Labor To Open Fire Over Solis Confirmation

[democracy1st]

The country's largest labor and Hispanic groups are ratcheting up the confirmation fight over Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis, preparing a full-out political and media blitz to get the California Democrat approved and into the Obama cabinet.

"Enough is enough, the gloves are coming off on Friday," said one official with the AFL-CIO, outraged over the delays. "Labor, women's groups, Hispanic groups are opening fire. We worked with Republicans in good faith. Hilda Solis has answered all their questions but they continue to oppose her for partisan ideological reasons."

With Solis's nomination stalled again on Thursday after revelations that her husband had just settled $6,400 in tax leins against his business, unions are no longer willing to bite their breath for the sake of fewer dramatics.

"Our full efforts are being mobilized to fight back," the union official said. "Earned media and field campaign to generate calls, letters, and emails coming tomorrow. Depending on how things move paid media will be added on top of these efforts."

Implicit in the new tone -- as well as the coordinated effort -- is the notion that the White House, too, is fed up with the feet-dragging and has signaled to its supporters that when it comes to Solis' nomination it is time to fully engage.

Sen. Mike Enzi, the ranking Republican on the Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, insisted on Thursday that committee members needed more time to "review the documentation submitted in support of Representative Solis's nomination." But those complaints, labor leaders insist, are part of a broader agenda to derail or damage the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.

Previous to her husband's tax gaffe, Solis withstood criticism from Republicans who insisted that her work at American Rights at Work, a union ally, was tantamount to being a lobbyist for EFCA. That this would be grounds for slowing her nomination seemed overtly partisan. But such is the politics that Employee Free Choice engenders. Now, however, it seems things are going to grow even more heated.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/06/labor-to-open-fire-over-s_n_164522.html

[suffragette]

1. Ok, I'm about to make myself a shiny new tin bonnet because of the tax stuff

I don't remember unpaid taxes being brought up as an issue when we had a never ending parade of corporate sleazeballs (not exactly known for paying their fair share of taxes) getting approved during Bush's reign. Now all of a sudden this is getting dug up/brought up on every other Democratic nominee.

What the hell is up with this?

[wroberts189]

4. The age old republican double standard that just won't seem to die..

But I bet you already knew that. :)

It's the media

[tom_paine]

8. Indeed. 100% agreement. These Bushies learned from the Soviets and Nazis WELL.

They modified those strategies, augmented them with powerful psychologuical dvancements, intimidated, bullied and in all respects became cyber-Stormtroopers.

Their continued amazing successses at controlling the M$M and the national dialogue through corporatization and oother parasitization/neutralization techniques shows that we are in deep trouble.

The truth simply cannot break through this Iron Bushie Curtain statistical psychological analysis of large groups combined with media saturation.

Just...wow. Tyrants sure know how to make their victims feel helpless! No doubt psyhcological advancements have been applied to us from this realm, as well.

But you are correct. It starts with perception control, and then ultimately deliberately seperating a people from objective reality and then into national insanity.

At least our insanity isn't violent for the time being. Insanity being what it is, combined with environmental and economic "challenges" we face, i wouldn't make any long-term bets about 2050 or 2100.

[readmoreoften]

2. Wait, wait, wait... the ONLY OBAMA APPOINTEE I LIKE is getting pulled?

Fuck this. I guess the workin' class ain't gettin' no ponies this political season.

[EraOfResponsibility]

3. oh, so you're just gonna throw in the towel

instead of getting mad and calling some people and raising hell? Nice.

[Kansas Wyatt]

5. Are the tax problems HERS???

If the tax problems are not hers, then refucklicans are obstructing.

[lonestarnot]

6. Yes. and while they're at it, could they help throw Judd in the mud with a thud?

[me b zola]

7. Solis doesn't and never did have tax problems

The repubes can go to hell.