Thank goodness for Brian Griffiths! After our favorite Maryland lefty blogger had a hissy over Andy Harris taking a little bit of oil money, my friend and Red Maryland colleague has taken the time to compile a list of just some of the special-interest checks merrily being cashed by Frank “I’m a moderately conservative man-of-the-people” Kratovil.

Just a few highlights:

• Teamsters

• UAW

• Machinists

• UFCW

• AFL-CIO

• SEIU – maxed out for primary and general

• NEA – it’s for the children, don’t ya know

Sure Frank. These guys ALWAYS donate to moderates and conservatives.

AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, has announced that it plans to support the November slots referendum. What a surprise!

With 35,000 members in Maryland, why wouldn’t they? Slots means more state government spending. More government spending means more bureaucrats. More bureaucrats means more dues-paying members to pay big salaries to those fat cat union bosses.

Now who said that the “civil servants” don’t care about the poor people of the Not So Free State?