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2008-04-09 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2008-04-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 This is a winning issue for Republicans with a majority of Americans - particularly the better informed ones. Union membership has been declining in America for decades but it remains a potent atavistic bloc in Democratic politics.

It will prove very easy for Sen. McCain to argue that protectionism harms broader American interests, especially since the domestic economy is faltering but with U.S. exports at an all time high.

Posted by Gliling Lumplump3518 2008-04-09 05:14|| 2008-04-09 05:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Amazingly, that obeisance is enforced by unions that represent a tiny (7.5 percent) and declining fraction of the private-sector workforce.

That is an interesting factoid. They are just a tiny little yappy dog that makes the big dogs run scared.

Posted by Woodrow Slusorong7967 2008-04-09 06:13|| 2008-04-09 06:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Ahhhh but Woodrow, you miss the key phrase there.

"...private-sector workforce."

The Dems are totally in hoc to the PUBLIC sector unions and, as counter intuative as it may be, are required to pander to the Union Label no matter what!!

Posted by AlanC 2008-04-09 11:01|| 2008-04-09 11:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Hillary has thrown a lot of her staff overboard and under the bus. Hillary, that is not a strategy but the behavior of petulant, peevish, vindictive person looking for someone to blame for shortcomings.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-04-09 16:14|| 2008-04-09 16:14|| Front Page Top

#5 "the behavior of petulant, peevish, vindictive person looking for someone to blame for shortcomings"

And this is different from the regular Hildebeest how, exactly?

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