Quote of the Day

"Public-sector unionism is a very different animal from private-sector unionism. It is not adversarial but collusive. Public-sector unions strive to elect their management, which in turn can extract money from taxpayers to increase wages and benefits -- and can promise pensions that future taxpayers will have to fund."

Michael Barone Washington Examiner

This, by the way, is the answer to the question "How did Hawaii state government get so messed up?"