November 29, 2005

How Nice of Them

How beholden to labor unions is the Democratic Party? Very.

The Democratic National Committee plans to hold a meeting of about 400 people in New Orleans early next year as a way to express confidence in the city's future after Hurricane Katrina, officials said.
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The group usually uses only union hotels but got a special dispensation from labor officials to book the downtown Sheraton, he said. Dean said the Sheraton was the only full-service hotel that was reserving rooms and could handle a convention that large.

"Democrats to Hold Meeting in New Orleans"