Union power

this brief post and the accompanying chart says it all.  Without union support, the democrat party would disappear.  Not enough people understand just how much the political field is tilted by the influence and money of the unions.

THERE IS REALLY ONLY ONE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP

And that is labor unions. Antony Davies of Duquesne has prepared a series of charts that summarize special interest political contributions from 1989 to 2009, based on data from Open Secrets. This chart is the most revealing; it shows that the overwhelming majority of special interest money goes to Democrats, and that unions dwarf everyone else. It’s actually even worse than the chart shows at first glance, since teachers’ unions are listed separately and account for another $50 million, virtually all of it given to Democrats. If everyone understood what this chart is telling us, there would be a lot more outrage about what's going on in Congress and in politics in general. Click to enlarge:

Via Veronique de Rugy at The Corner.

As I’ve said before, I think it is time to revisit the privileged status that unions are given under the antitrust laws. If we repeal Section 6 of the Clayton Act, unions will be on a level playing field with the rest of us.http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2011/06/there-is-really-only-one-special-interest-group.php