UC students denied the right to hear from Clinton, Henry Waxman, Gen. Wesley Clark and Fabian Nunez . What calamity could cause this educational crisis? It’s the government unions. Union boss Lakesha Harrison , of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, demanded that prominent democrats to cancel commencement speeches because she wants a 25% pay raise.
UCLA no democrat speakers.
Of course, Harrison wants only a 25% increase given that California budget is nearly 20 billion in the red. But Harrison, wants on the endless taxpayers gravy train. She doesn’t really care if Californian’s can pay her demands. Harrison figures, that other state employees are getting paid more than the private sector with pension benefits among the world’s most generous. So where is hers?
Younger Bill and Arianna plotting revolution outside London.
In fact, in the current budget the UC system will get $240,000,000 less than last year.
But there is a rational way out. Fire worthless professors to help retire the shortfall and to assist health care workers. There’s lots of deadwood at the UC system. Angela Davis of UC Santa Cruz come to mind. An unapologetic Stalinist who "works" maybe a few hours a week and gets paid well over $100,000 a year not including unfunded pension liabilities. She teaches the "History of Consciousness". No further questions.
But there clearly are upsides:
1. Student torture will be abated in listening to statist democrats during commencement. Although they replaced Clinton with tweaker Arianna Huffington.
2. Students will miss intellectual giants as Rep Hilda Solis [UCLA] and Assemblywoman Fiona Ma at UC Santa Cruz. UCSC gets banged again with the loss of the avuncular and noted international meta physician Assemblyman John Laird.
Professor John Laird will be sorely missed by jilted UCSC students.
3. Which brings to mind the exposure of the inane invitations that only overpaid bureaucrats could come up with these speakers in the first place. Clearly too many employees in management. UC can easily withstand the $240,000,000 shortfall by firing only 500 managers.
4. Consider providing diversity. Invite conservatives to speak. For many UC schools that would be the average students only exposure to non leftist ideas.
Dana Rohrabacher would be an excellent speaker.
5. So the Union can accomplish public good. Keeping away nauseating figures like Clinton and Waxman from our children is worthy. Commencement cancellations can help future generations to meet the dangers of governmental interference in their lives and careers.