Senator from the state of Walmart screws unions....

[rfranklin]

In what is, perhaps, the most devastating blow yet to the fate of the Employee Free Choice Act, Sen. Blanche Lincoln said on Monday that she will oppose the union-backed legislation.

The Arkansas Democrat, whose home state includes WalMart, one of the major business groups fighting EFCA, announced her decision during a meeting of the Little Rock Political Animals Club.

"I cannot support that bill," Lincoln said, according to Arkansas Business. "Cannot support that bill in its current form. Cannot support and will not support moving it forward in its current form."

Labor forces can ill-afford to lose any Democrats in this legislative battle, given the partisan lines of the EFCA vote in 2007. Already, Sen. Arlen Specter, the lone Senate Republican to vote for cloture on the Employee Free Choice Act back then, has indicated he will oppose cloture if the bill were to be brought up in this Congress.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/06/key-democrat-blanche-linc_n_183613.html

We all get screwed when unions get screwed.

[47of74]

1. The national party should tell her that she's on her own then come next primary

And run someone against her, and run a hard campaign too!

[rfranklin]

2. My thoughts exactly...

I've had with these bought and paid for corporate Democrats.

[customerserviceguy]

3. It will be difficult

to find a Senator from Arkansas that will bite the Walton family hand.

[XOKCowboy]

4. No doubt...

Sen. Lincoln has now shown who's trough she's feeding from with this legislation and the Estate Tax Cut. It would be hard to find any Dem get elected in that state without the Walton campaign contributions.

I love our election process. The best government that money can buy.

[tritsofme]

5. And welcome with arms wide open

the next Republican senator from Arkansas.

That'll really show em!

[ColbertWatcher]

6. Blanche, Blanche, Blanche. Shut up, love.

Either contribute something to the conversation (and the bill) or stop repeating the GOP-controlled media's talking points.

[Omaha Steve]

7. IF she ever leaves public office

She will make more at Walmart. (OOPS did I type that out loud?)