[billbears]

What other option did Bush have?

Hmmmmm, that's a tough one. Maybe not get involved at all as this is not covered under powers of the government by the Constitution? And please no 'interpretations' of said document and no Acts that have been passed in the past 140 years. Either it's in there or it's not. Forget the right and wrong of unions. I don't agree with them but they're there. The question is 'Does the national government have the right to force people to work when national security and/or defense is not involved'?

[bert]

....Does the national government have the right to force people to work.....

The answer is yes...... when the government has provided the workers with monopy powers. Remove the monoply and the power is gone.

[GSWarrior]

I don't know is this makes a difference, but it is my understanding that this is the first time that Taft-Hartley has been invoked during a lockout.