Heading into the weekend...
Right-wing think-tanker and professional union-basher (used up my Friday hyphen quota), Jay Greene has declared victory of the nation's teachers unions. Following last week's Republican election victories, Greene blogged, "We won! At least we've won the war of ideas."
The L.A. Times, as expected, took Greene's handoff and ran with it. But their declaration of victory over organized labor may prove to be premature reminiscent of George Bush's infamous aircraft carrier speech.
Yes, these are tough times for union teachers. But let's not forget how many of the important Democratic victories last week, in Illinois, Nevada, and California, to name but a few, couldn't have happened without strong