And so it begins... Blame the Unions, Get Longshoreman out of the Ports

[Coexist]

First Fox, then on Lou Dobbs (thank you Lou for shutting him up), now it hits the MSM:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10774148/

Federal lawsuit alleges mob infiltration at ports
U.S. attorney’s office charge organized crime along East Coast waterfront

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In a civil suit filed in July, prosecutors accused the International Longshoremen’s Association, the 65,000-member union that supplies labor to ports from Florida to Maine, of being a “vehicle for organized crime” on the waterfront.

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Nobody in America cares more about port security than the longshoremen,” he said.

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The ILA was among the early critics of the DP World deal, calling on the Bush administration on Feb. 21 to scrutinize the company “to avoid even the impression of unnecessary risks.” “The union has done a lot, and has lobbied hard, to improve port security,” said ILA lawyer Howard Goldstein.

All longshoremen hired at the ports of New York and New Jersey are subject to a criminal history check by the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor. Balboni recently filed legislation that would empower the commission to also investigate whether any port hires have terrorist ties.

:mad:

[C_U_L8R]

1. Is Bush gonna piss off the mob?

Oh this is gonna be hilarious

[Comadreja]

2. Who says they are run by the mob?

Bushco is the Mob, not the Unions.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Here in NYC

the mob is pretty darn visible...
you don't need to look very hard
to stumble across it. I wouldn't
want to piss these guys off...
even if I were President. :-)

[IsItJustMe]

4. The ultimate in diversion.

[JohnnyRingo]

5. Oh great....Now the unions are a threat to National Security

How freakin' convenient.
What's next on the hit list...
Social Security enables elderly terrorists?
Liberal judges tied to terrorists?
Medicare keeps would be terrorists healthy?

Enough is enough

[Stephanie]

8. the unions are TERRORISTS

obviously

[spag68]

6. unions

and union bashing and busting is nothing new to the repubs. this is the mo, but now that the unionized worker is only 10-12% of the work force, they must be particularly hit on, and divert attention from the real problems.

[Coexist]

7. kick for the Sunday morning crowd

I think this is going to get ugly. It was on 3A of my Sunday paper.