AFL-CIO Threatens To Cut Aid to ConservaDems Who Don’t Vote for Health Care

[cynatnite]

Organized labor, still battling to stop plans to pay for health care through taxing expensive plans -- but unwillin to flatly oppose reform -- will consider a plan to reduce its contributions to Democrats who don't side with them on the issue, a labor source said.

The federation's executive council will meet Monday in Washington to consider, among other things, "how to hold politicians more accountable to the workers that helped elect them," the source said, outlining a threat aimed primarily at the Blue Dog Democrats considering voting against a health reform package.

"One of the options is cutting off contributions to politicians who aren't supporting the issues that workers care about," he said.

The suggestion is based on a Sheet Metal Workers' decision to stop giving money to politicians in favor of dedicating it to the issue campaign for health care legislation.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1109/Labor_mulls_contribution_cut.html

[NYC_SKP]

1. Right On, cut em off! I LOVE it!

:rofl:

As I type this calls are being made, favors called in, our leaders working together (Weiner, Kucinich, Pelosi) to get this sucker passed!

K and R.

:applause:

[Kansas Wyatt]

2. The Democratic Party doesn't realize how badly it screwed up...

By standing behind their Blue Dogs, instead of working people.

With the Health Care Reform issue, the Democratic Congress and the Obama Administration just verified that it didn't matter which Party was in power to many people, who made that claim. A lot of us pleaded for people to understand that it did make a big difference, but then the Democrats turned around and switched to the Republican version of Health Care Reform.

Sorry, I'm not going to pee on someone's leg and tell them it's raining, after this sellout.

[yurbud]

3. they should join the boycott of the DNC, DCCC, and the DSCC

and only give to specific candidates.

and of course, cut off Blue Dogs (preferably at the scrotum without anesthesia).

[Bitwit1234]

4. There contributions have already fallen off

are these people stupid or are the donations they are getting, worth loosing their seat. I guess since they know the public has a forgetful mind, they can't stay focused for long, that they will forget them, if they dont' vote for the bill. THIS TIME THEY ARE COMPLETELY WRONG.

BUT then maybe they have so much money from the insurance industry they don't care if they are re=elected or not.

[classysassy]

5. CIO/HMO

" Show me the money" those crooked congresscritter will take money from the highest bidder.Fire all of the crooks.

[Vidar]

6. Bravo labor! Recommended.