And Mitch Daniels Signs the Union Busting Bill Into Law

There is a lesson to be learned here.

The first priority^* of Democrats is to implement decent policy, and the first priority^* of Republicans is to change the rules in order to strengthen their allies and diminish their opponents.

In the long run, the latter strategy gives better results.

Case in point, the Republicans in Indiana passing union busting right to work legislation:

Indiana became the 23rd state to pass anti-union "right-to-work" legislation on Wednesday and the first in the nation's manufacturing heartland, dealing a blow to organized labor by allowing workers to opt out of paying union dues.

Indiana's Republican governor Mitch Daniels signed the legislation into law immediately after it was given final approval in the state Senate, making Indiana the first state to adopt such a measure since Oklahoma did so a decade ago.

This is why Obama should have attempted to re-institute the fairness doctrine, and pass the Employee Free Choice Act (card check) when he had overwhelming majorities in the House and Senate in 2009.

If Democrats ever again have such a large majority, how about repealing Taft-Hartley, and adding the right to organize the workplace to the Civil Rights Act?

^*OK, truth be told, the truth be told, the real first priority of all politicians is reelection.