Union Urges/Threatens Dems to Stiffen Resolve on Health Care
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by James Devere in Political Commentary
From Bluegrass Pundit: SEIU Threatens Obama and Democrats For Failing to Pass Obamacare
Presidet Obama’s favorite union, the SEIU, is threatening to not support democrats in national elections this year if they don’t force Obamacare down America’s throat.
“It’s gonna be incredibly difficult to stay focused on national politics if by the end of 2010 we have minimal health care and minimal changes on what’s important to our members,” he said in an interview, ridiculing the emerging Dem approach as “fear masquerading as a strategy.”
Stern unloaded on Dem leaders in resonse to reports today that they’re mulling either a scaled down bill to win GOPers or a broken up bill passed in pieces. His anger suggests Dems risk paying a big price with labor if they fail to figure out how to pass the Senate bill and fix it later, as labor wants.
Stern hinted that if House and Senate members don’t move forward with the Senate bill and some kind of fix, they could see union members spending more time on races for governor, perhaps at the expense of their reelection campaigns. “If something significant doesn’t happen in Congress, I hope the legislators appreciate that there are 37 governors races important to our members,” Stern said suggestively.
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