a complete socialist, beyond any reason to acknowledge as an American.

A litmus test you say??? Damn right. If you can't pass that one, you are in the camp of the enemy, not just with your camels nose under the flap, you are part of what will totally kill this nation, as suredly as any of the towel-heads that struck us on 9/11.

What say you, Mr. Photog?

UB