The Detroit News opines that what the Teamsters are doing to the hundreds of non-union employees at Performance Transportation Services, actively, openly and admittedly killing their jobs, isn't fair.  Sort of like what the Democrats at the Capitol are doing to struggling families?  Manny Lopez continues:

Don't take that as anti-union; take it as a reminder of Michigan's economic reality. Solidarity isn't as strong these days, as evidenced by the fact that other non-union car haulers and reportedly, even some union operations, have picked up PTS' business.

But it's symptomatic of the problem that persists here: Do it our way or we'll bring down the house.

Wait, scratch that Manny.  I think you meant "Do it our way AND we'll bring down the house."  Easy mistake to make.

Take current gas prices... we've got a federal government that lambastes the oil companies for making excessive profit (4% to 9% depending on how you do the math) then turns around actually pulls in 15% via their gas tax.  Anybody struggling to fill up the tank these days?  
It isn't the Shell station that's gouging you.  Not that you'd know that if you looked at the Dem "solutions."  They just want to raise taxes MORE.  Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow want to tax the oil companies (because that won't be passed along to consumers one way or the other) and closer to home Andy Dillon and the House Democrats are `probably' planning a gas tax hike in November.  And the prospect of drilling or building more refineries?  You can forget it.  Congress won't touch that.  It's always made too much sense for Washington.

The only bit of sanity we're getting is coming from Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson The Ivory Tower reports a vote on Patterson's radical (for government) proposal could come this morning.

Patterson proposed the plan last month as a way to help county employees deal with gasoline prices that now top $4 per gallon. If approved, employees could volunteer to work four 10-hour days instead of the traditional five, 8-hour days. No one would be required to do it, Patterson said.

Blaze the trail, Brooks!  The plan could reduce demand for gas, could reduce emissions (which is nice if you think they're a problem), reduce wear and tear on the roads, reduce traffic congestion all of which would brighten moods and fatten consumers' wallets while keeping extra cash out of Lansing (which still makes a windfall profit on the sale of every gallon of gasoline thanks to the sales tax).  In the immortal words of Michael Scott... "Win - win.  Win."