Vermont governor Shumlin steals spotlight at Washington labor protest

[cal04]

http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/labor/146345-vermont-governor-steals-the-spotlight-at-washington-labor-protest

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin got a thunderous round of applause Sunday from union activists when he joined in their protest against Republican state leaders who want to curtail union rights.

Shumlin, a Democrat, stood out as the only state executive who addressed the dozens of union members chanting outside the National Governors Association winter meeting in downtown Washington, D.C.

"I just want to say that not all governors are one and the same," Shumlin told the crowd. "In Vermont, we know that we have more success with maple sugar than we do with vinegar."

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"You all are the backbone of America," Shumlin said. "And I think what has been lost in this debate is that it's not the hard-working middle-class, it's not the families and labor that got us into this mess. It's the greed on Wall Street."

[cali]

1. yay. that's my new guv

he's generally a damned good guy. We grow really, really good pols up here.

[Auntie Bush]

3. Mine too! nt

[cali]

7. and what a narrow escape we had!

imagine governor dubie. :puke:

[Little Star]

2. I wonder what's in the water in Vermont. Those Dem Pols up there..

sure are good! Maybe we should send all Dem Politicians up there for a drink of water.

[cali]

4. I wish it was the water. then we could just bottle it, but it's actually

that big money doesn't rule in VT politics.

[mmonk]

5. I'll pay for it.

[Kurovski]

6. I love maple syrup, ergo i love him.

Corny saying. :-)