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October 30, 2009

They Just Won't Let Wild Bill Be, Them Unions

The problem with doing the Lord's work is, it's never done.

The OEA and the AFT-Oregon are going in after Wild Bill Sizemore again, for the same reasons as in 2004, but updated for a 2008 context – because rust never sleeps, and neither do Sizemore and the minions of Parks:

The suit seeks $18 million in damages, three times the amount the Oregon Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers spent to defeat the Sizemore measures a year ago.

While Sizemore and the unions have tussled in court for nearly a decade, the suit marks the first time the unions have sued Parks, who has given $13 million to political causes and campaigns in Oregon over the years. A reclusive man who made millions manufacturing medical equipment in Oregon, he has previously declined to appear in court.

So the valuable final result of this will be Wild Bill having to find an honest job, since he wouldn't be able to weasel his way into a living using tax-exempt foundation money again. Which would suck for him:

"It's aimed solely at keeping me from putting measures on the ballot," Sizemore said.

Because, right there, is the sum total and extent of his skill set.

Welcome to our world, Bill.

Posted by The Chinuk at October 30, 2009 09:11 AM