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May 13, 2009

Obama was 'bought and paid for' by union

In what the NY Post refers to as the "ultimate pay-for-play scheme," the SEIU spent "a fortune" to elect Barack Obama to the White House and they're not shy about boasting of it nor reaping the benefits from O's administration for doing so. This is not to say, however, that we the taxpayers aren't now paying for the rewards to the SEIU for their investment:

WE spent a fortune to elect Barack Obama -- $60.7 million to be exact -- and we're proud of it," boasted Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, to the Las Vegas Sun this week. The behemoth labor organization's leadership is getting its money's worth. Whether rank-and-file workers and ordinary taxpayers are profiting from this ultimate campaign pay-for-play scheme is another matter entirely.

And the payoffs keep coming for the SEIU ...

Posted by Hyscience at May 13, 2009 7:32 AM

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