Reactionary DEMS will be the biggest roadblock to Employee Free Choice

[FLAprogressive]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/02/worry-grows-over-dem-defe_n_171082.html

Officials tasked with helping push the Employee Free Choice Act through Congress are growing concerned about the possible defection of Senate Democrats in a debate that is bound to be heated and close.

A senior official involved in getting EFCA passed into law said he was underwhelmed but not surprised by the support being offered for this union priority from the White House and, to a lesser extent, congressional leadership. Part of the issue, he noted, was that the party is in the midst of tackling vast economic challenges, essentially forcing EFCA (and various other key bills) to the backburner. But the new concern was that Republicans may be able to successfully pick off a member of the caucus if the issue comes to a vote.

"There are no guarantees that this thing can get past cloture," said the official. And it's not because of Republican opposition, he added. "You've got Pryor Lincoln who might not support it. There is Baucus, Landrieu, and even Bayh. And then there is Nelson of Nebraska."

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this is what you get when you run Republicans as Democrats.

[BulletproofLandshark]

1. I knew who the Dems would be before I even scrolled down that far.

I don't care what letter is after their names. If looks like a duck, and walks like a duck...

[FLAprogressive]

2. Ben Nelson is the WORST.