There is no TR in this election Karl - geez

Ever notice the sidebar on this blog where it says that we are still waiting for the Republican version of the Democrats - Labor Issues web?

Republicans were not, in the beginning, anti-union. From memory, Lincoln said, "When they go on strike they have good reason." TR was very pro-union.

It bugs the heck out of me that they never see the utility of unions. They don't recognize that employers can be shitty people. I was a GOP partisan when I was 12, then I read The Jungle. I was so appalled! It sparked my curiosity and I found that employers took advantage of employees as a routine. The profit motive drives down wages and there must be some sort of counter-balance. Unions today aren't powerful enough to keep the middle class growing - they aren't powerful enough to keep workers out of poverty even.

Our president has gutted the agencies whose job is to protect workers. His administration has made decisions that are responsible for deaths in mines. He has passed reporting rules for unions that, if applied to corporations, would make them hire Blackwater to take over the government.

So, to my surprise, Karl Rove said that the GOP has to reach out to everyone. Even union members, Latinos, and Black people. I caught this watching C-Span Sunday night - his speech was Wednesday.

Is there a pro-union GOP candidate? Not Ron Paul, not Mitt Romney, take a tour of Youtube to watch union members blast Rudy. Huckabee seems the least hostile - but that's seeming for you. SCREW YOU KARL, your peeps won't get a lick of attention from us except to nail them as often as possible.

Why am I watching C-Span instead of Scrubs or That 70's Show? Because I'm union and so are the writers. They are on strike. I'm not going to watch anything but sports - don't question my fandom - and 'public' TV. Okay, I might have anyway - too many commercials.