Tell the UAW to stop insulting the intelligence of the plant workers in Tennessee

(My new American Thinker post)

It never fails.  Every time that the left loses or can't succeed it is "racism," "sexism," "Tea Party madness", and so on.  This is getting as predictable as President Obama playing golf.

No one in the left has sat back and looked at the UAW defeat seriously.  It is "a teachable" moment as President Obama likes to say. I just hope that the UAW takes the time to learn from this "teachable moment"!

The Wall Street Journal looks at the UAW's hysterical reaction:

"The union is blaming Tennessee politicians for raising this possibility, especially GOP Senator Bob Corker, a former mayor of Chattanooga who helped bring Volkswagen to the city and who said last week that he felt "assured" (he didn't say by whom) that the Tennessee plant would get the second production line if it rejected the union. The company disavowed that claim, but the union may use it as an excuse for defeat and to file an unfair labor practice complaint under the Wagner Act with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

This isn't likely to fly on the merits. Mr. Corker may have been impolitic. But he didn't give up his right to free speech when he joined the Senate, and every public action by Volkswagen had favored the union. State legislators had said they might withhold future tax incentives if the UAW organized the plant, and Tennessee had reason to believe that a UAW success would hurt its ability to recruit other companies that would fear the union precedent."

The UAW lost for a few reasons and they have nothing to do with outside influence. By the way, there was outside influence from both sides. In other words, both sides got to make their case in this one. In fact, Rich Lowry reported that the UAW spent $5 million over two years.

It failed because Volkswagen is an excellent employer and people are happy there. This is a huge lesson for employers.Take care of your people and they will stand by you.

It failed because they didn't get the votes.  The workers simply did not want to change their situation. They don't see in the UAW what workers back in the 1930s did. 

The UAW has a choice. It can accept defeat gracefully or continue to accuse the workers in Tennessee of being morons.

I hope that the UAW learn a lesson or they will continue to lose members, as they've been doing for a lot longer than Senator Cocker or "the tea party" have been around.

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Good luck to Pablo Kleinman, running for the US Congress in California

Our friend Pablo Kleinman is running for the US Congress in California.

Pablo has outlines those issues that his campaign will be based on:

"Education – I believe strongly in school choice. Rich kids already get to choose what kind of education they get.  I believe other children should too.  Middle class and poor children are forced into their local public school regardless of how good or bad it is.  While charter schools are a good start, all of our public schools should compete to educate our children.  No school should be given a monopoly on our children’s education.  Parents need to have the possibility to immediately offer their children access to better education.  Competition will force public schools to immediately improve.

Obamacare – Obamacare must be overturned in its current form.  While most everyone believes we should fix the preexisting condition and portability problems; we shouldn’t have had a government take-over of the entire healthcare system.  Taking away everyday Americans’ current health plans was and is a bad idea.  Politicians that voted for Obamacare owe it to the rest of us to recognize that the program was built on a faulty assumption that we could keep our health plans if we liked them.  The cost of medicine and prescription drugs is out of control and Obamacare fails to deal with this growing problem.  I believe that more competition and more free markets is the way to lower the cost of healthcare.

National Debt – The current national debt of over $17 trillion is unsustainable.  It isn’t enough to say that we care about our children’s future if we aren’t willing to prioritize the federal government’s spending.  We need to make tough choices so that we have enough money in the budget to take care of vulnerable Americans and have a strong defense.Israel – Israel is America’s most trusted ally in the region and one of the best friends we have in the world.  When other countries in the Middle East chose to ally with the Soviet Union, Israel was already our trusted and dependable ally. We must consistently stand with Israel as they seek to protect their citizens from hostile neighbors.  Our allies should be able to trust us.  I am concerned that Israel doesn’t feel like they can trust President  Obama and the Democratic Party.  

Armenia – The U.S. should broker an agreement between Turkey and Armenia whereby Turkey admits to the Ottoman Empire committing the 1^st genocide of the 20^th century.  The Armenian people need closure. Turkey’s recognition of this horrific act would begin the healing and start the reconciliation. The current Turkish government policy of simply ignoring what took place is unacceptable.

Iran – The U.S. missed a crucial opportunity to assist the Green Revolution and the democratic forces inside and outside of Iran.  Regime change is not only imperative, it is important to consistently articulate.   I am concerned that President Obama is afraid to commit to regime change and therefore his timidity has become an increasing problem.  Iran is still the largest state sponsor of terrorism and easing sanctions on the regime or undercutting the previous UN agreements demanding the Islamic Republic stop enriching all uranium is the wrong direction to take.

Free Trade – The U.S. should work towards a free trade pact with our friends and allies.  More international trade will benefit American entrepreneurs and consumers. Free trade with America will also help stabilize the democratic regimes in the countries we upgrade our commercial relations with, increase American influence and prestige, and provide both peoples with many more economic and social benefits than any type of direct foreign aid could.

Budget Priorities – The federal government should not spend more money than it takes in.  Politicians must prioritize spending so that government is able to provide its necessary services consistently. I believe the U.S. should enact zero based budgeting with regard to foreign aid.  This will force foreign governments to articulate what they need our foreign assistance for on a yearly basis.  There should be no automatic funding to foreign governments.  The American people work too hard to give their tax dollars away without a clear strategy.  The American people are very generous but they are also smart and don’t want to waste money.

Entrepreneurship – California is the cradle of some of the most innovative ideas that spawn many of the most successful emerging companies worldwide. Entrepreneurs are a constantly-renewing source of economic growth and employment. We should encourage them and not burden their creativity with red tape and increased taxes.

Immigration –  Immigrating to the United States is a privilege, not a right. While we value the contributions made by every immigrant, we also expect people to follow the rules.  We have a problem three decades in the making that needs to be resolved once and for all.  The solution should include the necessary measures that will resolve the problem of illegal immigration and prevent it from recurring in the future. The United States gave me the opportunity to start a business and become a job producer for other Americans.  I believe we can make sure our immigration system values those that contribute and refuses to help those that won’t."

 We spoke with Pablo on Tuesday's show:

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