Oh Danny Boy

Over the weekend, WHO DT had an interview with AFSCME Council 61 President Danny Homan.

Homan comes across more like the President of ASSME and the scientific community is united in that fact.

He was railing about the lies Republicans spread that he'll use "Fair Share" dues to support Dummycrat candidates and that the law won't allow it.

True enough, but the law doesn't allow using dues dollars for personal purchases and that didn't stop former AFSCME President Don McKee a few years ago.

I've been involved as an elected labor leader in the private sector (My John Kerry Moment?), and I was paid by the company in any meeting with them, so there was no additional cost to the union to represent non members in grievances.

As for bargaining, there is no additional cost to a union to bargain a contract whether it represents 100 or 1,000 employees.

I'm sure my buddy Charlie Wishman (CW) will correct my mistakes in a loving and caring fashion.

The Final Countdown?

The numbers of attendees at dueling (Terry Branstad's last name was on a sign in cross hairs, misspelled), err dualing statehouse rallies were across the spectrum.

For the Tea Party types, the count was 50, 60, 100 and 120.

Union supporter counts ranged from 500, 800 and 1,000.

Some in the media went with the safe, generic count of hundreds for both sides.

The head of ASSME, Danny Homan, made me laugh when he stated, Iowa activists organized Tuesday's rally at the last moment and didn't expect a huge turnout.

You try to lower expectations prior to the event.

Oh Danny Boy, the Iowa Fed sent out its press release (maybe Thursday) on the rally and the media went with on Friday February 18 for a Tuesday February 22 event.

That's not last moment and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Then to say you didn't expect a huge turnout after busing people in, and probably paying some, is sad.