. >> at that point union leadership has to be nervous about michigan is the birthplace of the uaw. chigan represents unions. the fact that that state turned.... >> their worry should be about the economy. the economy is lousy. president promised shovel-ready jobs, and guess what, you got solyndra. what is fascinating about this, union leadership still blames republicans and conservatives, fox news when their real problem clearly is the fact that president obama basically with his stimulus package and this economy has sold them out. >> the violent actions are either in the minority or not. you basically all said that they are. therefore, it is the exception. when someone loses a political fight they protest. that is great thing about democracy. throwing into solyndra in there. here is where you are wrong. let me explain. >> this is the sin of obama economics it was supposed to go to shovel-ready jobs and men and women would partake in. it was handed to states so they could keep their pension funds flh and finance things like solyndra. even the president joked about there was no shove

. >> at that point union leadership has to be nervous about michigan is the birthplace of the uaw. .. >> their worry should be about the economy. the economy is lousy. president promised shovel-ready jobs, and guess what, you got solyndra. what is fascinating about this, union leadership still blames republicans and conservatives, fox news when their real problem clearly is the fact that president obama basically with his stimulus package and this economy has sold them out. >> the violent actions are either in the minority or not. you basically all said that they are. therefore, it is the exception. when someone loses a political fight they protest. that is great thing about democracy. throwing into solyndra in there. here is where you are wrong. let me explain. >> this is the sin of obama economics it was supposed to go to shovel-ready jobs and men and women would partake in. it was handed to states so they could keep their pension funds flush and finance things like solyndra. even the president joked about there was no shovel-ready jobs. the labor movement should be mad at the pre

union angry or mad. that's absolutely incredible. that's in the reporting here, which i guess proves your point. but that's just total bias. >> obviously, if you're so concerned that you don't even want the union leadershipgry" at you, that shows you're trying to play favorites for the union. remember, this was a suit that as soon as the union settled a new contract with boeing, they made this go away when, in fact, if it was wrong conduct -- misconduct on behalf of boeing, it should have continued. but in fact, this was used as a technique to get the machinist union a new contract that they liked. again, clearly something that was not the intention of this supposed independent agency that is supposed to arbitrate the difference between, if you will, union and non-union. >> and just being a recess appointment -- i want to ask you about this. a recess appointment for a board member, i think -- >> for three of them. >> the union of operating engineers, this was the general consul for the union of operating engineers. according to reports, this union was mobbed up, full of criminal convictions. what's a guy like that doing on the national labor relations board? it was mobbed up. >> well, larry, that's the e

that the union leadership needs to pay closer attention to, that this type of initiative actually has the groundswell within the legislature, republican or democratic-led, to move to the pointernor is prepared to sign it. the political ripple effect of this goes much beyond just the economics and who, you know, shot or passed the bill, but it speaks to where labor as a movement in this country is at this point as well. >> indeed. s michael steele, debbie dingell -- final words, debbie? >> i was going to make one point. why are they not taking this to the people and letting the people vote on it, and they're very afraid of a vote by the people. they've used a parliamentary maneuver to make it more difficult to put it on the ballot. many business people said let the people vote on it, and they're afraid of the people voting on this. >> we're going to have to leave it there. thank you so much. thanks, debra dingell and michael steele. >>> meanwhile, the rebels are making more advances in syria today, but who are they, and what are their links to al qaeda? still ahead, america's longest war here at home. a new documentary with some major oscar buzz. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [