On Sep 11, 2012, at 7:29 AM, Wojtek S wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/education/in-chicago-teachers-strike-signs-of-unions-under-siege.html?_r=0
>
> Even so, Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at the Century
> Foundation, a liberal-leaning research group, said that not only
> Republicans but also many Democrats were aiming their fire at
> teachers’ unions.
>
> “They’re getting very little support from some Democrats,” he said.
> “The Obama administration has adopted a center-right position on
> issues like nonunion charter schools and performance pay. The places
> where teachers’ unions used to look for support are no longer coming
> through for them.”
>
> [WS:] It does not make much sense. If O loses teacher unions support
> he may as well kiss his political ass goodbye in November, as there is
> no way that his union bashing, or for that matter anything he does or
> says, to make repug racists vote for him.
1. For striving politicians like Obama some things are much more profitable than re-election.
2. Team-Obama is sure that the election is in the bag anyway. And you may be sure that they have their very good reasons.
3. Rahm Emmanuel is O's "Godfather"s heir.
Shane Mage
"scientific discovery is basically recognition of obvious realities that self-interest or ideology have kept everybody from paying attention to"