Gephardt offers ice cream, piggyback rides, to Labor

On the same day that this article ran in the Boston Globe – “Who Will Get Labor’s Nod?” – Slate had a report on the Democratic debate in Iowa this past weekend. Here’s an excerpt:

Dick Gephardt. He takes the prize for Most Shameless Bribe. To the AFSCME audience: "If you want to give a billion and a half dollars from the federal government to state and local government here in Iowa in the next three years, then I am your candidate."

Oh Dick, Dick, Dick.