Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Wal-Mart awakens, Democrats ask 'what have we done?'

Story: " Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest employer, is planning to launch a voter registration and education campaign this fall targeted at its 1.3 million employees in an effort to combat growing criticism from Democrats and labor unions.
By doing so, the world’s largest retailer is striding into the national political arena, which until this election cycle it has taken pains to avoid.
Wal-Mart’s voter registration and education programs could be among the biggest in the country, though not as big as those of its labor union opponents. The AFL-CIO, for example, has nearly 13 million members.
The company’s decision appears to be a response to several high-profile Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and four 2008 Democratic presidential hopefuls, who participated in a labor-organized anti-Wal-Mart campaign this summer."

And so the sleeping giant awakens. Back a few weeks ago, the Democrats declared war upon Wal-mart, and we discovered it was at the behest of the Unions.
Well, now Wal-Mart is rallying its employees to vote, for the first time ever. The Unions have been driving voters since their inception, so it should be very interesting to see the results of this drive.

2 comments:

Mercy Now said...

As the old saying goes, be careful what you ask for cuz you may just get it. In this case, if it's a war the Dems want, then a war they'll get.

RobertDWood said...

hehe. Chronicles of Narnia reference...

I think wal-mart wins this round.