Democrats Pass the "Me First" Bill as a Payoff to Government Employees Unions
Welcome to the Anti-Capitalist, Centrally-Planned Economy George Bush and his merry gang of Wall Street looters sent capitalism reeling. Now the neo-socialist Democrats under Obama are finishing the job. Can't have pampered government workers taking pay cuts like the rest of America, noooo way! Not only is the federal government giving states more money to pay off government unions, it's also dictating how it is to be spent: Upset that Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry put some of his state's stimulus money in reserve, Democrats stipulated that Texas can receive education money only if it spends some of the earlier stimulus funds. Congress is sending a message to Perry, said Representative Sheila Jackson Lee: "Don't fool with money for children and education."( Reuters ) Hugo Chavez would be proud of comrade Sheila. Have you wondered what the progressive statist alternative to capitalism would look like? This is it! Since the beginni...