On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 8:13 PM, Doug Henwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 6, 2008, at 8:42 PM, Max B. Sawicky wrote: > >> Assuming you think this is not a trivial piece of legislation, where do >> all you hot lefts stand >> on the prospects for the bill? Are you prepared to be >> embarrassed/pleasantly surprised? > > He'll make a symbolic stand, and then surrender as the Reps filibuster it. > > Doug
Doesn't it really depend on whether this is seen as a widespread issue or not? If there is a lot of support for it--you know, more than most Union legislation in the country--then it might create some more political counter-pressure. I think that is more unlikely than the possibility that he would veto it or back down if there was a fight over it. In other words, I think the bet should be over whether enough people will give a shit about it to raise enough of a stink to counter the corporate, libertarian bullshit that's already fuming over it. EFCA is one of those things that I've seen nothing about in quasi-liberal/left publications and websites but find people like George Will already laying the groundwork for an Orwellian counter push about being the real force protecting employee's freedom--from unions. In that environment, there would be no political gain for him to help pass it, even if he believed in the principles behind it (which, IIRC, he has said he does at some point.) This, indeed, would be a test case, but not in terms of whether "The One" will do what's right. Instead, it will be whether the movement that elected him has any sense of what needs to be changed. On that, I'd say Jim (and I guess Doug, though no $$ amount there) has the smart money at the moment. s _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
