[From the "Right Side"....]
The American Spectator
By Philip Klein on 10.14.09 @ 2:20PM
Lorelei Boylan, Presidential Obama's controversial nominee to serve as the administrator of the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, has been withdrawn, according to the White House website.
During her time in the New York Labor Department, Boylan ran an initiative, devised by Patricia Smith -- another Obama appointee -- which tasked union members with policing the behavior of businesses. As Americans for Limited Government wrote in a report earlier this year (pdf):
The enforcement initiative essentially deputizes private entities, such as ACORN, to do enforcement work through "formal partnerships" with the state. Groups participating in this initiative are given a specific geographic zone to patrol, are provided with training and literature, and are assigned a designated contact person to which they provide "referrals" when they find what they decide are violations of wage and hour laws....
The nomination of Boylan's partner in the New York scheme, Patricia Smith, still remains intact. Smith was nominated to be Solicitor of Labor, the third highest official in the department, and the one who is in charge of offering legal advice. Sen. Mike Enzi has put a hold on the nomination, meaning 60 votes will be required to block a filibuster and get her confirmed.
Full Story: http://spectator.org/blog/2009/10/14/controversial-obama-labor-nomi
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