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Going to offer up my 2 cents here.

Politics is about winners and losers. You choose a side and if they win, you get goodies and if they lose you get screwed.

When you enter into the game, you are quickly made aware of the ruthlessness of it. Factory workers for years have supported the union, which in turn supported democratic, candidates. When the dems won, unions negotiated higher wages with management, which in turn lowered corporate profits, while raising the prices which Americans paid for goods. Very nice when you are winning.

When reps win, well guess who gets screwed? Yup, the same people that held up management for raises and bennies in previous administrations. Basically, as long as a Rep holds the key to the executive washroom, unions, who didn't support the Reps will get screwed and rightfully so. To bring back the profits that were taken away by higher wages, higher benefits and loss of revenue, products are made overseas with cheaper labor.

This is the political game the union bosses choose to play, using its membership as pawns. While I do have sympathy for the people that lose their jobs to cheaper imports, the only people to blame for this are the unions themselves.

Don't blame Bush, don't blame the administration. You threw your support behind your candidate and he lost. Deal with it!