No, that's what they *should* be embarrassed about.
I'm sure the embarrassment is exactly as the article implies. This is probably a prelude to a campaign finance "scandal" that will direct press attention away from actual Repug policy, per a pattern that should be obvious by now. Expect the Repugs to yell that these constitute illegal in-kind campaign contributions (as, in fact, they may). Expect the Dems to allow labor to twist in the wind if the Dems are given a break. Expect more labor leaders to have the threat of indictment hanging over their heads. It's a win-win for the Repugs, who screw the Dems or the AFL-CIO or both. And if it blows away, well, there go a few days when people aren't talking about absentee ballot manipulation in Florida or giveaways to Big Business.
Do the federal campaign finance laws have a five- or seven-year statute of limitations? Because if it's five, then the witching hour is coming up, and the Repugs may be getting their licks in because they've been "informally" appraised that some shit is coming down (probably tied back to the 1996 Teamster election).
----Original Message Follows---- From: "Max Sawicky" <sawicky at bellatlantic.net> Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Subject: RE: AFL Had Veto Power on DNC Campaign Spending 1996 Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 00:23:21 -0400
too bad they didn't choose to exert any influence over POLICY!!!!!!!!
They want it secret because it's so embarrassing, what they gave and how little they get in return.
mbs
Documents that Democrats want kept secret detail coordinated political work with unions Source: AP Published: 7/19/01 Author: Larry Margasak
WASHINGTON (AP) Documents that the Democratic Party and unions have sued to keep secret reveal a campaign strategy in which labor and party officials served side-by-side on committees that directed the Democrats' election activities in each state.
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