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The fox guarding the hen house, or why did Barry appoint Andy Stern to his deficit commission

The GOP was wise to be wary of Democrats promising deficit reduction. Barry's Deficit Commission is a sham, made even more so by the apparent appointment of SEIU chief Andy Stern to its ranks. (h/t Doug Ross)

Any thought we might have had that Barry's 'deficit commission' would look into ways to reduce government spending have now gone out the window. The public employee unions, of which SEIU is the largest by far, have a vested interest in expanding the size of government. They only have one answer to every problem — raise taxes. And then raise them again.

Did you guys laugh when I said Barry believed in "no union left behind"? Who's laughing now? Barry is a Union Man (just like Jon Corzine). When he was supposedly ruminating over the fate of Afghanistan last year Barry invited Andy Stern to the White House eighteen times while General Stanley McChrystal couldn't get the time of day from his nominal CinC.

The public employee unions are bankrupting states like California, Michigan, and New Jersey. The looming public pension catastrophe dwarfs the federal deficit problems. The head of the SEIU is hardly in a position to recommend any changes which might negatively impact his members' gravy train.

Doug's conclusion is spot-on:

The fact that Barack Obama would name a man like Stern to this kind of commission shows that (a) he is indeed a hard-core ideologue; and (b) he doesn't give a gnat's crap about any budget deficits.

The fox is guarding the hen house. Which of course means that the country is in the very best of hands.

Posted at 21:09 by Chris Wysocki   [/obama_watch]   Comments | Archived | Perm Link |
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