Bingo
Coburn is my favorite.
The bail out is for the UAW and its very attractive pensions. Congress is telling the rest of America they are not worth spit, but the UAW and its political clout (i.e., it’s in bed with the Dems) are sacred? Give me a friggin’ break! I will NEVER buy another vehicle from the Big 3. Toyota or Honda, here I come!
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“But UAW President Ron Gettelfinger in a press conference Friday morning blamed Republican senators, who he said resented his organization.”
That $450 billion in campaign contributions from the unions to the Democrats might have swayed the Republican feelings.
WATCHING FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn
Corker said UAW would NOT negotiate with Senate because they KNEW GWB would bail them out with no concessions, as with GWB Pelosi bill.
Why wouldn’t the UAW want this “federal welfare check” delayed until they have the people in office who they paid millions to their campaigns. The UAW will get paid well for their Democrat support.
Anyone here ever read the political leftist propaganda in a UAW newsletter it hands out to it’s members? I have. It’s like visiting the Democratic Underground.
Is it now time for for the American people to have a reality check? There is no free lunch. If the federal government injects a trillion dollars of unearned money into the economy it will drastically devalue your and mine EARNED money.
Do you think these union people are fair and honest brokers? Park your American made Honda in a GM employee parking lot once. Sure, they have security cameras for the parking lot, so what?
Based on the figures I've been seeing as regards their pay and benefits, if they've 'made concessions' I'd hate to have seen what the cost was before.
Frankly, I blame the unions AND management for the mess the auto companies are in.
I would like to see our senators and representatives with brains and balls hold a press conference and explain to the country that folks making big bucks and big benefits are unwilling to take a pay cut to help keep their jobs and would prefer to fleece their fellow Americans instead.
The bailout was never about saving the auto industry, it was about saving the Unions hide.
The auto industry if it wanted to save itself would have simply said this to the government:
We need to file Chapter 11, we are concerned however if we do, people will stop buying our products. So, can you please do the following.
As part of our Chap 11 filings, guarantee our warantees, so if we go out of business (which if we restructure we really should not have to, but just in case we do, to assure consumer confidnence) you will guarantee our warrantees.
If we don’t go out of business it costs the government nothing and if we do wind up out of business, the cost will be minimal to the government for trying to help.
Game, Set, Match. Of course that option doesn’t preserve UAW contracts, which was what this bailout was about from the get go.
THAT is going to change...my next car will NOT be made with UAW labor.
That is my choice and I hope the democratic minions at the UAW end up in bread lines!
Thank you Sen. Coburn for being brave enough to tell it like it is. I hope your family is safe. These thugs play hardball.
Auto Bailout Could be Announced by Wednesday
Reuters | Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:33am EST
Posted on 12/16/2008 11:05:49 AM PST by lewisglad
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149720/posts
Bailout Buyer’s Remorse:
The Ironies of the Republican opposition to saving Detroit (Barf Alert!)
The Columbia Journalism Review | December 15, 2008 | Charles Kaiser
Posted on 12/15/2008 9:41:51 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149431/posts