It is too
early in the pundit cycle to see if the midterms were a new trend
Clearly the enchantment
for Obama across many segments has come to an end
One of the
major losers would appear to be teachers’ unions that spent 80 million of cash
Almost all
of which went to Blue candidates many of whom burned and crashed
These were
not voluntary contributions but mandatory dues
No wonder
many teachers forced to pay are in a stew
Teachers’
unions have fought tooth and nail against charter schools
In public
education clearly a most effective tool
No matter
how many dollars public education claims
Too many
students receive a diploma that is an education only in name
Teachers’
unions have fought tooth and nail for tenure, making it almost impossible to
eject
Teachers who
are incompetent to teach and who in the private market most employers would
reject
Teachers
unions have fought tooth and nail against pension reform as unfunded liabilities
soar
While
expecting a bailout from taxpayers the poor saps who in incompetence the pols
look to gore
80 million
dollars and most of the Blue candidates went down to defeat
In California
a case has moved to appeal to insure the allocation of dues to politics does not
repeat
In California
it costs a teacher over a $1,000 in dues each year
Much of
which goes to campaign funding for Blues whose policies many teachers want to
stay clear
Out of the
ashes of the Blues funeral pyres the need for renewed debate on whether public
unions should even exist
Especially
when their mandatory dues collected from Reds and Blues make it hard for elected
officials to their demands resist
© November 9, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka
the Alaskanpoet
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