Comments on: Draft text of the automakers’/UAW bailout http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/ news and commentary from a conservative perspective Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:19:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Draft text of the automakers’/UAW bailout « Top Daily Digest Reading http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-581660 Draft text of the automakers’/UAW bailout « Top Daily Digest Reading Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:24:58 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-581660 [...] Interesting? Proceed here. [...] [...] Interesting? Proceed here. [...]

]]> By: erbarker http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-566457 erbarker Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:35:14 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-566457 I suggest a protest. Let you Congressmen and Senators know that you will never again buy a Ford, Chevrolet or Chrysler product if they go through with this, Send you intentions to your Congressmen and Senators. It is your taxes paying for this. If you don't like it protest it. I suggest a protest. Let you Congressmen and Senators know that you will never again buy a Ford, Chevrolet or Chrysler product if they go through with this, Send you intentions to your Congressmen and Senators.

It is your taxes paying for this. If you don’t like it protest it.

]]> By: GM’s Strategy: Recycle The “We Suck” Apology from 2003 « Jane Q. Republican http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-566362 GM’s Strategy: Recycle The “We Suck” Apology from 2003 « Jane Q. Republican Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:22:44 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-566362 [...] “$15 billion” auto bailout installment is essentially a blank check for a carmaker that admits it has run a failing business for the last 25 [...] [...] “$15 billion” auto bailout installment is essentially a blank check for a carmaker that admits it has run a failing business for the last 25 [...]

]]> By: WisCon http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-566234 WisCon Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:28:49 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-566234 And guess what? W will go along with it. Thanks, George, for helping socialize our country you idiot. And guess what? W will go along with it.

Thanks, George, for helping socialize our country you idiot.

]]> By: Michelle Malkin » We Suck 2.0: GM recycles lame apology strategy from 2003 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-566160 Michelle Malkin » We Suck 2.0: GM recycles lame apology strategy from 2003 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:44:13 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-566160 [...] “$15 billion” auto bailout installment is essentially a blank check for a carmaker that admits it has run a failing business for the last 25 [...] [...] “$15 billion” auto bailout installment is essentially a blank check for a carmaker that admits it has run a failing business for the last 25 [...]

]]> By: jjmurphy http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-566095 jjmurphy Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:19:36 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-566095 Whew! Am I glad our incredibly competent Congress is able to step in and save the U.S. auto industry. I am sure everything will be fine now. Whew! Am I glad our incredibly competent Congress is able to step in and save the U.S. auto industry. I am sure everything will be fine now.

]]> By: Freddy http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-566078 Freddy Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:37:35 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-566078 I 'like' how congress nicely placed 'overseeing' this disaster firmly into the hands of the president. Clearly, they recognize that they are not competent in the automobile business. I suspect that the president will feel the same way, and will 'demand' that congress be responsible for the 'oversight'. This might be where the process gets 'stuck'. I ‘like’ how congress nicely placed ‘overseeing’ this disaster firmly into the hands of the president. Clearly, they recognize that they are not competent in the automobile business. I suspect that the president will feel the same way, and will ‘demand’ that congress be responsible for the ‘oversight’.

This might be where the process gets ’stuck’.

]]> By: shooter http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-566006 shooter Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:43:12 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-566006 Finance guilty parties; -CRA/community organizers -Dodd -Frank -Obama -Pelosi no mark to market All still there. No chance of change or recovery. Auto Guilty parties; -Cafe Standards/government interference -UAW -CEO(s) All still there. No chance of change or recovery. Patterns are emerging. You can't solve the problem with the same minds and entities that created the problem. Finance guilty parties;
-CRA/community organizers
-Dodd
-Frank
-Obama
-Pelosi
no mark to market
All still there. No chance of change or recovery.

Auto Guilty parties;
-Cafe Standards/government interference
-UAW
-CEO(s)
All still there. No chance of change or recovery.

Patterns are emerging.
You can’t solve the problem with the same minds and entities that created the problem.

]]> By: teachem2 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-565987 teachem2 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:24:37 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-565987 <blockquote>Cliff Notes’ version: Borrow. Spend. Repeat. Panic. FAIL. </blockquote> Can we just skip to the end (FAIL) and save our time, effort, and money?

Cliff Notes’ version: Borrow. Spend. Repeat. Panic. FAIL.

Can we just skip to the end (FAIL) and save our time, effort, and money?

]]> By: rambler http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-565980 rambler Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:15:35 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-565980 Morons saving morons. Morons saving morons.

]]> By: Frank DiGiorgio http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-565962 Frank DiGiorgio Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:55:22 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-565962 Where are the "Bail Out Palooza 08" t-shirts? Where are the “Bail Out Palooza 08″ t-shirts?

]]> By: Czars All Around « The Forum http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-565949 Czars All Around « The Forum Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:37:53 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-565949 [...] on conservative ideals; fiscal irresponsibility is not an exception to this plan.  As Malkin notes, if it means no bipartisanship, so be it.   This is the perfect time  for ideological [...] [...] on conservative ideals; fiscal irresponsibility is not an exception to this plan.  As Malkin notes, if it means no bipartisanship, so be it.   This is the perfect time  for ideological [...]

]]> By: walterc http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-565939 walterc Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:30:33 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-565939 <blockquote>sonofdy said: WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING There is no dollar amount in this bill so the 15 billion dollar number is complete crap.</blockquote> I too noticed the lack of dollar figures. I also noticed the need for oversight here being covered by creating a new government position (at a pretty good salary I would imagine) that is connected with either the finance industry (read bank bailout ala Paulson) or someone familiar with the auto industry i.e. someone close to the current big 3 upper management. Either way, it's going to be a big loss for the taxpayer. And what's the point of owning securities in a valueless company? Unless Romney is the President's oversight guy, he's familiar with the auto industry, finance and salvaging a poorly managed entity (Salt Lake Olympic). So obvious he won't be the first choice of President Rino bush or Leftist elect B.O. We're screwed again.

sonofdy said:

WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
There is no dollar amount in this bill so the 15 billion dollar number is complete crap.

I too noticed the lack of dollar figures. I also noticed the need for oversight here being covered by creating a new government position (at a pretty good salary I would imagine) that is connected with either the finance industry (read bank bailout ala Paulson) or someone familiar with the auto industry i.e. someone close to the current big 3 upper management.

Either way, it’s going to be a big loss for the taxpayer.

And what’s the point of owning securities in a valueless company?

Unless Romney is the President’s oversight guy, he’s familiar with the auto industry, finance and salvaging a poorly managed entity (Salt Lake Olympic). So obvious he won’t be the first choice of President Rino bush or Leftist elect B.O.

We’re screwed again.

]]> By: sonofdy http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-565937 sonofdy Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:29:24 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-565937 <blockquote>“Captain Jones, you ran your attack submarine aground, so we’re going to give you a bigger Trident submarine…”</blockquote> You forgot to mention the new sub has a launch on grounding safety feature for the nukes.

“Captain Jones, you ran your attack submarine aground, so we’re going to give you a bigger Trident submarine…”

You forgot to mention the new sub has a launch on grounding safety feature for the nukes.

]]> By: FamilyMan http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/08/draft-text-of-the-automakersuaw-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-565931 FamilyMan Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:24:25 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/?p=19932#comment-565931 It looks to me like big<strong> union saving</strong> document. It looks to me like big union saving document.

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