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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1212389" data-attributes="member: 1246">And libs love to claim the Koch Brothers have too much influence in American politics, their sway over the GOP is dwarfed a hunded-fold by the stranglehold the unions have over the Democrats.<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/social-security-cuts-afl-cio_n_4136470.html" target="_blank">WASHINGTON</a> — With fresh Capitol Hill budget battles on the horizon, the head of the leading labor federation planned to issue a blistering warning to unions’ Democratic allies on Monday, saying the AFL-CIO would “never stop working” to end the political careers of Democrats who cut entitlement programs.

“No politician … I don’t care the political party … will get away with cutting Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits. Don’t try it,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said, according to prepared remarks for a speech in Las Vegas, Nev.

According to the draft, which was supplied to HuffPost by the AFL-CIO, Trumka stressed his point for Democrats who may be wobbly on the issue.
“This warning goes double for Democrats,” he said. “We will never forget. We will never forgive. And we will never stop working to end your career.”
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[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1212389, member: 1246"] And libs love to claim the Koch Brothers have too much influence in American politics, their sway over the GOP is dwarfed a hunded-fold by the stranglehold the unions have over the Democrats. [INDENT][URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/social-security-cuts-afl-cio_n_4136470.html"]WASHINGTON[/URL] — With fresh Capitol Hill budget battles on the horizon, the head of the leading labor federation planned to issue a blistering warning to unions’ Democratic allies on Monday, saying the AFL-CIO would “never stop working” to end the political careers of Democrats who cut entitlement programs. “No politician … I don’t care the political party … will get away with cutting Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits. Don’t try it,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said, according to prepared remarks for a speech in Las Vegas, Nev. According to the draft, which was supplied to HuffPost by the AFL-CIO, Trumka stressed his point for Democrats who may be wobbly on the issue. “This warning goes double for Democrats,” he said. [B]“We will never forget. We will never forgive. And we will never stop working to end your career.”[/B] [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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