1) The Federal Government is making a down-payment on the U.S. auto industry, agreeing to fund $17.4 billion in loans. $13.4 billion is being doled out over the next two months, and $4 billion “later.” But here’s the good news: “Bush said the loans will be called back if the companies are not viable by March 31.” Really? How is that going to work? If the funds are disbursed over the next few months and the situation gets even worse – and assuming that the purpose of the loans is to provide money that will actually be, you know, spent - how do we know if we call those dollars back, they’ll come running? Have you ever let a completely untrained beagle puppy loose in a field full of rabbits and tried to get him to come when called? Exactly.
2) As a rule, you shouldn’t bring a pizza to a gun fight, but it seemed to work out all right for this guy - this time, anyway.
3) Hey, Wronwright; aren’t you missing a Swiss watch?
4) Dr. Charles Krauthammer – for my money, the wisest columnist writing today – casts a disapproving eye on dynastic tendencies in the U.S. government.
5) Ageing pretty boy, Robert Redford, (who, incidentally, is starting to look like a teetotaling Kennedy, if such a thing can be imagined) has one good, last rant against President Bush (H/T: Hyacinth Girl).
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I have no idea why Robert Redford could possibly think that I would give a rat's ass about any of his ideas, political or otherwise.
1) I don't what pi$$es me off more: the obvious waste of tax money, or the implication that we're all idiots by being expected to swallow Bush's lame "controls" as serious.
2) I suppose I should stockpile frozen pizzas in anticipation of this new phase of the arms race.
3) Tsk, tsk, wronwright. Weren't you warned to wear gloves while waxing the Blackhawks?
4) Besides the sense of entitlement, I'm also disgusted at the fawning over a woman without any serious qualifications for elected office. Not after the garbage spewed out by lefties over Governor Palin.
5) Robert who?
Dang! So that's where...
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No comment.
SB: orgigi
What Sandra Dee had on the beach
I thought in Capitalist societies, "private" companies weren't funded by taxpayer dollars.
And just because it's Christmas, there's no need to be getting sloppy, Wronwright.
Hi Paco,
I have to admit I was surprised re. the federal "assistance" to private car companies in the US.
We are used to cooky (silly) ideas coming from the states, we just put it down as the side effect of free enterprise or freedom of speech.
But the last thing I would have expected was, that the US gov. bail out failed or failing private companies.
Do these private companies pay extra taxes when times are good?
I bet they try to minimise it instead, so why should you, the taxpayer bail them out?
I thought it was just our lot to be so stupid as to do that.
In this case company in misery is no consolation.
I only visited the US once for a few days, for a seminar in New york, and in San F.
Must say I wasn't impressed, should have spent more time in the country I suppose, would like to see Montana.
Only took closer interest in "your" US affairs since the election campaign, so you have to forgive my naivety and ignorance
Cheers
Peter
For a good work truck, I buy Chevrolet all the time. They last forever. My current vehicle has over 200,000 miles and is still going strong.
GM is getting somewhat of a bum rap, IMO. They got hit hard by things that were out of their control--the collapse of the housing market, the frenzied run up of gas prices, and the collapse of the credit industry that happened simultaneously. Suddenly their biggest customers, the carpenters, painters, plumbers, welders, and electricians, are unemployed with no relief in sight.
Now would be a great time to buy another vehicle, but I've been notified that my job will be eliminated in 5 months, so I'll just hold on to my old faithful truck for right now.
When news leaks out that pizza is delivered hot enough to disable a mugger, the tort lawyers will make sure all pizza leaves the parlor lukewarm at best.
This gives the phrase "Hurling the whole pizza at them" a whole new meaning.
Perhaps states should begin mandatory pizza registration. One of those things could be fatal, you know.
Fitzroy, not only will the pizzas be lukewarm, they'll be without any toppings such as pepperoni or sausage. Wouldn't want to accidentally put out some perp's eye. And onions! Or tomato sauce! Somebody might be allergic.
That pepperoni and sausage has saturated fat that could possibly lead to a heart attack, although I do not believe that there is any credible research showing such. Better ban them now before somebody gets hurt.
For the children.
I am so angry at the fawning over that retarded Kennedy clan by the media whores that I am emotionally capable of physical violence right now - were a Kennedy or a media pimp/whore to wander within my ken it'd be short and messy.
I did not vote in the "America's prince/princess" election, must have missed it some time while overseas. You know, putting my ass on the line to prevent some inbred dynasty from setting themselves up as God's anointed to rule over us. Now I find that we have a plethora of familes, media selected, and none of them worth a bucket of warm... uh, "spit."
The press has betrayed all of us, in so many ways, that there is no fate too dire for them to suffer. Old Media can't go bankrupt fats enbough to suit me - although there will undoubtedly be plenty of tax money to bail them out, all shoveled their way by suitably aristocratic brahmins.
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