"A Web site popped up in January dedicated to preventing the tea party's "radical" and "dangerous" ideas from "gaining legislative traction," targeting GOP candidates in Illinois for the firing squad."This movement is a fad," proclaims TheTeaPartyIsOver.org, which was established by the American Public Policy Center (APPC), a D.C.-based campaign shop that few people have ever heard of."

As it turns out, the very same unions which hold our (Michigan)  state government hostage, are the ones funding the site through a scheme that attempts to mask their involvement.  The American Public Policy Center, receives donations from numerous left wing sources, but mainly from the 527S Group 'Patriot Majority' which has as ITS funders,  AFSCME ( American Fedn of St/Cnty/Municipal Employees ) and SEIU. ( Service Employees International Union )

In 2008 alone, Patriot majority received from AFSCME and SEIU over $6.5 Million dollars. Other notable contributions from the Teamsters, CWA, and AFL-CIO.  The top two below.

1     American Fedn of St/Cnty/Municipal Employees     $5,800,000
2     Service Employees International Union     $770,000

These two are unions which represent Michigan public employees.   Employees who pay dues to unions that lobby for the theft of our tax dollars already, and are now presuming to tell us that we do not have the moral high ground to petition our government, both in Michigan and nationally.  According to them we have wasted our time, and we will get over it..

This is merely the tip of the iceberg, when one considers there are others active politically who are not listed here as well. Nothing to see right? its merely a passing thing..  A fad.

A lark..

Just something to blow off steam.

NO..  IMO, this is the fight of our lives.  We either go the rest of the way down the road to a corrupted government where the people no longer have any say, or we throw the yoke off our backs and outlaw government employee unions.  These people will never stop trying to separate your hard earned money from you, by scheme or outright redistribution.  If government is there to protect people, why would they NEED a union?  Add to this, the ratio of government employee to private sector has never been larger, and we simply cannot afford it any longer.

Michigan has been the poster child for the destruction of a state based on the extortion of both business and taxpayer because of union involvement in the process.  I ask this to even you union dues payers.. ever try kicking out a boss? Doesn't work it?  You are not able to fire a union boss, and he makes three and four and sometimes ten times what you do.  you are nothing more than the peon to them that your union says your employer thinks you are.  They don't give a rats behind for the job, but for their  own power.

The teamsters showed this, and golly gee, one of you lucky teamsters got to kiss the ring:

despite the high cost of fuel and increasing difficulty trucking companies are having, have NOT let up pressure. As recently as June 9, 2008, Teamsters called for strike action against a company which already was facing financial problems.  As reported by Teamsters release:

           

The nationwide strike affects 24 terminals and about 1,250 Teamster employees at the PTS companies: Leaseway Motorcar Transport Company, E. and L. Transport Company, Hadley Auto Transport and Transportation Releasing.

            We are on strike to enforce our bargaining table demands, said Fred Zuckerman, Director of the Teamsters Carhaul Division.

    That was the Teamsters version..  Pretty straight forward and no apologies.  Performance Transportation Services Inc. announced closing a few days later.