CBC stands by Wal-Mart (tension w/labor over lobbyists) -The Hill

[Rose Siding]

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has flatly rejected a major labor union’s call to cut ties to Wal-Mart lobbyists and executives who have been canvassing the Capitol in search of new friends and allies.

Black lawmakers say they will continue to listen to Wal-Mart – as they would any other group interested in building a relationship — and will not be bullied by what they regard as the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) inappropriate attempt to “put the CBC in its place” with instructions to shun the world’s largest employer.
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In a letter sent to CBC last week, Ann Burger, SEIU’s treasurer, stated, “The SEIU is expressing our displeasure that the Congressional Black Caucus is giving Wal-Mart an opportunity to fashion a false image that they are friends of African Americans and working people generally.”
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Wal-Mart’s PAC donated nearly $1.7 million in the last campaign cycle, with four times as much going to Republican candidates....
This cycle, the PAC appears to be striving for greater balance between Republicans and Democrat, with 18 of its first 31 checks heading to House and Senate Democrats.
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Wal-Mart has also discovered a newfound interest in the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF)....

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/051005/cbc.html

[sasquatch]

1. Boy are they on the wrong side of an issue

I'd rather be scene having a "good time" in Saipan than sideing with Wal-Mart.

[alittlelark]

2. If they are unable to recognize....

... We are truly lost.

[Voltaire99]

3. It's all about the Benjamins.

Wal-Mart’s PAC donated nearly $1.7 million in the last campaign cycle, with four times as much going to Republican candidates....
This cycle, the PAC appears to be striving for greater balance between Republicans and Democrat, with 18 of its first 31 checks heading to House and Senate Democrats.

To quote from the odious C. Hitchens on our two parties...

"Two cozily-fused buttocks of the same giant derriere."

[saigon68]

4. Love your quote