Stern’s appointment to the deficit commission a mockery

Greg Halvorson, AT:

Jaw-dropping. Just when you thought it couldn’t get stranger, the White House has appointed Andy Stern, head of the S.E.I.U., to the bipartisan deficit commission.

For those unfamiliar with the S.E.I.U., it’s America’s fastest growing union, and is largely responsible for the rise of the public-sector, which has eclipsed its private counterpart in “represented” employees. Public unions, by draining budgets (in the words of Mark Levin, “That’s right, I said it!”) foster an environment in which politicians back unions which, in turn, fund campaigns.

Stern’s appointment is pay-back. Since

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