When Obama the clown teleprompter in chief presented his multitrillion-dollar budget, dumbo declared with great fanfare that he was calling for a freeze in discretionary spending. Feminists immediately had a tantrum to complain Now we learn that all feminist programs and organizations will also be exempted from the freeze. Instead, they will get what White House spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield admits are "significant funding increases."
A White House document titled "Opportunity and Progress for Women and Girls" describes 15 federal programs that will receive increased funding to appease the feminists. Chief among them is the Violence Against Women project, which is targeted for a 22% increase, an extra $117 million more than current funding, which is already close to $1 billion a year.
Labor Policy: And you thought card check legislation was dead? That certainly appeared to be the case last spring. In reality, though, it's merely wounded. The unions want card check to be part of a federal jobs bill..
Card check, known last year as the Employee Free Choice Act, is an attempt to fundamentally change the way unions organize. Under a card check law, a union would be certified if a simple majority of workers signed the cards that were used to gauge their interest in unionization. A follow-up vote through a secret ballot, the traditional method of certifying a union, would not be needed. It's a coercive arrangement that would invite worker intimidation and create unhealthy tension in the workplace.
Card check is a payoff for political support, a favor for a few at the expense of many |
