[Hoot Gibson]

Check it out on the national(Washington) scale. They pass legislation all the time to hurt unions.

Republicans have had control of Congress relatively infrequently. Even if they wanted to bust all of the unions, they have not been in power often enough with a Republican President to have done much damage.

Ronald Reagan was supported by large numbers of union members and he never had the benefit of a Republican-controlled House or Senate. Republicans went 40 years without controlling the House of Representatives and when they finally did take control in 1994, Democrat Bill Clinton was president.

Blaming Republicans for the decline of unions in this country may make a nice Democratic talking point but the truth is Democrats have been in position to protect unions for much longer stretches of time than Republicans have been in power to undermine them. Arguing that Republicans are enemies of unions when so much damage has been done to them under Democratic leadership is ridiculous. It is almost as silly as living in the nations most crime-infested, poverty stricken cities in this country, voting for liberal Democrats year after year and then blaming Republicans because you live in a crime-infested, poverty stricken city.

The heavy damage has been done by liberal Democrats endorsed by corrupt union bosses. How does illegal immigration help rank and file union members? What will cap and trade legislation do to union jobs? Do you think that government run healthcare is going to result in better benefits for union members?