Rev. Strickland caters to his flock

Rev. Strickland will try to use state money to buy approximately 7,000 votes for the democrats by further stuffing union coffers.

Rev. Strickland, doing a fine imitation of AG. Marc Dann, signed an executive order that will allow independent home health care workers to unionize. The disurbing thing of this is the Rev. thinks it will be good to allow independent contractors, used by the state, to unionize.

Who is it good for?

Is it good for Rev. Ted?

Hell yes! Catering to his flock, the Reverend just bought a whole bunch more votes for his party.

Is it good for the unions, which no longer stand for the workers and have become a subsidized mouthpiece for the democrat party?

Absolutely! Rev. Strickland's executive order can potentially lead to stuffing the unions pockets with union dues that will be paid by these, state paid independent contractors.

Surely one cannot think this is good for the patients or their families!

From the Akron Beacon Journal --

State Rep. Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican, noted the revealing sequence of events, lawmakers routing additional money to home care in the new state budget, the governor shortly thereafter opening the way for organized labor to tap into those funds.

If nothing else, the governor's action merited a broader discussion than the sweep of his signature. As things stand, it is hard to forget that the Service Employees International Union donated $134,800 to the governor and $1.6 million to the Ohio Democratic Party last year. Did someone say pay-to-play?