"Its Hammer [and Sickle] Time!"

No more “secret ballot,” less trade, and a few other nuances I am sure the unions will want. The real test comes when the couple of “free-market “guys he has appointed to deal with the economic situation are there to actually deal with the issues or if they were just fluff for the talking heads. Because Obama’s fluff did not get him elected, the unions did, and they are opposite in opinion on what the problem is. You can’t make both the unions happy and the public in this situation.

Communist Party hails role of labor unions in Obama win

Socialist activist pledges 'no let down' in helping White House bring 'change we need'

The official magazine of the Communist Party USA has lauded the important role of labor unions in electing Sen. Barack Obama and quotes socialist-aligned labor leaders hoping the unions can work with the president-elect to enact policies related to jobs, retirement security and health care reform.

In a separate article, the Communist Party's Political Affairs magazine quotes a prominent socialist activist and longtime Obama friend petitioning the president-elect to push through a "single payer" health care system, or socialized universal medicine.

In an article titled, "Special Interest or Class Consciousness? How Labor Put Obama in the White House," Political Affairs reports on polling data released earlier this week revealing the extent of union support for Obama....