tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post4661710057872673752..comments2023-10-26T08:02:44.948-04:00Comments on Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State: Foley In The Lion’s DenDon Pescihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-89451886707660045412014-06-18T08:34:33.639-04:002014-06-18T08:34:33.639-04:00On Tuesday night, Foley’s spokesman, Christopher C...On Tuesday night, Foley’s spokesman, Christopher Cooper, said, “Tom was invited to tomorrow’s debate and he wanted to go, but he did have a prior commitment. <br />------------<br />Mr. Foley does not view the Trumka gang as a threat of leonine proportions.<br />In the establishment New England Republican Party he fits purr-fectly; a real pussy cat.<br />peter brushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-79033212957802874012014-06-17T09:58:57.232-04:002014-06-17T09:58:57.232-04:00Since Mr. Foley appreciates unionization to such ...Since Mr. Foley appreciates unionization to such a degree, my suggestion is that he advocate for compulsory unionization of the taxpayers. Do the progressive pols want pesos much-isimos to fund public sector union pensions, etc.? Let them come to the Nutmeg Association of Self-Governing Citizens at budget time to negotiate a contract for a gross revenue level to be extracted from the electorate. While the new union is at it, it could negotiate arbitrary and capricious government regulation more favorable to the private sector.peter brushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-65008672196347601162014-06-17T08:13:00.353-04:002014-06-17T08:13:00.353-04:00A grosser example of a fiasco (from fare fiasco, l...A grosser example of a fiasco (from fare fiasco, literally, to make a bottle... who knew?)than Tom Foley's performance before Richard Trumka's federation of organizations is difficult to imagine. That he thought it was either his duty or his political opportunity to speak to that group indicates a lack of judgement. Expecting a positive reception for his craven speech indicates a lack of understanding of the left. His unwillingness to explain the moral and practical failure of public sector labor unions in themselves indicates his ideologically distorted world view. <br />-----------<br />Born January 9, 1952 (age 62)<br />Evanston, Illinois, U.S.<br />He went to Phillips Academy Andover and received an A.B. in Economics from Harvard and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.peter brushnoreply@blogger.com