Thanks to the massive PR on both sides of the issue, everyone with a blog seems to have an opinion on the Employee Free Choice Act.  Here is some rather extreme rhetoric from the far corners of the “blogosphere”:  

 From a proponent of the legislation:

Speaking of bills, there’s a bill out there called the Employee Free Choice Act, which [Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR)]  has come out against, but it’s funny because how can you come out against this act without sounding like you hate letting employees make their own choices?  Oh boy.

From an opponent:

Of course, Kennedy’s support for amnesty does not occur in a vacuum. It goes hand-in-hand with his support for new labor law that could put many of America’s entrepreneurs right out of business. The big one at the moment is the grossly misnamed “Employee Free Choice Act,” which does exactly the opposite of what its name implies. . . . That is Ted Kennedy’s agenda, and it is not the agenda of a patriot.

Chances are, neither of these writers know much at all about  labor policy.  But unfortunately, this type of rhetoric is not limited to little-read blogs.  Both sides have resorted to name calling and demagoguery .  For the record, we do not believe that EFCA supporters are unpatriotic or that opponents “hate letting employees make their own choices.”  We do believe, however, that both sides should tone down the rhetoric and have an honest discussion about what it best for our country’s labor-management relations.