A great labor endorsement, and no doubt one of many more to come, as people grow increasingly enthused about what they're seeing and hearing from Terry McAuliffe. The fact is, Terry McAuliffe is the true progressive in this race, all protestations, whining, screaming, and slime-slinging by one particular campaign (and a
handful of its supporters) to the contrary.
Today, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the largest union in the AFL-CIO, endorsed Terry McAuliffe for Governor of Virginia. AFSCME, which has more than 10,000 union and household members in Virginia, cited McAuliffe's leadership, business experience and bold vision for Virginia, calling him the candidate best equipped to get Virginia's economy back on track. McAuliffe has been a longtime supporter of AFSCME's and working family issues.
"In these tough economic times, it is more critical than ever that we work to grow the economy," said AFSCME International President Gerald W. McEntee. "AFSCME members are on the front-line delivering Virginia's public services, and we can see all too clearly that Virginians' needs are greater than ever. Terry McAuliffe understands those needs. He will work to address rising unemployment head-on by creating new jobs and new opportunities throughout the Commonwealth. Not only do we support his vision of a stronger Virginia, we will be proud to work with him to make it happen."
Last Monday, McAuliffe unveiled the second chapter of his Business Plan for Virginia, which focused on measures to create, attract, and keep good jobs with good benefits for every Virginian family. Throughout the chapter, McAuliffe emphasized Virginia's skilled and dedicated workers as one of the Commonwealth's greatest assets.
"I am proud to have earned AFSCME's endorsement," said McAuliffe. "Every day, their members are working to serve the people of Virginia, and I will be honored to have them at my side. Together, we will work to create quality jobs and establish Virginia as a leader in the new economy."
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Today, as Governor Kaine signs into law a bill prohibiting any state funding on embryonic stem-cell research, Brian Moran reiterated his strong belief "that stem cell research has the potential to cure incurable diseases and give hope to millions of Americans".
ReplyDelete- "In the legislature, he consistently fought against Republican attempts to ban stem cell research at our public colleges and universities. His Healthy Virginia plan calls for increasing research into the life saving cures from stem cell research. Brian knows, first-hand, what it means to have a family member struggle with an illness like this and he's committed to protecting it as Governor." -
Read more, watch Brian video here... http://raisingmoran.com/2009/03/brian-moran-protect-stem-cell-research/
If what you are saying is true, why is McAuliffe getting swamped in terms of local endorsements? I see he is getting national union endorsements but I don't see many local elected officials willing to sign on compared to Brian Moran.
ReplyDeleteBrian Moran's public endorsements
http://brianmoran.com/public-endorsements
I think the Angry Potato nailed you on this one, when he used your post here as an example of not-ethical blogging.
An Example of Ethical Blogging
http://theangrypotato.com/2009/03/30/an-example-of-ethical-blogging/
If it's "unethical" to criticize or take snarky shots at other campaigns or candidates, then we might as well shut down the Virginia and national blogospheres - left and right - today. Utter idiocy. By the way, does calling Terry McAuliffe "Terry McAwful" as you do over and over again count as "unethical?" LOL
ReplyDeleteAs to Terry McAuliffe's endorsements, he got into this race far later than Brian or Creigh (who were endorsed by their House and Senate colleagues, respectively, well before Terry threw his hat in the ring). Still, Terry's doing great on the endorsement front, including AFSCME of course, and will almost certainly be receiving more endorsements in the weeks to come. By the way, when's Dominion Power going to formally endorse Brian? Heh.