Posted 8:43 AM by Gene

Speaking of vacations, as a public worker I profess to be slightly worried over the alleged building backlash to our type, but the unions have largely themselves to blame, not merely for their profligacy and their stubbornness and their ham-handed my-way-or-the-highway politics, but through their vitriol for reinforcing the notion most public workers are incompetents. New York City's rubber rooms and policemen retiring at 48 on $200,000 pensions are inexcusable; so are Masters of the Universe making zillions. There's enough greed to go around these days.

But let's face it; more than a few public workers are incompetents; and they
benefit the most from civil-service protections.