Above is not a creation from PhotoShop but an actual bumper sticker from the Colorado State APWU office. By now, this is old news that the "APWU" endorses Senator Barack Obama. If you have read Carole's blog, you will find the reason for the quotes around APWU.

This morning I was reading the May/June 2008 American Postal Worker. President Burrus' article states that "The APWU National Convention, the union’s highest-ranking body, will convene in Las Vegas prior to that , and the delegates are expected to make an endorsement."

What did I just read? As you can tell by the bumper sticker, the National Executive Board already dictated the endorsement. Why bother taking the vote at the Convention? Maybe they feel that what goes on Vegas - stays in Vegas. This simply amplifies the fact that our President is a liar and is abusing his power. Over time, many of us have seen upper Postal management disregarding the rules, but these bold deceptions by the APWU NEB is a bitter pill to swallow. This will be my last blog that turns political. I am merely a humble postal worker clinging to my guns and religion and I don't have the ability to make an informed decision. I don't want Burrus or Obama e-mailing me that I have taken them out of context.

But enough about that, I saw this quote from Sunday's Denver Post:

"We in Holland cannot figure out why you are even bothering to hold an election.
On one side, you have a lawyer who is married to a lawyer, and a lawyer who is married to a lawyer.
On the other side, you have a true war hero married to a blonde with nice breasts who owns a beer distributorship.
We see this contest as a no-brainer?"

There are more pressing issues that our unions need to address concerning our futures. I was reading Tom's blog and the same issue came up at our state union meeting this weekend. Because I haven't seen anything in writing, I am taking it as a rumor. With the deployment of FSS (flat-sorting) machines coupled with declining mail volume - the possibility is out there. Hopefully, all union members will be allowed more input if this scenario happens.

If they say the APWU NEB is the answer, then they should rephrase the question.