Yes, the CEO plane thingee yesterday was a distraction but come on this is just another GOP talking point to get what they want: a total gutting of the Big 3.
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When are the citizens of this country going to really see the truth about the GOP.
They play the game so well and we always get played so well when they do it.
The truth of this whole matter with the Big 3 is that the GOP would like this whole industry to fail.
When I learned that Senator Shelby was the one pushing it I looked into where he was from. He is from Alabama where the competitors of the American auto industry are based. He is not interested in helping the auto companies based in a bunch of blue states.
Look at the places immediately affected by any collapse of the big 3. Those states are mostly colored blue.
I even heard Joe on Morning Joe say out loud that the GOP have no interest in helping Mitchigan because they did not win in that State.
Then we had the big deal with the planes yesterday and the GOP jumped all over it along with some dumb dems. This plane deal was/is a huge distraction.
Yes, these CEOs need to be reined in regarding perks and salaries but all the CEOs at all of these companies use private planes including those media company CEO that were complaining about said planes.
Yes, something needs to be done and they should not have done it and that is part of what has to be done and it showed a cluelessness on their part but I am so damn tired of how the American public is led around by the nose on every issue.
The scenarios all unfold the same way. Something happens that is a gaffe or a distraction from an issue that needs to be addressed right now and all hell breaks loose. The talking heads and bloggers gin up the blogosphere and on air time and then the editorialist add their piece and it is played over and over again for days as the issue we need to deal with falls apart. When the real issue falls apart everyone then suddenly wants to know how it happens. We are like a bunch of puppies with short attention spans who just follows the ball where ever it is thrown.
The GOP are really good at what they do and we are their suckers.
If the Big 3 is allowed to go down they will get rid of the unions and card check as well as the US auto industry and they will get their foriegn companies positioned to take over all our auto needs. They will also bring better deals to the Red States where these companies are located.
What do we get? Nothing. We end up with the last bastion of Manufactering dessimated.
Yes the foriegn cars are awesome but our cars can be awesome if given the chance. I know the companies messed up over the years but now is not the time to whip them. Now is the time to be clear headed like our Prez-elect and take the high road. LOok what he did with stinker Lieberman.
I really hope that the dems in Congress will wake up and fight against this new trojan horse the GOP is rolling in.