Terry McAuliffe released his first TV spot in the Virginia governor’s race. The ad portrays him as a real family man and shows him in the delivery room with his wife. It’s a real hoot once you find out what…
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Union Bosses Exempt From Stalking Laws
by Lonely Conservative • • 39 Comments
In the state of Illinois stalking is illegal, as it should be. Well, unless you’re a union boss. Then you can stalk and harass people all you want as long as the stalking is tied to a labor dispute. And…
Number Of Americans Not In Workforce Increased 8.3 Million In Obama’s First Term
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
One of the reasons the unemployment rate isn’t in the double digits is the fact that so many Americans have dropped out of the labor force. In President Obama’s first term, that number has increased by a shocking 8.3 million…
Michigan To Become Ground Zero For Labor Unions
by Lonely Conservative • • 7 Comments
If you thought things in Wisconsin were ugly when Governor Walker passed public sector union reforms, just wait. There’s a big fight brewing in Michigan. It’s an interesting situation up there in Michigan: as the Detroit News rather sourly notes, the Republicans…
Video: Labor Leader Outlines Goal to Take Down Employers and Free Enterprise
by Lonely Conservative • • 5 Comments
Jane McElevey is left wing activist and labor leader who explains in the video below how their goal is to take down employers and the free enterprise system. These are the folks who work hard to elect Democrats, why do…
Unions and Liberal Groups Planning Massive Revolts At GOP Town Hall Events – Updated
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
Liberal groups and unions are organizing massive protests at Republican town hall meetings. They tell people to “ask pointed questions.” I wonder, do they pose as fiscal conservatives?
ABC News and Thomas Friedman Tout China the Great Economic Power
by Lonely Conservative • • 7 Comments
I don’t watch ABC News very often, but every now and then I forget to change the channel after the local news. Monday night was one of those times. Diane Sawyer was happily reporting from China. The reports throughout the…
A Wee Bit of Good News! Supreme Court Decides 2 Person Labor Board is Illegal
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The oil spill and the accompanying kangaroo court in Washington has understandably overshadowed the other news. Today there was a little bit of good news. That’s so rare these days I couldn’t wait to share! ABC News: More than 500…
WSJ to Obama – Stop Messing With the Markets
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
It’s like he wants the stock market to crash and burn. Did President Obama contribute to last Friday’s stock market dive with a head fake to investors? Last Wednesday, in a speech at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University, the President said,…
Obama Gives Another Gift to the Unions! Making it Easier to Unionize Airline and Rail Workers
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
If you think public transportation sucks now, wait until they’re all unionized. Good grief. Fox News: The Obama administration on Monday changed a 76-year-old rule on union elections among airline and railroad workers, marking the most significant change to date…
Video: Meet Joel Rogers – The Architect of Obama’s Agenda
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
Glenn Beck talked about Joel Rogers the other night on his Fox show. Rogers is a professor at the University of Wisconsin, and the founder of The New Party, a Chicago socialist party. It’s previously been documented (see here and…