Missing senators rely heavily on union campaign dollars

Newsalert: Missing senators rely heavily on union campaign dollars
"The 14 Wisconsin Democratic senators who fled to Illinois share more than just political sympathy with the public employees and unions targeted by Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair bill.

The Senate Democrats count on those in the public sector as a key funding source for their campaigns.

In fact, one out of every five dollars raised by those Democratic senators in the past two election cycles came from public employees, such as teachers and firefighters, and their unions, a Journal Sentinel analysis of campaign records shows.

'It's very simple,' said Richard Abelson, executive director of District Council 48 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
'We have interests and because of that we attempt to support candidates who support our interests.
It's pretty hard to find Republicans who support our interests these days.'

When you take money from the Koch brothers you are self-interested.
When you take money from government unions you are engaging in altruistic behavior!
Got that?"