Beautiful.
Beautiful.
Thanks for the excellent Gipper post! One of his finest moments, indeed.
One little thing, however, I must disagree with Reagan on —
“We cannot compare labor-management relations
in the private sector with government...”
In fact, unions are quite harmful in both public and private arenas. No matter where they are, unions use their enormous political and liberal media power to intimidate management and rake in lucrative pay and benefits. As a result, both governments and businesses go bankrupt while foreign competitors step in to pick up the pieces.
When he faced down PATCO, I knew it.
That was pretty cool. I didn’t know how far this country has fallen until seeing the video. I was young when he was in office. I have seen the cliche of Reagan, but I have not seen this, and this is why he was respected.
BTW, she wasn't an air traffic controller when I worked with her.
The resolve he displayed during the PATCO strike was duly noted by the Soviets and the rest of America’s enemies, to America’s benefit.
This incident is one of the main reasons Steve Earle whines about the Republicans and the right. It seems Earle’s brother and father were ATC in the San Antonio area. I like the music but hate his pontificating lefty remarks while the show is on. I was reared in the same area as he and catch his b.s. remarks when he makes things up.
Wis. Gov should fire them all, and hire back any that want to work at beginners wages...would save the state MILLIONS. Besides sending a strong message.