The confirmation of radical unionist Hilda Solis, Democrat congresswoman from Los Angeles, to be Obama's new Secretary of Labor has hit a snag.
While the Senate has approved other Cabinet nominees left and right -- including a Treasury Secretary who has admitted to failing to pay income taxes -- Solis has yet to make it out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The Pasadena Star-News has more:
At least one unidentified Republican senator is using a parliamentary procedure to holdup Solis' confirmation, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, alleged from the Senate floor Thursday.
The anonymous hold -- as the informal delay tactic is known -- essentially prevents the full Senate from voting on Solis' confirmation by threatening a filibuster. It could be lifted at any time.
The hold was placed on the nomination because of Solis' support for legislation aimed at facilitating union organization and regarding pay-discrimination, and for non-responsive answers during her confirmation hearing, the Washington, DC-based Congress Daily reported Friday.
President Obama is asking the Senate -- and the American people -- to approve as Labor Secretary a Congresswoman who chose not to -- or can't -- answer questions about worker freedom, secret ballots, or prevailing wage laws. As we recently wrote, Solis told the HELP Committee that she is "not qualified" to discuss Right to Work.
Solis has made a political career of carrying Big Labor's water -- first in the California legislature and more recently in the U.S. House of Representatives. She sports a 100 percent lifetime AFL-CIO rating. In fact, the union bosses hand-picked Solis in 2000 to challenge then-incumbent Congressman Marty Martinez (D-CA) because Martinez "only" voted with Big Labor 80 percent of the time.
Here is what she said at the recent U.S. Senate confirmation hearing in which Solis dodges questions on basic issues any Labor Secretary nominee should be able to address -- issues like card check and Right to Work. Check out the video below:
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Labor built this country,
Labor built this country, not capital.
Union Yes!
labor built this country?
That " labor built this country " may be true. However, where does the money come from to pay for labor and projects? Destroy capital and there is no need for labor.
Labor Is Good; Anonymous Holds Are Bad
Labor certainly did build the country, and unions are important.
Of course, people on both sides of the issue should oppose the corrupt practice of anonymous holds. The Senate belongs to the people, and the people have a right to know what is going on there. The Senators have forgotten who they work for.
Ummm... it requires BOTH...
Ummm... it requires BOTH... Can't build without labor. Can't pay for the labor or the materials without capital. This isn't rocket science.
Labor?
Unions haven't existed since creation. How do you think this country got where it was before unions came on the scene?
There was once a time for union value that long since disappeared with the dodo bird.
Labor - Yes!
I represent workers every day and support their rights for fair wages, benefits, and working conditions. I'll never be ashamed at that. I'm proud to fight for my co-workers on the job. God Bless
labor, YES!
You are astoundingly correct for a moron, as you have four words correct out of six. That's nearly 70%, or a C average. The correct answer is:
LABOR BUILT THIS COUNTRY. Period.
However, unions are destroying this country, because they represent ANTI-labor. Name me one thing about a union that actually promotes labor. Name me one thing a union represents, which is aimed to help the company which employs the union workers to be productive and to encourage production. Unions have destroyed the auto industry, the steel industry, the education of our children and most city, county and state budgets across this country.
nominee Congresswoman Hilda Soles
How can you appoint this woman as Labor Secretary, when she can not or will not answer simple questions concerning labor issues. She said " Not qualified to discuss" Right to Work. She has to discuss with President first. What kind of a Labor Secretary do we want. Not his type. We want someone who is not afraid to tell us how she feels on isues, etc. Not a very good choice for this appointment. Sounds like another Geithner.
Labor Secretery Nominee
What do you expect? After approving the dishonest secretery of the treasury Obama must feel that he can nominate anyone no matter how brazen.
Labor Secretary
It is impossible to believe that these people whom Obama chooses are the ONLY people in the USA who are 'qualified' for these jobs - obviously, to qualify per Obama, they have to be 'dishonest' as in the case of Timothy Geithner - or 'not qualified to answer the question' as in the case of this woman - or pardon convicted fugitives - what is this? are all the Congressmen and women blithering idiots?? Have they all taken their hearing aids out of their ears? It is clear that the Congress on both sides thinks that the average American is stupid and illiterate !!! Give me a break......!
Obama's Friends
What do you expect from a man with no experience who relies on other people to make choices for him. How can any American trust a man who numbers among his friends Jeremiah Wright, William Ayres and Tony Resco. I personally did not vote for Obama based on his political views, not the color of his skin. I'll bet Oprah Winfrey can't say the same thing. Voting for a candidate based on the color of his skin is racism pure and simple. Obama's socialist ideas will drive this country into a hole that will take generations to did out of.
Obama
Since he has in essence verified that he is a Muslim and was probably born out side of the US we can expect him to put the most socalist people in every position he can. They can be the world's worst people but the Democrats will fall in line and let it happen. He is day by day, in only 9 short days, disarming the US of any influence in the free world and setting up the path for the first dictatorship this country has ever seen. It will probably distroy what our founding fathers set up as a shining path to freedom for all. Thanks you Bush haiters, you boxed yourself and the rest of in a corner we may never get out of.
This is only the beginning you poor people have no idea what you are in for.
Keep your eyes and ears open, for a change, and when you catch on to how it all got away you can thank yourselves for not finding out who the guy really was before you let him in the door.
you all should combine forces
http://citizenwells.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/obama-natural-born-citizen-...
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Obama has been asked repeatedly to present a copy of his birth
certificate. Obama has refused to supply a copy of his birth
certificate. Is Obama eligible to be president?
Was Obama born in Kenya? I have two powerful sources that indicate
that Obama was born on Kenya. One is a reporter working behind the
scenes. The other is from the following site. The headline is shown
below and states:
“Kenyan-born OBAMA makes history…wins presidential nomination.”
http://www.usafricaonline.com/chido.obama08houston.html
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http://drorly.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-much-is-obama-paying-to-defend-hi...
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How much is Obama paying to defend his ineligibility?
I was asked this question. How much is Obama paying to defend his ineligibility? Let's see. I saw in Justia 48 legal actions in Federal courts alone. In state courts there are probably many more cases, since people are more at ease filing in their local state circuit courts pro se. In my Keyes v Bowen case there are 4 attorneys representing Obama, 4 representing SOS Bowen and one representing electors-9 in all. There are two issues here:
1. of course he is spending a fortune. His CA attorneys are Beverly Hills firm (unless it's just a front) and DC Robert Bauer that has been around the block time and again. My guess they are charging $600 an hour. You do the math.
2. The States are spending a fortune. They are wasting our taxpayer's dollars to defend indefensible.
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Obama isn't leagal to be there, and isn't going to appoint good people for the USA, nor are they going to be held accountable.
We need help, AMERICA workers need help, pls check all this out. BB