Obama pushing $23 billion teachers union bailout

Washington Examiner ^ | 5/14/10 | Mark Hemingway

[Nachum]

Yet another example of public sector employee union smash and grab, at a time when private sector workers are desperate for jobs:

The Obama administration on Thursday threw its support behind a $23 billion measure intended to avert large-scale teacher layoffs, urging Congress to include the effort in a spending bill lawmakers are drafting to fund wartime costs and other urgent needs.

"We are gravely concerned that ongoing state and local budget challenges are threatening hundreds of thousands of teacher jobs for the upcoming school year," Education Secretary Arne Duncan wrote in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

[Nachum]

Hey, nice schools ya got there

[Nachum]

The list, ping

[ColdOne]

Obama Youth!

[WOBBLY BOB]

[ClearCase_guy]

That's a lot of money. But I suspect that this sum won't be large enough for any of the money to slop on over into my town.

My town is pretty white.

[Pearls Before Swine]

It’s no wonder we can’t afford a decent border fence.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

Reparations. Urban school buy out. Can the Dems find any new idea?

[ntmxx]

Uhm…can anyone say a whole lot of skimming going on here?

Second, why are they exempt for basic economics; oh, that’s right vote buying has its costs…although, a fairly steep one at that.

[misterrob]

This is a case of over promising on the benefits front while not putting enough aside to make good on it.

[colonialhk]

NO

[Oratam]

Totally unnecessary. It’s not like NEA members will be voting GOP anytime soon.

[DB]

Just more denial of reality and prolonging the inevitable outcome. These fools think that if they can just hang on long enough that the magical money spigot will turn back on when in fact the magical money spigot was smoke and mirrors when it was on.

[albie]

“We are gravely concerned that ongoing state and local budget challenges are threatening hundreds of thousands of teacher jobs for the upcoming school year,”

...and this gives us “grave concern” that we won’t be able to continue revisionist history and teaching “trickle up” economics”!

[fso301]

In 2011, a potentially Republican Congress will be faced with what to do in response to all the public sector jobs that can no longer be financed through the then expired stimulus.

[dalebert]

no way ...contact your congressman...lol teachers are rolling their eyes at our local scholl when they have to stoop to talking to parents...i dont want to bail their union. i wish they were non union ...

[ronnyquest]

NO, NO, NO, NO!