[Alberta's Child]

Wow -- now you are REALLY reaching here. The Federal government has nothing to do with this labor dispute, since all of the laws governing these public sector unions are New York State laws.

And even if the President did have the authority to get involved, I don't see why he ought to care about the inconvenience of 7 million transit riders who come from three states (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) that have combined to give ZERO electoral votes to Republican presidential candidates since 1988. The fact that these 7 million people are represented almost entirely by Democrats in the House, and by a total of 6 Democrats and 0 Republicans in the Senate, tells me that nobody in Washington ought to give a sh!t about the situation at all.

In other words, F#%& 'EM ALL.

[q_an_a]

since the transit workers affect travel between three states that is called interstate commerce and it is the role of the federal government to keep commerce moving between the states. I don't care if they never give a vote to a republican, the opportunity to look great and to smack down a union - especially a public service union is a must for any conservative.

[StatenIsland]

"In other words, F#%& 'EM ALL."

But Alberta's Child, I'm one of them. Kindly soothe my wounded feelings by excluding me from your epithet.