The Kamala-Su Connection

Kamala Haris has some interesting friends, and one of those is Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su.

Sorry – Kamala refuses to call her “acting, ignoring the fact that the Senate that is technically in charge and controlled by Democrats –  has steadfastly refused to give Su the job, for real.

“I’ll call her Labor secretary. I’m not going to say the word ‘acting,’” Harris said last year.

Actually, you do, have to call her “acting,” Kamala.  That’s her title. 

While this may seem like a bit of semantic silliness, it does carry meaning – Harris and Su have stood beside one another when Su issues new regulations- like the gutting of independent contractor work – that are beneficial to Big Labor. And Harris has so far said nothing about the egregious overreach of  Su forgiving  California of $32.6 billion dollars in debt.

Attempts to contact the Harris campaign were unsuccessful (Here’s the website, by the way).

That debt was created by Su herself during her failure to staunch the bleeding by fraudsters of the unemployment insurance department she oversaw.  This may seem to be a difficult statement to believe, but it it is absolutely true: Julie Su cost the state and national taxpayers about – in total – $42 billion because she is incompetent.

As to addressing fraud and corruption and the oppression of much of the pandemic response, not a peep from Harris.

The vulturous circle benefits both, again.

It cannot be forgotten that both grew up in the state’s mono-party environment, benefited from their race/gender, and both – on occasion – can seem publicly plausible.

Since then the two have been  more than loosely tied – they have appeared a number of times together on the campaign trail.

And, never forget, it was in the summer of 2023, when Harris said the following:

“I’ll call her Labor secretary. I’m not going to say the word ‘acting.,” Harris said. “I’ve known her for many years. And she is a true fighter for the working people and working families of America. Thank you!” 

They have had each other’s backs, as it were, for years.

In a joint appearance in Las Vegas before a hospitality union the two said this:

“I think that it’s not only going to be about what you’ve done for your own members,” Harris said. “You guys are setting a new standard for workers across the board. You’re setting a new standard.”

“The Biden-Harris administration is going to keep on saying loud and clear that unions make America strong and when workers do well, America does better,” Su declared. 

When they appeared in Wisconsin a few months ago, the story was essentially the same:

“Highlighting the administration’s investments in clean energy infrastructure, the vice president spoke from the job site of a soon-to-be electric bus depot where Registered Apprentices were at work Wednesday. U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, who joined the vice president on the trip, said the project in Madison is just one example of how federal funds are creating jobs.

‘We want to walk the talk,’ Su said. “This is about saying apprenticeship programs—we know they work; we know they create opportunity. We know that they are a pathway for people who might not  have even known there was a job like that.’“

In other words, if Harris is elected one can expect Su to remain in her post.  Unless the Democrats take over the Senate she will still be “acting” but she will remain in place in a Harris administration.

While it may not be at the top of the list for reasons to NOT to vote for Harris, it should be pretty  up there.

It’s a lot more important than the public thinks.