It's about political power. It always is.

     Whenever I hear about a company under fire, from a sudden outbreak of demonstrations from concerned citizens, or even our government, I stop and ask one simple question... Is the company non-union?
     I am never surprised when the answer is yes.
     The latest target is Target. MoveOn has teamed up with a longtime gay rights activist and Democratic contributor to gin up a protest against Target about Target being "anti-gay."
     This has nothing to do with gay rights. In fact, Target extends benefits to domestic partners, and has received high scores from the gay community.
     No. The protests are really just about campaign donations to Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial candidate, and methinks it comes down to a union power grab.
     Target has historically been an equal opportunity donor, giving to lefties along the way. But now Target thinks the Democratic candidate in the race would be bad for business, so they are backing the Republican. It appears that this time, their choice of who gets their money is no good. The unions are heavily backing the Democrat.
     This isn't the first time the unions have targeted Target.
     Best Buy also supports the Minnesota Republican, and is also under fire.
     Unions. If you are not unionized, you should be. And if you cannot be persuaded, you better not get in the way of the candidate who will benefit the unions.
     Remember Walmart? Under fire until they caved on national healthcare. Who does healthcare benefit? The unions.
     Then, remember the Toyota CEO, dragged before congress? Seems that some of those accusations and recalls were... ahem... less than truthful. Then, of course, there's Apple. Faulty product, wouldn't you know. Hmm.
     Let's see... Non-union... non-union... non-union... non-union... and let's see... yep... non-union.
     I'm not saying that the hardworking, union workers at the bottom of the union hierarchy are corrupt. But the ones at the top wield a great deal of power, and just might have their own agenda. There's a reason why Andy Stern uses the phrase, Workers of the world unite. And why he says, "If we can't use the power of persuasion, then we'll use the persuasion of power."
     And make no mistake, all of that union dues goes right into some very powerful political coffers. Truly, a symbiotic relationship. Before you know it, unions are the recipients of billions in "stimulus" money, they own the car companies, are calling the shots in the Gulf, and have their healthcare subsidized... and that's just for starters.
     The Target mayhem is about political power. Plain and simple. No matter how much they try to make you think it's about injustice and hatred.
     Hmm. MoveOn, folks... Nothing to see here.