Health care push a boon to Big Labor

"Mr. Obama knew where his bread was buttered and to whom he would owe his presidency, promising on the campaign trail:

"We're ready to play offense for organized labor. It's time we had a president who didn't choke saying the word 'union.' A president who strengthens our unions by letting them do what they do best: organize our workers."

... perhaps Mr. Obama's greatest flourish is how he has managed to repay his labor suzerains while simultaneously consummating the long-held liberal dream of national health care. For the recently passed health care bill is both a large step in the direction of universal health care anda conglomerate of sweet deals, actual and potential, short-term and long-, for organized labor." [Washington Times]