Comments on: Big Labor vs. Democrats

By: Bob Ditchman

Bob Ditchman — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:13:55 +0000

This great nation was once a union, but now it is divided, we as a people are so busy complaining about each other we are destroying our way of life and this nation,when america dies, and it will,we can all share the blame for its demise.
Unions are such a small part of the whole that if they were no more, americans would find something else to bitch about,we will never be the great union (nation) that we once were, because most americans only think about them selfs,and not their fellow americians,we are trapped in the Me Generation.
Also not to worry,China already owns America
and Russia is re-emerging as a powerful industrial based nation, and you all are worried about card check,you all had better look beyound our borders and see what is happing around the world.

By: Jim Baker

Jim Baker — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:04:02 +0000

I know, what a problem for the Collectivist Party and its followers. We only wish this would be a problem for them. The only problem becomes the tricky matter of exactly when to do what the unions want. Sheesh.

By: DavidN

DavidN — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:16:55 +0000

So let me get this straight…you think that the Dems have a dilemma, because if they pass card check they’ll lost the Blue Dogs, but gain more money and influence from the Unions. Hmmm…less moderates, more money. Does anyone else see this the way I do? I think the party will jump at the chance to get card check, and if they shed a few moderates in the process they’ll cry crocodile tears all the way to the new bank account those extra union members are going to build for them. It’s a no brainer. It’s also interesting, Obama hasn’t said he’s for the legislation, last I heard. But he also isn’t one to buck his own party…

By: TheMightyMonarch

TheMightyMonarch — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:03:26 +0000

Honestly I don’t see the Republicans gaining more than a few seats in 2010. They screwed themselves over by embracing the moderate, “slow down the growth of government” bandwagon instead of fighting tooth and nail against the statist, expansionist agenda. Add to that a media that will demonize them no matter what they do and they are stuck.

The old guard needs to die off/retire and be replaced with a new set that sticks to core values of individual liberty, limited government and a strong national defense. Assuming we survive the coming depression without turning into a despotic oligarchy or fractured by secession.

By: Self-hating Boomer

Self-hating Boomer — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:20:54 +0000

Hard to say which way this will go. If it were only up to 0bama, Pelosi, and Reid, it’s a slam-dunk. Other donkeys may be less certain. As uncertain (verily, unlikely) as an economic recovery by 2010 is, this will kill any chance at all.

Still too early to really know, but I’m beginning to see a bloodbath a la 1994 in 2010. Not because the public likes Republicans, but because the donkeys have done so much harm in such a short period.

The real question is, will enough bluedogs self-preserve, and bolt the pack?

By: LouAnn

LouAnn — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:01:30 +0000

AThinkingPerson wrote re: David: “Sucks for him when reality doesn’t quite align with his books.”

You nailed it. This past spring I was engaged in an email debate with a former boss who stated that our government is responsible for making everyone happy and healthy and productive, that included free transportation and health care and jobs and … and … and. We went around a few times about the economic implications until I finally asked him what reality he’s basing his notions on … to which he replied, “Nobody said I had to base it on reality!” Wish I had those hours back. P.S.: And he said he was a fiscal conservative, too, who believes the government shouldn’t spend more than it takes in. (As long as they keep raising the taxes, I guess the government will always have enough, right?)

By: "progressive"watch

"progressive"watch — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:39:21 +0000

In two years 70 percent of Americans will be against everything Obama does. And on top of this,the former mainstream media will pretty much be has-beens. They’re beating their own death march every day.

By: myth buster

myth buster — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:07:32 +0000

If Card Check is so good, why don’t we run congressional elections like that? As soon as a challenger gets 50%+1 eligible voters to sign a card endorsing them (and you can’t take it back once you sign it), we replace the congressman.

By: AThinkingPerson

AThinkingPerson — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:48:27 +0000

Shall we now see who Obama is beholden to?

Businesses are asking Obama if he also plans to limit UNION BOSSES salaries:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/back-story/2009/jun/11/business-groups-dare-obama-to-limit-pay-for-unions/

By: AThinkingPerson

AThinkingPerson — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:35:06 +0000

Re #24 Terry: David S. won’t peddle his BS over at the HuffPo because he thinks he sounds superior here at PJM (trust me, writing in complete sentences on the HuffPo grants you instant celebrity status over there). I enjoy his posts actually. It confirms my assumption that the Democratic party is composed of non-thinking urbanites who read all about the woes of the country and think they can figure all of life’s problems by sitting in their local Barnes & Noble and reading about it. Typical.

Read his latest posts on card-check? He’s gotten his facts from his local UAW post and now he’s going to “teach” us all about it. Yeah. Right. Sucks for him when reality doesn’t quite align with his books.

He’ll grow up and learn a few life lessons someday. I just hope I live long enough to see the tone in his posts change. Funny how liberals have to grow up eventually too isn’t it?