Bribes 5, American People, 0

You've no doubt read already the accounts of how union leaders met all day with the president yesterday and emerged with a deal to support health care "reform" in return for government and private union health plans becoming exempt from taxation.

Reports the AP: "We can live with it. We have an agreement that nothing will be taxed until 2018," crowed George Boncoraglio, regional president of the Civil Service Employees Association.

"Officials said the deal was thrashed out over more than 15 hours of negotiating at the White House that ended after midnight Wednesday.

"Powerful unions were well-represented around the bargaining table.

"Participants included AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Andy Stern, head of Service Employees International Union; Anna Burger, head of Change to Win; and the leaders of unions representing teachers, government workers, food and commercial workers, and electricians."

Let's see, add that to the "Cornhusker Kickback," the "Louisiana Purchase," the "Florida Advantage" and the "Connecticut Hospital Deal" and what's the score? This deal, however, is perhaps the most brazen. Get a look at who was "at the table" in this bribery negotiation and ask yourself this simple question:

Who was at the table representing you?