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[quote=Anonymous]From a Washington Post comment:

"Dorsey hid the fact that he was considering matters of major concern to the unions.  Clement raised the issue of the donations.  Dorsey said the donations were not an issue because he had not taken any action relating to the donations that could be improper (I think the suggestion was that a union contract had been approved or ratified).  I don't recall his exact words but he took umbrage or pretended to and said "workers" ought to be able to support candidates they like.  Well, individual workers did not write individual checks.

Now, I learn Metro was considering privatizing part of the Silver Line, and that this was a big issue for the unions.  Dorsey was in executive sessions on this issue, and failed to disclose to WMATA the contributions by the unions to his campaign.  He may have properly disclosed the contributions as a matter of Virginia law (or maybe not), but the Metro ethics matter was never mentioned at the forum.

I don't know whether the Metro ethics matter had been triggered, but I think Dorsey should have explained that these Metro issues were under discussion and he supported the unions' positions.  That would have put the contributions in the proper context.  Of course, he said nothing about his personal financial woes either, but I can understand why he would find those issues embarrassing.  "[/quote]

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