You remember the Administration’s Iraq “Coalition of the Willing,” which was a sham from the start, including such important military powers as Poland. It was a title for a coalition with no real meaning.

Labor has its version. Just picked up the AFL-CIO magazine, which notes, as has been noted elsewhere in labor’s propoganda, that a “bi-partisan” group of 37 Senators and 209 House members have signed as co-sponsors of the Employee Free Choice Act. The legislation would, we’re told, make it possible for workers to have a chance to have a union without facing the usual employer obstacles…like being fired for organizing a union.

But, let’s get real about this “bi-partisan” spin. Of the 37 Senators, 2 are Republicans–Ben Nighthorse Campblell from Colorado, who did not run for re-election, and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who already proved he was a weenie when, faced with outrage from conservatives, he back-tracked from his statement that anti-choice judicial nominees would not be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. How hard do we think he’ll fight for this bill?

In the House, out of the 209 House members, a whopping 7 are Republicans. So, let’s be real–this bill has no chance in passing in the next ten years.

Given that virtually every incumbent is re-elected in Congress, there is virtually no chance the Democrats will be in a position to retake either the House or Senate in the next cycle — nor will Democratic incumbents lose. And, if by some miracle the Democrats recapture the Congress, certainly the chances are less than zero that they would attain a filibuster-proof margin in the Senate. Serious labor law reform is a pipe dream for a long time to come—even if we could get full Democratic Party support, which is doubtful.