Ben Smith reports that Obama is getting some last-minute help from one of America’s leading unions in his effort to exceed expectations in the Pennsylvania primary:
The picture is of some rank-and-file members of the SEIU, but they’re not Obama volunteers (probably). They’re goons that the SEIU sent to disrupt a Michigan labor conference last weekend. The thuggish tactics are part of their ongoing fight with the California Nurses Association over efforts to unionize new workers. This time the SEIU sent a 68 year old woman to the Emergency Room. As a result of their heavy-handed tactics, a restraining order has now been slapped on the SEIU, along with an order for union boss Andy Stern to appear in court. It’s a good thing Obama is so clean and non-controversial–because from Jeremiah Wright, to Jodie Evans, to James Meeks, to union thugs, he seems to attract some unsavory supporters. One more thing: bonus “new style of politics” points to the SEIU for continuing to use one of Senator Obama’s favorite half-truths in the SEIU ad.
