Bacon Bits: Special Interests

Bacon bits: political Special Interest 01/21/10

This week something happened that I thought could be a mistake by the U.S. Supreme Court that I feel is going to change how our government works. It was the courts overturning of the McCain/Feingold campaign finance reform bill. The ruling stated that the limiting of financial backing by corporations, unions, and special interest groups to political candidates was unconstitutional because private companies were covered under the first amendment and are treated as private citizens. Now I never thought that I would be agreeing with the president on something but this is it partly. The president’s response was predictable; in essence he said that it will allow “big oil, banking, healthcare companies and foreign powers” to control the policies in Washington.

As usual he blames those that the Democratic Party demonizes but I think the president has forgotten to include a few people on that list. Beginning with the unions SEIU, AFL-CIO, UAW, Teamsters, and others that are driving the issues of the Democratic Party. The return for their multi million dollar investment in our president, you get legislation making it easier for unions to get new members called card check, and Union officials in high places with in the government and White House. In particular the sectary of labor, regulation czar and our manufacturing czar all direct hire’s from the unions. Now tell me in time of dispute between unions and the business communities will we have an objective point of view in government, will we have any business friendly policies coming from this white house/ congress. Or are we going to have a massive kick in the butt waiting for our business community’s.

You also have community activist groups such as Acorn, Apollo Alliance, and many more who are helping to direct what the policy’s of the white house and congress are. If this president was true to the idea of keeping special interests out start with your own administration only when the white house is cleansed of every union, social advocate, and self confirmed socialist/communist admire then I will believe you. The only will that should be followed is the American citizens. Not those who would choose to direct policy’s to better fit the demands of an outside force. Sizzle on Bacon

UPDATE: 03/25/10 - Now I wrote this a little while back and since then I have come to a different conclusion. The first thing I have to correct is that this decision doesn’t do what the president mainly blamed it does in that in will allow foreign powers to control US policy. The reason why the constitution prevents any foreign powers to influence our nation’s policies. The second thing that I have to adjust is that I like the decision especially after the whole healthcare being forced down our throats regardless if you wanted to swallow it or not. We need to have advocates in Washington who will be the voice for the majority and be the counter force to the extreme left mentality that the congress seems to have now adopted. I still think that the president is a hypocrite for having direct hires from Union organization’s, far left social advocate groups, and self confirmed socialist/communist admires playing major roles in his administration. My last thought on this is that if our president wanted to actually be free of special interests like he says he wants congress to be why doesn’t do it now that’s the question? Yours for the second time
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Dan Deno