Wackenhut: Wacky Name, but They’re Even Worse on Labor Relations

Our brothers over in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are waging an organizing campaign at Wackenhut Security, the firm that furnishes security services at National Parks and monuments like the Liberty Bell.
Incidentally, the Liberty Bell is where two Philadelphia area congressmen, Chaka Fattah and Patrick Murphy (my congressman), rallied with Wackenhut workers and [...]

Barack Obama on Independence Mall

Speaking to 35,000 of his closest friends. Just the sort of thing to prepare the rest of us in PA to get out and vote in tomorrow’s primary.

Philadelphia Daily News Endorses Obama:
“A Choice between the Past and the Future”

The Daily News endorsed Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in this coming Tuesday’s PA primary. Here’s a snippet:
Contrary to Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign slogan, we believe Barack Obama is more likely to be “ready on Day One” to lead us in a new direction. Because of his experience.
Sure, Clinton has more “experience” of a sort. [...]

Barack Obama at the National Constitution Center:
A More Perfect Union

Here is the video of Barack Obama’s speech on race in America, given March 18, 2008, at the National Constitution Center.

Click here to visit the Obama website, where you can also read the text of the speech.

A Friendly Union Rivalry over Phillies-Rockies

Every Philadelphia fan is justifiably excited about the National League Divisional Series opening today between the Colorado Rockies and our Fightin’ Phils. An email from Denver Brown’s George Keiffer let me know the folks in Denver are just as excited.
It’s a fitting rivalry - just like their Unionist fans, both the Phillies and the Rockies [...]