IN TRYING TO SMEAR ALEC, WASHPO LIBERAL GETS IT WRONG

Human Events ^ | 12-11-13 | Merrill Matthews

[ThethoughtsofGreg]

The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank published an op-ed last week trying to pile on to the liberal attacks on the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC.

ALEC is a 40-year-old organization of conservative state legislators. I’ve been attending its meetings for more than 20 years.

Because ALEC takes an unashamedly free market approach to policy issues, it tends to attract more Republican state legislators than Democrats, but it has always been bipartisan and frequently reaches out to moderate and conservative-leaning Democrats. For example, then-Governor Joe Manchin of West Virginia has spoken via video to the group.

ALEC’s mission has expanded over the years. It now has several task forces that focus on different issues facing the states: health and human services, tax and budget, education, energy, communications, commerce, etc. The task force meetings usually include presentations from various individuals and groups; the one I attended last week had presentations from Canada on trade issues and from a People’s Republic of China diplomat talking about the country’s new economic reforms. Task forces also craft resolutions and model legislation that states are free to embrace or disregard.

[T-Bird45]

Hmmm...Dana Milbank got something wrong...better ask the Admin Moderator to move this to Breaking News!!!

[EveningStar]

Dana Milbank article in WaPo: ALEC stands its ground

[Cyman]

I listened to this guy on NPR while driving to get an emergency root canal done. My ears hurt worse than my tooth but I couldn’t turn it off as the interviewer was agreeing with everything this idiot said without reservation.