Sen. Blanche Lincoln says she can't support EFCA

Wow just wow. After Biden helped her raise almost a million in one day for re-election.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln has said she cannot support the Employee Free Choice Act in its current form.

In a visit Monday with the Political Animals Club, the Democrat from Arkansas said she could not support the EFCA, which is federal legislation aimed at making union organizing easier. She said the legislation is "one of those issues that creates great division as well as distraction at a time we need all hands on deck."

Lincoln admitted she might not have made her position clear previously, but said she was doing so now.

http://www.kfsm.com/sns-ap-ar--lincoln-efca,0,2570571.story

Don't forget to tune into The Big Ed Show today on MSNBC. I bet he has a few words for her.

Come on, we all know she wants SOMETHING. What does she want?

Hasn't stopped MOST Dems from backing EFCA.

there needs to be some kind of effort to get the American people to pick up the phone and call these people. Maybe like if 1% of the population did it, that would be enough? I know..too much to ask. Next time it is.

I hear Wal-Mart is hiring lobbyists...

That's a 35% rate after a $10 million dollar exemption--$5 million for individuals.

For having been in office for over a decade she's faring badly. No amount of Wal-Mart sales is going to help her if she doesn't get a clue.

This is what happens when the White House basically signals that they're not going to push to keep anyone in line, and they're not going to make it a policy priority.

Why would we EXPECT any of these tools to take a tough, controversial position when no one is forcing them too - either by threat or promise?!

You think everyone is just going to do it out the goodness of their heart? Why the fuck SHOULD they - in real politik terms - go out on a limb with the administration won't and doesn't care to make this a priority at this time?

God it's so typical.

Just like fake "democrat" pieces of shit like Blanche Walton voting against Democrats, the working class, and the American People. TYPICAL DLC/Blueballer.

Have I mentioned tonight how much I hate these "people"?

EFCA is simply not going to pass without Specter's support or Franken seated. It's impossible.

Hell, we really kind of already got it with Bayh and his "Blue Dog" coalition. I might agree with her when it comes to something like gun control but there is no better time to deal with EFCA and especially health care. The people opposing stuff like EFCA and REAL health care reform need to be exposed for what they are- OBSTRUCTIONISTS of a positive middle-/working-class agenda!!!!!!

Mandate secret ballot elections within two weeks.

Take away card check and it is very hard to demonize this bill as anything but fair.

Disgraceful.

to oppose it too.

if you don't, drop the pretense and call yourself the Repuke that you are. Not that anybody would be surprised if Blanche Walmart did. :eyes:

union supporters.

Or the whole concept of PAYING people fairly for a day's work?

against EFCA.

We need 51 Senate votes to pass EFCA.

Not 60.

And a real Republican filibuster can easily be defeated.

All true filibusters end and don't last very long.

Force the Republicans to filibuster!

And I'm not talking about the fake "call-in" filibuster that the Republicans and conservative Senator Reid love so much.

Don't even think Fulbright was. Possibly not even Bumpers, and he was the Arkansas politician we SHOULD have nominated for president.