I’m left to wonder about all those AFL-CIO members who must be scratching their heads at this one.   Not the goonish thug types, but the ordinary union worker who ain’t got a choice but to see his dues spent on such ridiculous political maneuverings.   I seriously wonder if the peeps marching in circles around the Wisconsin Capitol protesting what they see as an attack on their membership know that Richard Trumka honors both the job killing President Obama and the job stealing Chinese Premier Jiabao.   If so, how the heck do they reconcile that factual reality?   Seriously? 
But they represent the workers right?   Go figure….

At the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference last week, spokesperson Liu Weimin’s revealed that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was awarded “the Best Friend of American Worker” by the US International Longshoremen’s Association a division of the AFL-CIO. The Chinese ambassador to the United States reportedly received the award on his behalf.  (more)

(Politico) — In a widely expected move, the AFL-CIO, the largest labor organization in the United States, endorsed President Obama for reelection Tuesday.

“With our endorsement today, we affirm our faith in him—and pledge to work with him through the election and his second term to restore fairness, security and shared prosperity,” AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said in a statement. (more)