Why Are You Reading This Junk?

One of my favorite blogs, "This Week with Barack Obama," does an excellent job summarizing the Blagojevich debacle and emphasizing that Obama himself, according to prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, was not implicated in a single iota of wrongdoing.

I believe that Obama's honor and integrity would preclude him from collusion in a plot revolving around an appointee to replace him in the Senate.  However, I would hope that most people with any semblance of brains in their head wouldn't be stupid enough to engage in corrupt acts with a guy who has absolutely no trace of discretion or judgment.  Brazen arrogance?  Massive chutzpah?  I prefer to use the term "complete moron" to describe Blago the clown.

This was the same guy who stood with the workers at Republic Windows and Doors yesterday and demanded action from Bank of America to help the company meet its financial obligation to the workers.  I knew he was under investigation for something or other, but I learned the full story today.  Yikes.

The man is innocent until proven guilty, but the recordings obtained from all the wiretaps that were done don't make his innocence look terribly promising.

The above video shows two of the voices who are fighting for justice and what's owed to the workers at Republic Windows and Doors.

I don't claim to know who shoulders the brunt of the blame and where to accurately point the finger.  I'm not a huge fan of Bank of America for taking away Republic's credit line after receiving a government capital injection meant to keep credit flowing in the market.  I certainly don't hold Republic in high regard for being likely in violation of the federal WARN Act.

I do know one thing: these workers deserve justice and every last penny of money that they are owed according to the terms of their union contracts.

This has huge potential to become the first shot fired in a series of actions designed to bring the plight of American workers to the forefront.  An increasing number of them are getting the shaft while the bankers continue to loot the Treasury.  The grassroots movement and mandate for change that resulted from Obama's campaign and election, in addition to his statement at a press conference affirming Republic's responsibility to its workers, has made the political climate ripe for this movement to happen.

If you wish to assist through a donation to the UE Local 1110 Solidarity Fund or by sending a supportive message to the workers, then you can do so via the UE website.