>mbs: I did say, 'compared to', and there wasn't much
>else he could have done from a pragmatic standpoint.
>In light of the dependence of the Dems on the AFL,
>the lack of ability (will?) to exercise leverage by
>the latter over the former is striking.
I don't think you can underestimate the influence the Dems have on the union leadership: what Bob Fitch calls the get out of jail free card. Dems in office, no indictments. Dems out, indictments.
Doug