Peter wrote:

"Apollo van-jones and acorn wrote the stimulous bill for Barrack Obama and no-one in the white middle class has seen a cent."

My wife and I are in the white middle class and we received an $800 tax break from the stimulus bill. Our daughter in school will benefit from the $2500 tax credit for college tuition and our daughter in middle school will benefit from the money going to schools to prevent layoffs and cutbacks. Think a little harder Peter, and you might be able to come up with some ways in which you or those you care about are being positively impacted in these tough times.

The bill has passed in congress. From the Fon du Lac Reporter on line:

HOUSE APPROVES STUDENT LOAN LEGISLATION

Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI) hailed the passage of legislation today as a major advance for student loan reforms he has advocated for 26 years.

By a vote of 253 to 171, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009.

Among other initiatives, this bill would eliminate the wasteful Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program (aka "guaranteed loans") in favor of the more cost-effective alternative Direct Loan program.

"We have two federal student loan programs," Petri said. "Under FFEL the government provides subsidies to private lenders to make...

Here is a link from Slate that does a pretty good job of explaining the pro - EFCA (Employee Free Choice Act)position. There is also a link in this article to a docmument with "Facts Behind the Employee Free Choice Act". From what I can tell, the process always starts with the cards. Employers can then choose whether to recognize the union right away based on the cards, or whether to force an election. EFCA supporters argue that employers use the time between when the cards are presented and when the election is held to intimidate employees to vote against unionization. They say allowing card check would lead to LESS inimidation and coercion, especially on the part of employers.

http://www.slate.com/id/2213352/