I agrre that Spano NORMALLY should never have received the WFP
endorsement, based on his legislative history - HOWEVER - he agreed
to use his committee chair power to guarantee passage of the most
important labor legislation in years - the raise of the minimun
wage from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour. Thats a whopping 40% raise in
earning power for 800,000 New Yorkers!
That's the difference between a real political party, and those
idealogical purists like the Greens, who would have not endorsed
Spano, which would have still left the State Senate in Bruno's
hands, 34-28 instead of 35-27. WHOOPEE!!
Next year, instead of you and your friends talking among
themselves, why don't you go out to a low income neighborhood, or
to a fast food joint, and ask some of the workers how they feel
about getting much more money in their pocket to buy needed
essentials they could not afford before.
This year, we would have endorsed Spano again, had we been able to
get our "Fair Share for Healthcare" bill through the Senate, which
would have given full medical coverage to over one million New
Yorkers, and perhaps, start a healthcare tidal wave that would
sweep through the country. But Bruno wouldn't budge, and we didn't
endorse any Republicans. We held up the endorsements until the last
minute, because of the pending bill, and wasn't able to endorse
Stewart-Cousins in time.
Why don't you speak to Stewart-Cousins herself, who understands our
actions, and is very desirous to work with WFP to push our
progressive agenda in the Senate. By the way, the WFP is the only
ballot status party to officially call for the withdrwal of U.S.
troops from Iraq.
Ed Wlody
WFP State Committee
61st AD, Staten Island
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