


Can collectivist economic policies -- purposefully hostile toward wealth and prosperity -- result in private investment growth ... the foundation for sustainable job growth? It's 'Mission Impossible' for Obamalosi Dems.
Individual liberty anywhere is a threat to the Progressive-Collectivist Cause everywhere.
The Labor Department has not disclosed why the solicitation was canceled but is required by FAR regulations to provide cause.
Here is a summary of media coverage since Friday:
- New Hampshire Union Leader: Job Corps Center Plan Hits Wall in Bid Process
- WMUR 9: Feds Cancel Bidding on Manchester Job Corps Center
- Daily Reporter: Proposed PLA Project Canceled
- National Right to Work Blog: Obama Administration Backs Down (For Now) Rather than Defend Discriminatory Project Labor Agreements
The Union Label Blog post, Victory Against Obama’s Unionism in New Hampshire, provides a practical explanation of the relationshop between PLAs and politics.
A PLA ruling either outright excludes non-union companies… …or forces them to be hobbled under union rules, but PLAs are nothing less than a government payoff to unions. In essence a PLA is a direct transfer of government money to union coffers and that is precisely why President Obama decreed via Executive Order that henceforth all government construction projects would be forced to proceed under PLAs
While the Obama order does not subject ALL federal construction projects to a PLA, it encourages federal agencies to require PLAs on appropriate federal projects exceeding $25 million.
Related video: Examining Obama's union-only favoritism
A state worker is recovering after a bloody brawl at a union hall. He says members of the local SEIU 1000 beat him up and sent him to the hospital all because he wanted to expose alleged corruption within the union.An interview with Ken Hamidi (from breitbart.tv)
It has been more than three months since Kenneth Gladney was viciously attacked by SEIU employees. The assault wasn’t an accident, but a deliberate attempt to intimidate and silence tea party activists and town hall protesters. The morning of the Gladney assault, the White House presented to Senate Democrats a ‘battle plan’ to quell the protests. The White House advised Democrats “punch back twice as hard.” Gladney was the first casualty.Related video: Kenneth Gladney Attacked, Called Racial Slur at St. Louis Health Care Town Hall
The Gladney beating took place at a forum on ‘Aging’, sponsored by Rep. Russ Carnahan. Carnahan had been caught flat-footed by earlier protests. This time he was more prepared; the day before the forum, Sara Howard took over as his communications director. Ms. Howard is a veteran leftist activist, holding senior positions with SEIU.
SEIU and partisan hacks like Media Matters have tried to spin away the Gladney beating. They would have you believe a 130 lb diabetic, recovering luekemia patient, picked a fight with men almost twice his size. The police report puts an end to that lie.
The police report is unambiguous about what happened on August 6th in St. Louis. The White House, through SEIU, did indeed ‘punch back twice as hard.’ What is ambiguous, however, is why prosecutors haven’t pursued the charges against SEIU. As you will learn, there is a lot to suggest that Bob McCulloch, the St. Louis DA, is trying to cover-up SEIU’s crime. Stay tuned as the truth comes out. (from biggovernment.com)
Conspicuously absent: the president of the United States, Barack Obama. Obama's folks say he's too busy to accept German President Angela Merkel's invitation to attend today's festivities. It's pathetic that Obama won't be there -- and telling, as well." (from nypost.com)