What Labor Day Means

Ironic that so many heads of corporations and anti-labor people take the first Monday of September off. Remember this:

IF YOU HAVE:

·       An eight hour workday

·       A five day work week

·       Paid sick days, vacation days, and holidays

·       Family and medical leave

·       Health, life, and disability insurance

·       A pension

·       Safe and healthy working conditions

·       Proper job training

 THEN THANK A UNION MEMBER.

Looking at that list, which we all used to take for granted, we can't help but be saddened by the fact that a lot of those have gone the wayside in an economy crippled by war, wasteful spending and tax breaks for the wealthiest (who still can't seem to manage those breaks very well).

If you've earned it (If you're a working grunt as most of America would even LIKE to be), happy Labor Day.

The 60-Vote Myth

Thank you, Kos.

Dems don't need 60 votes to pass EFCA. They need 50. They may need 60 votes for cloture, but is there any indication that some senators who might vote against the bill would vote against cloture? There's none in this article, nor any other I've seen, and those are certainly two entirely different issues.

In fact, it's a time-honored tradition for senators voting on tough legislation -- vote for cloture, since few notice that vote, and then grandstand with the "right" vote during final passage.

Stop with the cloture vote, and go with the simple majority. You're in charge. You can do it.