A Secret Ballot for Me, Not Thee

Last year, Democratic Senators voted for so-called “card check” legislation that would have deprived millions of employees of the right to vote secretly on whether they want to be represented by a labor union. Tomorrow many of those same Democratic Senators will insist on using a secret ballot process to determine whether Joe Lieberman will be stripped of his chairmanship of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

That same day, Republican Senators are likely to use a secret ballot to decide whether to expel convicted colleague Ted Stevens from their caucus. Later in January, the House Democratic Caucus will use a secret ballot to determine whether Michigan Rep. John Dingell keeps his chairmanship of the House Energy & Commerce Committee against a challenge from California Rep. Henry Waxman.

In other words, many legislators who value a secret ballot to preserve their own privacy and freedom from intimidation in conducting Congressional business are nonetheless prepared to support union-backed “card check” legislation to strip American workers of the same privacy and freedom. Instead, a workplace would be deemed “organized” as soon as 50%-plus-one-worker signed cards carried around by union organizers authorizing such a move.

If card-check passes, workers in company after company might soon see their workplaces dominated by the same kind of union shop arrangements that helped bring Detroit’s auto making industry to its knees — and all without workers being able to choose their fate in the privacy of a voting booth.

Funny, I wasnt making fun of Obama. I was making fun of you liberals. You guys just dont get it but then again, that’s no surprise. You bought the goods so what else can I say. Hey, he is my President the next 4 years. I will survive. From what i understand I dont have to worry about gas in my care or mortgage payments.

I am an Obama supporter, and I was a little put off by this. This person is not representative of the entire Democratic party. She is giving the impression that we are all sheep just waiting for our herder to guide us into the pen, which is not the case. Of course, those anti Obama folks take the opportunity to generalize and ASSUME that we are all that way. Some of us have common sense and realize that the change will be slow, as it takes time, but we aren’t going blindly into this, like Corinne is. I don’t consider him to the be the Messiah, or the The Great Hope, but we needed a change.

How long did it take Bush to even admit our economy was in trouble? It seems like everyone knew it but him….because he wasn’t really impacted. Those who came from money do not represent the majority of this country, and does not think about the working middle class. We need someone who has been where we are, who knows what it’s like to work for something. Sorry if us little people offend you so much.

I see Corinne McAfee’s letter as an updated version of President Kennedy’s well-known phrase, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” I am astounded at the vitriol in these postings.

Beautifully said, Corinne. One of the first things we can do is educate ourselves about the rest of the world and the problems President Obama will have to wrestle with. Read, study and try to understand the complexities of international relations. A good start is Madeleine Albright’s “Memo to the President.” Then there is the whole financial mess which could take months of reading to try to understand. And there are plenty of good books and articles about how Americans have met the challenges of the past and figured out new and innovative ways to survive. We can all pitch in starting right now with helping in our communities. Like you, I know President Obama will be an inspiring leader. President Kennedy called on us to put a man on the moon, established the Peace Corps (which, by the way, does more to prevent wars than all the hate-mongering that is so popular in our country.) He also established the President’s Council on Physical Fitness which encouraged Americans to take better care of themselves. Since Obama is really into working out and eating properly, maybe his example will rub off on us. Given that Americans have the highest rate of obesity and score lower on indicators of a healthy population than any modern country, we might all start by making healthier choices. Try to ignore the haters who criticize you. They will always be hiding behind bushes and under rocks hoping for a chance to pounce. The 56% of us who voted for Obama can work to make our country stronger, safer and healthier without arguing with guttersnipes. That’s Obama’s first lesson - ignore the mean-spirited, uniformed and racist folks among us and keep your eyes on the prize.

As I read these posts it seems to me that the Democrat’s love for America is conditional upon their party being in power.

Si,

You prove my point with your statements my belief like many, many others who think that GREATER REGULATION WAS AND IS NEEDED.

As always you make many claims as factual when your claims are not.

Under Obama there will be extreme greater transparency government and that along will help clean up the actions of our legislators much. The only way one can trust government and clean it up is if there is great transparency concerning the operation of government and Obama is the FIRST President who have gone in this direction and is one of the main reasons why I supported him and his promise to involve all citizens and listen.

He appears to be keeping his word concerning that promise and will be appointing this country’s first “Chief Technology Officer” to coordinate the government’s technology infrastructure to give us that transparency promised and to use computer technology in the oval office and other areas of this country’s serious issues.

Remember his insight in realizing that government couldn’t do it along that he would be calling on each of us to help him in his efforts? THIS IS WHAT CORRINNE IS SPEAKING ABOUT. It takes great organized efforts to accomplish GREAT THINGS, much like his campaign and anyone with eyes can see that that was a GREAT organization effort that succeeded in unimaginable ways that gave this country its first President of Black African heritage.

He accomplished this in America and got enough Americans behind him for the highest office in this nation and, due to this my very simple mind tells me that I can trust that he will accomplish great things for this country, but more importantly to me, it verifies that it was my conscience which never fails you when you listen to it. It is what my conscience told me from the very beginning in my spirit. Obama has great wisdom and is just plain smart and reeks of goodness. My hope for this country concerning its politics is that all American citizens could see that they should get behind him and support his efforts including our politicians both Democrat and Republicans.

I think the meaning of JFK’s statement has been altered to read as: “Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do for you.”

Most of the Obamabats want the government to take money from the poeple that are wealthy and give it to themselves. It’s called jealousy, slovenliness and selfish.

“The following are definitions of “liberal.” Thank God I’m a liberal.” SPP6118 - Nov 17.

1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- i.e. politically reforming our government from federalist to Marxist and reform religion from diety worship to government worship, by law.

2. (often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
-i.e. progress politically from citizen representation to special interest representation.

3. of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism.
- to the exclusion of moderation or logic.

4. favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
- with the exception of the freedoms of gun owners, talk radio programs, Christians, non-union workers, business owners, smokers, fat folks, and property owners.

5. favoring or permitting freedom of action, esp. with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers.
- with the exception of organizations trying to exercise the freedom to associate with memberships that do not include all races, genders, sexual deviations or artists and writers not conforming to the secular progressive mindset.

6. of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.
- as long as the representation is focused on special interest groups that advance the collectivist liberal government rather than interests of private citizens.

7. free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
- tolerant of bigotry against rednecks, conservatives, centrists, and any form of religion other than government worship. Liberal attitude for foreigners includes liberal taxpayer subsidies for free schooling, health care, legal representation, food, and shelter for any who violate immigration laws to sneak into the U.S.

8. open-minded or tolerant
- except in cases where others fail to see the evils of capitalism, patriotism, religion, morals, and the awful atrocities of the evil United States throughout its history.

SPP6118, your sanctimony about self defined liberalism is very amusing. Of course, conservatives would love to use government for their agenda, also. They just aren’t as good at it as the liberals.
Mirror, mirror on the wall……..

Is this round of letters to the editor ever going to change? Or is the Compost Discrace so enamored with Corinne’s brain dead, lemming like salivation to Hussein that this blather has now assumed monument like status??