Union corruptocrats lobby for Labor Secretary corruptocrat

By Michelle Malkin  •  February 9, 2009 10:18 AM

Troubled Obama Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is getting a little help from her friends. She’s lobbied herself. Her husband’s businesses failed to pay tax liens that were 16 years old — until she was nominated. And questions about her competence and lack of disclosure won’t go away.

She’s the perfect union bosses’ pick:

Increasingly frustrated by Senate Republicans stalling the confirmation of Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) as Labor Secretary, unions are preparing to amp up a national campaign for the nominee.

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) blasted a web video to 60,000 online activists Friday asking them to support Solis’s confirmation. In the video, SEIU President Andy Stern asks viewers to sign a petition to back the California Democrat for the Labor position.

“Sadly, conservative Republicans — people who blocked the minimum wage, children’s health insurance — are now using the same old Washington tactics trying to stop Secretary Solis from being confirmed,” said Stern. “She has every qualification for someone we need to lead the Secretary’s role at the Department of Labor.”

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  1. #1
    On February 9th, 2009 at 10:22 am, txvet2 said:

    The only people in the world more corrupt than Mexican politicians are American politicians and union thugs.

  2. #2
    On February 9th, 2009 at 10:27 am, sonofdy said:

    “She has every qualification for someone we need to lead the Secretary’s role at the Department of Labor.”

    AKA being a paid spokeswoman for the unions.

  3. #3
    On February 9th, 2009 at 10:50 am, guerro said:

    I have an idea on how the govt can reap billions of dollars to stem the financial crisis and pay for new spending. Just nominate every democratic politician so that they will all pay their unpaid taxes. Problem solved.

  4. #4
    On February 9th, 2009 at 10:59 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Union corruptocrats Communists lobby for Labor Secretary corruptocrat Communist

  5. #5
    On February 9th, 2009 at 11:11 am, taylork said:

    …are now using the same old Washington tactics…

    I’ve been hearing that phrase for over 20 years now.

    Perhaps it should be called the “same old response”

  6. #6
    On February 9th, 2009 at 11:16 am, right4life said:

    On February 9th, 2009 at 10:22 am, txvet2 said:
    The only people in the world more corrupt than Mexican politicians are American politicians and union thugs.

    that is VERY questionable…

  7. #7
    On February 9th, 2009 at 11:19 am, robhic said:

    What’s so hard about finding another unqualified person capable of being controlled by the unions whose spouse did pay their taxes? There must be thousands of ‘em running around.

    Why is Hilda so special…?

  8. #8
    On February 9th, 2009 at 11:23 am, maine yankee said:

    Soon ‘wearing the union label’ is going to mean ‘wearing the obama armband’

  9. #9
    On February 9th, 2009 at 11:27 am, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    The violation of House rules on lobbying- can she face criminal indictments?

    (Not that Holder’s DoJ would ever investigate…)

  10. #10
    On February 9th, 2009 at 11:30 am, iamsaved said:

    Can’t Obama find one honest person of integrity and character to nominate for his cabinet positions?

    Anyone see a pattern here? Actually, it’s not a pattern at all but a straight line of blemished nominees.

    All of Obama’s past and current associations are tainted.

    Obama is inexperienced, over his head, and winging it. This man should never have been elected. And they said Palin didn’t have the experience to even be Vice President? Obama has a neon sign on his back that says “I’m Lost, don’t follow me”.

  11. #11
    On February 9th, 2009 at 11:47 am, ckrcsmith said:

    I’m puzzled. I thought she had withdrawn her name from the nomination. Did I miss something?

  12. #12
    On February 9th, 2009 at 11:56 am, lottadawg said:

    Its all coming more clear. Obama is reaching for complete chaos. I just heard he signed an executive order to provide only union labor can work under stimulus money. With this kind of Chicago corruption it won’t matter who heads up Labor. Its really the death of our nation. Free loving people will not live this way and there will be repercussions.

  13. #13
    On February 9th, 2009 at 12:00 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    Union corruptocrats lobby for Labor Secretary corruptocrat

    No, really? :shock:

  14. #14
    On February 9th, 2009 at 12:09 pm, PhredE said:

    “She has every qualification for someone we need to lead the Secretary’s role at the Department of Labor.”

    Sigh. Not quite.

    Her NumbersUSA score (F-)
    Seems that she might be good at representing “workers”, just not the American ones…

  15. #15
    On February 9th, 2009 at 12:19 pm, txvet2 said:

    On February 9th, 2009 at 11:16 am, right4life said:

    Yeah, I would have phrased it better, but I was under time pressure.

  16. #16
    On February 9th, 2009 at 12:26 pm, nail49 said:

    ‘wearing the obama armband mark of the beast’

    maine yankee: Fixed it for you

  17. #17
    On February 9th, 2009 at 12:38 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    Just more proof that the original Dubya, George Washington, had it right with his cabinet:
    Secretary of State
    Secretary of War
    Secretary of Treasury
    Attorney General
    (debatable)

    All the others are a waste of taxpayer money.

  18. #18
    On February 9th, 2009 at 12:56 pm, FilmLadd said:

    You’d think all these income tax problems would make these idiots more in favor of the Fair Tax.

  19. #19
    On February 9th, 2009 at 1:03 pm, b-cat said:

    On February 9th, 2009 at 12:56 pm, FilmLadd said:
    You’d think all these income tax problems would make these idiots more in favor of the Fair Tax.

    No, then paying taxes would be mandatory. It is optional for Democrats currently, while mandatory for us.

  20. #20
    On February 9th, 2009 at 1:10 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    On February 9th, 2009 at 12:56 pm, FilmLadd said:

    You’d think all these income tax problems would make these idiots more in favor of the Fair Tax.

    Unfortunately, “fairness” is a buzzword in the liberal vocabulary for taxing the rich and spreading the wealth. And that includes them.

  21. #21
    On February 9th, 2009 at 1:16 pm, judybeth said:

    Mr. Stern is simply “clueless” about the disgust of Americans for the choices of President Obama’s Advisers for his Cabinet and heads of Agencies. Solis for Labor will push the “unconstitutional ban on employees’ rights to ‘secret ballots’ to vote on unionizing”. Secret ballots protect their identity and themselves from persecution! Simply put: That is wrong on every level!

    I find it impossible to believe that President Obama is NOT just a “puppet” for his far-left leaning Advisers, and his ACLU, Soros, Planned Parenthood, big Labor, anti-family, etc., campaign contributors!

    Other than President Obama’s disturbing & questionable choice of an active member of the “International Socialists Party” (Is he a member, too?), all of his choices resemble a “Rogues Gallery” of un-indicted, un-prosecuted felons guilty of tax-evasion and other undisclosed crimes!

    (Reminders from previous articles of yours)
    Additionally, his choices for Justice Dept are among the favorites of the “far-far away” leftists!

    The worst choice by far is Confirmed AG Holder. His law firm represents GITMO detainees from Pakistan and Yemen. The nominee for Deputy, Ogden, has represented the Porn Industry, Planned Parenthood, Am Fed of Abortion Providers, and People for the American Way. Nominee Perrelli believes in Assisted-Suicide & Euthanasia (represented Terri Schaivo’s husband’s right to pull her life support plug) and abortion on demand. Nominee Dawn Johnsen served/trained with the ACLU and she has represented NARAL for years! Need I say more?

    Send emails to the Senate Judiciary Cmte members (list found on the Senate website). Use their official Web Forms and ask them to block President Obama’s Labor and Judiciary nominees.

    “Speak out or forever hold your peace” is more critical than ever BEFORE all Americans, conservative newspapers, Radio/TV, are permanently silenced and lose their “freedom of speech” and rights of re-dress and to dissent/complain to our Govt. That is next on the left Agenda! jb

    Quickly slipping away are Americans’ rights to positively influence and protect our American culture from further erosion because of the almost total “disconnect between the citizens and Washington’s self-interested, self-indulgent” White House & Congress! jb

  22. #22
    On February 9th, 2009 at 1:39 pm, simcoe said:

    “She has every qualification for someone we need to lead the Secretary’s role at the Department of Labor.”

    It’s difficult to argue with facts and truth as spoken by union leaders, which doesn’t happen often, and only a Democrat-Corruptocrat could think that this would be a welcome endorsement.

    The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) blasted a web video to 60,000 online activists Friday asking them to support Solis’s confirmation. In the video, SEIU President Andy Stern asks viewers to sign a petition to back the California Democrat for the Labor position.

    Video?
    Hardly surprising given that probably half or more of the members of this union are under educated and don’t even speak or understand English (Harry Reid’s illegals), which means the video had to be translated or put out in a foreign language and couldn’t be in written form. Think back to your last stay in a hotel.

  23. #23
    On February 9th, 2009 at 2:33 pm, cheapseat said:

    CHICAGO POLITICS. GET USED TO IT.

  24. #24
    On February 15th, 2009 at 7:35 pm, Pat said:

    She also hosts a “social justice” meeting every year, with all the usual suspects. She’s totally left.

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