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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm's billionaire Republican pal goes off on the CTU

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rahm's billionaire Republican pal goes off on the CTU:


Rahm's billionaire Republican pal goes off on the CTU

"The critical issue is to separate the union from the teachers. They're not the same thing." -- Bruce Rauner 
Yesterday it was Rupert Murdoch bag man, Joel Klein hating on the CTU. Today its Rahm's billionaire Republican pal Bruce Rauner who's in a rage over the teachers' strike victory. Rauner thinks that Rahm gave away the store in his negotiations with the union.

According to the Tribune,
Rauner, a wealthy venture capitalist who is helping lead a drive for more charter schools in the city,