Have you noticed how well Obama’s stimulus package has worked? People are working again, the economy is booming and the near meltdown of 2008 is all in the past. At least that’s what President Obama would have you believe. In fact, Obama’s position is that the stimulus was so effective, it’s time to spend even more money the country doesn’t have on a new and improved stimulus bill for 2010. The Washington Post reports “President Obama urged reluctant lawmakers Saturday to quickly approve nearly $50 billion in emergency aid to state and local governments.”

Remember all those crazy Republican governors that tried to turn down stimulus money in 2009, saying that the money would artificially inflate their state’s revenue, and create an unsustainable single year increase in spending? Funny thing – they were right. States cannot depend on the federal government to fill their budget shortfalls. The bottom line is there is no money – spendthrift states have to cut back (although, not having any money doesn’t seem to stop the federal government).

Since it is a well known fact that Democrats do not let economic realities get in the way of their agenda, it should be apparent that there is a more insidious plan at play here. The Democrats want to use tax dollars to keep local bureaucrats employed. While Obama may say he is concerned about “police and firefighters,” he is really concerned about teachers and unionized workers. Bailing out the states would ensure that unionized government workers would not lose their jobs, and still be able to pay their union dues. Their dues to unions like the NEA and the purple-shirt mafia known as the SEIU. Care to guess which political party reaps the benefits of politically active and financially sound unions? In a 2006 article entitled “Teachers’ Pets,” the Wall Street Journal reported that the NEA, the largest teacher’s union in the United States, gave away $65 million in political contributions to liberal causes. Included among the recipients of NEA donations were: “Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Amnesty International, AIDS Walk Washington and dozens of other such advocacy groups.” While any person, or organization, should be free to chose where they spend THEIR money, it is an entirely different issue when an organization receives government – taxpayer – dollars. The Democrats are bailing out their constituencies leading up to an election. Moreover, and here is the greatest sin in the entire scheme, the Democrats are funding organizations, with taxpayer dollars, that will surely contribute to Democratic Party efforts in 2010 and 2012. Essentially, through circular financial dealings, the Democrats are funneling tax dollars into their reelection campaigns. This from the “most ethical congress ever.” You could knock me over with a feather.