Only In Obamaville

In the Prairie Home Companion radio show, Garrison Keillor talks about Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking and all the children above average.
In Obamaville, spending is rampant, regulations strange business and individuals and stupid agencies make stupid decisions.
Today, in Obamaville, the EEOC is suing a trucking because the company had the audicity to fire a trucker because he is an alocholic.
From Fox News: Citing a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Obama administration is suing a trucking company for taking the keys away from an Arkansas driver and eventually firing him after he admitted he was battling alcohol abuse.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit this week arguing that Old Dominion Freight Line discriminated against Charles Grams by stripping him of his position and offering him a demotion even if he completed a substance abuse counseling program...
Joel McCarty, general counsel to Old Dominion, wouldn’t comment on the details of the pending litigation. But he told FoxNews.com, “We intend to vigorously defend our position.”
When asked to respond to EEOC’s comments and rationale behind the lawsuit, McCarty said, “Obviously, we disagree with their position totally.”
“Our concern is safety,” he said. “And that’s why we intend to defend the policy.”
According to the EEOC’s suit, Grams, who had been with Old Dominion for five years without incident, informed the company in June 2009 that he believed he had an alcohol problem.
The company suspended him from his driving position, which paid him nearly $22 per hour, including benefits. In compliance with U.S. Transportation Department regulations, Grams met with a substance abuse professional who notified the company that Grams would participate in an outpatient treatment program and could return to work.
But Old Dominion told Grams that he wouldn’t be allowed to drive again for the company and instead offered him a part-time position as a dock worker as soon as it became available. The position paid $12 per hour without benefits, the lawsuit alleges.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/02/government-sues-trucking-company-for-taking-keys-away-from-alcoholic-driver/#ixzz1WqEkA2E9
The ADA was never supposed to be like this and now, in Obamaville, they have decided to cause more problems for businesses. Now, trucking companies are put in in a quandary: Hire a drunk and put them on road and risk them falling off the wagon and causing accidents.
Or fire the drunk and be sued in court by the Federal Family in Obamaville.
And the leaders in Obamaville wonder why we have such a huge unemployment problem in the U.S.
Hopefully, in 2012, Obamaville will be hit with a nuclear blast of voters and disband this horrible town.