"...and now ya see why you don't elect lying street thugs to be President of these United Staes"
Didn't he go down there and glad-hand all these people and get all sorts of forced promises from the leadership at CAT? Wasn't CAT to be the 'Recovery Miracle?'
Hmmmm. Guess 'The One' can't pull it off...no surprise there!
Obama said CAT wouldn’t fire anyone if the Stimulus package passed.
What happened?
For a region like Illinois, that’s really brutal.
Are these some of those “shovel ready” jobs that the Porkulus Maximus was supposed to save? I hope not.
"...and now ya see why you don't elect lying street thugs to be President of these United Staes"
The good news is that its win win - more Obama supporters losing their jobs AND more UAW members given cause to rethink their membership and just what they’ve done.
Can we get the stimulus money back now?
"Enjoy the "bear-trap" rally on global bourses this spring. But remember, we have only just begun to see the mass lay-offs and hardship caused by this slump. The politicians will act to save their skins. Markets may not like the result."
I work in one of the CAT plants mentioned. It’s grim, to be sure. I’m hanging in by my fingernails every day.
I am impressed with the corporate leadership though. They are taking it seriously, and making every cost cutting step they can make - including serious reductions in executive pay - so that we can survive this and come out strong when this recovers.
I’m just hoping that my coworkers can get rehired as soon as possible.
Maybe these laid off workers can get temporary jobs taking the Census. Oh, wait. ACORN already has those jobs. Never mind.