Run for Cover
G.M. said the deal would cover four years. The union declined to give details but said the agreement included improved profit-sharing and “significant improvements to health care benefits.” The deal was also expected to include so-called signing bonuses worth at least several thousand dollars. And the U.A.W. had been seeking a wage increase for entry-level workers, who earn about half as much as other workers...The union said in a statement that it had successfully fought G.M.’s proposals to weaken retirement benefits and obtain major concessions to health benefits. (NYT, 9/17/2011)
So here is an easy prediction: given the tough negotiating stance that GM (read: Obama) has taken here with the UAW, there will be another government bailout within ten years.
Implore Thee
“For God’s sake, why are we still looking at the same political and economic advisers that got us into this mess? It’s not working. Furthermore, it’s not going to work with the same team, the same strategy and the same excuses.” (James Carville)
Carville turns right......
Boys' Club
A new book claims that the Obama White House is a boys’ club marred by rampant infighting that has hindered the administration’s economic policy and left top female advisers feeling excluded from key conversations....In an excerpt obtained by The Post, a female senior aide to President Obama called the White House a hostile environment for women. (Washington Post, 9/16/2011)
Obama can keep NOW off his back with a simple statement reaffirming his support for abortion.
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