900-pound fox guarding henhouse of Alabama government? - Birmingham News Commentary - al.com

900-pound fox guarding henhouse of Alabama government? - Birmingham News Commentary - al.com: "Posted by Randy McKinney May 31, 2009 2:02 AM

This is a fictional story about a fox and a dysfunctional henhouse, or, let's say, a dysfunctional state government. In order to accomplish the dysfunctional objective, the fox needs three things: money, power and control.

First, the money. A constant funding source, preferably from union members not paying attention to what is done with the funds they so blindly hand over. If the members knew, most of them would be morally outraged. They would find their union's methods and actions reprehensible. So, constant access to large amounts of union funds would be ideal."