Modern News

Remember how The One, Barack Obama, claimed that he was going to alter the status quo in Washington where it concerns the same old way of doing business through those eeeevil D.C. lobbyists? Well, apparently, Obama has changed nothing and it can now be reported that his fellow Democrats have been enriched by many millions of dollars in political contributions from unions, lobbyists, and political action committees (PACs).

MSNBC is reporting that donations to politicians are way up this year with Obamacare being debated and the union’s favorite subject, the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), waiting in the wings. And the Democrats lead the Republicans by extremely lop-sided numbers, too.

Big Labor, for instance, has donated at 92% in favor of Democrats, the healthcare industry at 62% and PACs in general lavishing another 62% on Democrats over Republican pols.

But it has been the unions pushing the EFCA that have led the pack giving far and away more money to Washington pols than any other sector.

Union political action committees shelled out $11 million to lawmakers during the first six months of this year. Ranking second were health care interests, which gave $9.5 million from Jan. 1 through June 30, according to a CQ MoneyLine analysis of the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

The MSNBC piece details some of the top money receivers in Congress, so go on over and take a look at the story.

What this shows, though, is that those forces that oppose Big Labor have an awfully well funded enemy with which to contend. Imagine facing a force that can command $11 million in political donations in just the first six months of the year! And that doesn’t include the $50 some million that Big Labor donated during the late presidential election.

Remember, all this money comes from the member’s dues. Whether they wish to or not, the individual members are funding this giant give away of cash.