Just the other day, hard-eyed federal cops descended on young lawbreakers all across America. Their crime wasn't drugs or gang warfare or even shoplifting. It was work. Given the number of bums infesting our cities, one might assume a Republican administration would not attack work. One would be wrong.
Unions use violence and government- granted privileges to get more money for less work.
At the behest of Mrs. Dole and the unions, President Bush and Congress raised the minimum wage. Like the minimum wage increase, it does great harm. The cop is on the beat. The Constitution doesn't appoint Mrs. Dole as Big Mother. Sure, just as he can play too many hours.