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1 posted on 12/15/2008 5:44:50 AM PST by SJackson
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To: SJackson
If the UAW is not interested in compromise now, what makes anyone think they'll compromise after they get the $15 billion ?
They'll just ask for more.
2 posted on 12/15/2008 5:50:40 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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Bingo

Coburn is my favorite.


3 posted on 12/15/2008 5:56:13 AM PST by CPT Clay (Drill ANWR, Personal Accounts NOW ,)
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To: SJackson

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!


5 posted on 12/15/2008 5:58:15 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: SJackson
it's insane to allow retirees to vote for either the contract or union officers

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6 posted on 12/15/2008 6:01:05 AM PST by Elle Bee
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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.


7 posted on 12/15/2008 6:02:48 AM PST by caver (Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
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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.


8 posted on 12/15/2008 6:04:29 AM PST by sickoflibs (GWB : "Give me a 700B blank check to save the UAW until Obama takes office")
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To: SJackson

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?


10 posted on 12/15/2008 6:37:19 AM PST by reaganator
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Every time the union leaders are interviewed on TV, they say they've made 'enough concessions' already, but they are never specific as to what concessions have been made.

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.

12 posted on 12/15/2008 7:02:39 AM PST by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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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.


23 posted on 12/15/2008 8:28:11 AM PST by visualops (portraits.artlife.us or visit my freeper page)
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To: SJackson

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.


26 posted on 12/15/2008 8:42:40 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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I've been buying cars for 25+ years and have NEVER bought a foreign car...always bought American.

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!

34 posted on 12/16/2008 8:28:51 AM PST by demsux
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Thank you Sen. Coburn for being brave enough to tell it like it is. I hope your family is safe. These thugs play hardball.


52 posted on 12/16/2008 9:27:29 AM PST by McGruff
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

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


58 posted on 12/16/2008 2:45:36 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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