There's no other term for it, when Barky and his gang are pressing contractors to break the law by not issuing mass layoff notices in October. Barky and thugs are willing to have taxpayers foot the bill for litigation costs and fines that may result if contractors cut him a break and don't follow the law.
Some defense companies—including Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and EADS North America—have said they expect to send notices to their employees 60 days before sequestration takes effect to comply with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which requires companies to give advance warning to workers deemed reasonably likely to lose their jobs.
Barky and his buddies claim that the law is only for the little people, and if the contractors follow through, it could hurt his already dimming chances for re-election. This is Chicago-style politics, through and through. His policies caused the mess, but he wants to hide it until after the election. Had he been in Chicago during the Richard J. Daley years, he might at least have picked up a degree of subtlety.
