Monday, November 23, 2009

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Is Bankruptcy the Best Option for the Auto Industry? Will Hillary Clinton Be a Team Player? And Joe Lieberman Keeps His Chairmanship

Posted November 18, 2008

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the big three automakers

chapter 11 is used to restructure failing companies. It would be the best thing for them . The airlines did it so can the autoworkers.The big three just doesnt grind to a halt in a bankruptcy . The CEOS and management benefits do ! I think the big hurry is the christmas bonus checks. they will not get any of these benefits in chapter 11 bankruptcy court. But they will with federal bailout money. For example AIG how many executive junkets they have been on since recieving bailout money ?. Millions of dollars worth and christmas bonuses and other benefits go out next month on the taxpayers back. I'm in the construction industry much larger than the big three combined we are getting no help from the BANKS and none from SBA so what do we do ? WE DEAL WITH IT AND REMEMBER WHO DIDN'T HELP US.WE ARE AMERICA THE STRONG AND WE DONT NEED HANDOUTS FROM TAXPAYERS ! BECAUSE WE ARE THE TAXPAYERS!

It would be nice for the president to cut interest rates on all home mortgages to four percent ( one house per family ) This would stabilize the whole industry and penalize the GREEDY BANKS WHO ARE BENEFITING FROM THE TAXPAYERS BACKS ( BAILOUT MONEY ).

Sometimes Solutions are so Simple you just don't see them.

Hillary

Obama had better keep his guard up - Hillary is not a team player, nor is Bill. Thay have their own agendas - making themselves look good.

It will be interesting to see if she can just be Secretary of State - implementing Obama's plan - not her own. She would report to him, and would have to take a back seat to him at public functions, etc. I'm not sure she knows how to do that. Correcting her could be very sticky if she does take the position.

No problem having a council of enemies. But empowering them all with leadership roles could easily lose control. Obama needs to create the government HE campaigned for - not re-institute a Clinton team. I personally voted for him because he WAS NOT HIllary. She is talented, but has personal commitments made in the Middle East that would impact the world's view of her as impartial.

Free challenge is the key to a strong country or a company

I think america is a free and leberal country and he know the free challenge is the key to a strong country or a successful company , so it should not think a little to keep other country's atuo off

O.K. HILLARY, WE ARE ALL BEHIND YOU OR WITH YOU, WIN, LOSE OR DRAW, WE ARE WITH YOU. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS, OBVIOUSLY, AN INVALID ONE. ALREADY, WE SEE THE QUESTION OF VALIDITY OF THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION. BUT, YOU ARE, STILL, THE KEY. YOU ARE MY FOCUS, I CAN TRUST YOU AND THAT IS IMPORTANT. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY I THINK THIS WAY, JUST ASK POPE BENEDICT, SINCE, YOU CAN'T ASK POPE JOHN PAUL, AND DEFINITELY CAN'T ASK FTR. ARDWIN HILLER. YOUR FIRST NAME SOUNDS A LITTLE LIKE FTR. HILLER'S LAST NAME. DOES THAT SEEM IRONIC TO YOU? ASK FTR. ADRIAN (NOT ARDWIN) WHO OSAMA BIN LADEN IS AND RIGHT OFF THE BAT, HE COULD TELL YOU, SO WHY ARE THE SECRET SERVICE AGENTS CONFUSED ABOUT WHERE BIN LADEN IS? ALSO, REV. WRIGHT WAS AND IS "RIGHT", SINCE YOU CAN'T DO CERTAIN THINGS TO THE CLERGY AND HOPE TO REMAIN BLESSED. IS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION A VALID ONE? I THINK IT IS VALIDLY IN PLACE, BUT, IN PLACE FOR OTHER REASONS THAN THE USUAL, OTHERWORDS, THEY ARE MAKING USE OF THE PRESIDENCY IN THIS WAY TO ACOMPLISH WHAT IT IS THEY WANT TO ACOMPLISH. JOE BIDEN WOULD KNOW, WOULDN'T HE, HE, HISSELF, USED THE WORD, ACOMPLISH, TO DESCRIBE WHAT IT IS THEY COULD DO. IT IS NOT A HOLY WAR, OBVIOUSLY, BUT, IT REALLY IS A RELIGIOUS WAR AND WHAT JOE BIDEN (HI JIL) DOES ABOUT IT WITH BARACK, REMAINS TO BE SEEN. BUT, THE ADMINISTRATION IS AN INVALID ONE IN ANY CASE. WHICH U.S. SUPREME COURT JUDGE WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO AN INVALID PRESIDENT-ELECT? WILLIAM RHEINQUEST IS NOT AROUND TO DO IT. WHAT WILL THE WORDS BE? HOW DO WE DO IT INVALIDLY? THIS IS, INDEED A PRECEDENT-SETTING EVENT, BUT, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE ALL BASES COVERED, IN ANY CASE. BUT, DO WE? WHEN I SEE OSAMA BIN LADEN'S PHOTO, I SEE A PHOTO OF SOMEONE THAT COULD NOT HARM A BABY. SO WHY ARE WE WANTING TO, AS BARACK SAID, GO IN THERE AND KILL OSAMA AND CRUSH AL QUEDA? WE HAVE LITTLE KIDS IN ON THE STUFF, NOW. EVEN LITTLE KIDS ARE TALKING OSAMA AND OBAMA, STUFF WE READ ABOUT IN BOOKS BUT, CERTAINLY NOTHING VALID. PARDON MY FRENCH, AS THEY SAY, I MAJORED IN SCIENCE AND MATH WITH AN ENGLISH MINOR AND I AM FINICKY, TO A FAULT, WITH TRIVIALS, SUCH AS, SPELLING, PUNCTUATION AND OVERALL, CORRECT GRAMMAR, OLD SCHOOL STUFF. NOT THE USUAL WEB SCRIBBLE AS YOU CAN SEE. BUT, I REALLY WONDER IF THERE SHOULD BE A CHANGE IN THE WORDING OF THE OATH OR THE SWEARING IN OF, WHAT I FEEL, IS AN INVALID PRESIDENT. OF COURSE YOU CAN TELL I AM BLACK, BY MY TONE. SINCE I HAVE 539 CHARACTERS REAMAINING, I WILL SPEAK OF BEYOUNCE WANTING TO SING AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE PRESIDENT. WE KNOW BEYOUNCE VERY WELL AND WE ARE GETTING TO KNOW JENNIFER HUDSON (NOT JENNIFER HOLIDAY, SHE WAS IN "SOPHISTICATED LADIES", NOT "DREAM GIRLS") BUT, WHO IS THE THIRD "GIRL" (I AM 18, I AM A WOMAN") IN THE MUSICAL, "DREAM GIRLS"? CAN BARACK OBAMA FIND OUT FOR US? IS SHE ALIVE OR DEAD. MAYBE THAT WOULD HELP THE SECRET SERVICE AGENTS DECIDE IF OSAMA BIN LADEN IS ALIVE OR DEAD, ALREADY. THE WORD, RESIGN, IS A VALID ONE, THOUGH. WHY O WHY O WHY?

auto industry

Being in the automotive business for 12 years I am inclined to think bailing out or helping is a wise decision.I no longer am employed by the (once big 3),but the trickle down effect is anormous. Schools stores local gas stations, total nieghborhoods will be lost.If we can help crooks in the housing market why not give the blue collar guy a leg up

AUTO INDUSTRY

I think we need to get rid of the foreign cars in this country and keep to ourshelves.When we buy american I want the whole product to be american.Lets strengthen american industry and keep mexicochina,canada and japan out that is why we are in this mess.We were a strong county at one time.

Anti union although...

we pass -reathtaking farm -ill -ut are firmly against a -lue state -ailout. Letter that rhymes w/ d is not working lately. (like some people I know.)

auto industry

THE AUTO INDUSTRY SHOULD WAKE UP AND STOP BUILDING BIG CARS PEOPLE LIKE BUT DON'T WANT TO DRIVE. GM, FORD AND SATURN HAVE KEPT THE DINOSAURS AROUND AND WILL BECOME EXTINCT IF THEY DON'T CHANGE HOW THEY MAKE CARS THAT AREN'T FUEL EFFICIENT. THEY MAY SAY THEY INCREASED THE MILES PER HOUR. I SAY TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.

Give them the super Major

They will have no one to Blame!

Give them a little rope and it will all be over but the crying.

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