Comments on: Auto Hearings, House Version

By: Leen

Leen — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:23:42 +0000

Would hate to see the blog world lose you in any kind of way. But would sure like to see your intellect and insights added to those in the system who push for justice and rule of law in congress. Leahy, Sherrod Brown, Lincoln Chaffee (no longer there) etc.

Senator Hamsher has a nice ring to it.

By: Leen

Leen — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:19:59 +0000

and that Judge just did not make any sense at all. What the hell was she saying there at the closing?

By: bmaz

bmaz — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:45:06 +0000

I have seen a video interview with that guy. It was on 60 Minutes. He is pretty impressive and pretty forthright. We could use that guy on this side of the Pacific.

By: WilliamOckham

WilliamOckham — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:37:07 +0000

Not quite off-topic, James Fallows does a fascinating interview with China’s official investment manager. I find very little that the guy says that I would disagree with. He certainly sounds more realistic than Hank Paulson.

By: skdadl

skdadl — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:28:00 +0000

skdadl heard the batcall, and she is here to say, as usual, that you give us too much credit, especially at teh moment.

I’ve been following along these past few days, honestly I have, but most of us up here are just totally wrung out by Harper’s shenanigans this week. We haven’t lost the war, but yesterday we kind of lost one battle (the governor general agreed to prorogue Parliament until 26 January, which saves Steve from being defeated in the Commons … for now).

You might well think that that date is more than a coincidence. Many of us do.

Anyway, we got trouble, and it’s not clear that we’re going to get out of it any time soon. Harper is still publicly in denial about the economic crisis, although it has begun to hit hard here, and on top of that he seems to be channelling Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin on the turf of who is a real Canadian and who isn’t.

So anyway, it has been like that. Sorry for going so far O/T. Miss y’all very much.

By: klynn

klynn — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:10:38 +0000

But, as we spoke, I wondered how satisfied Shelby’s constituents will be when the UAW’s new wage structure comes into effect ($14/hr) and the transplants lower all the non-union scales to match. Could be a lack of foresight on his part? It’s coming, bailout or not…

(my bold)

Or how about how his constituents and other Congresscritters constituents should a bailout not happen because of his yap and the dollar tanks big time? The foreign plants will move to Mexico ASAP. Especially, since a number of the Mexican work force once in the US has had to go back to Mexico because of the US economy being so bad. Cost of living per day in Mexico $12-$14 US dollars. Talk about cheap labor. I wont even begin to mention how cheap land is.

By: bmaz

bmaz — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:59:32 +0000

Jeff Sachs was very good. Shame nobody was listening.

By: BooRadley

BooRadley — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:55:10 +0000

Thanks ew.

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By: pseudonymousinnc

pseudonymousinnc — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:54:17 +0000

Ah, Alabama, the state that paid a quarter-billion in ~~bribes~~ incentives for Mercedes to set up its assembly plant. The state that exists so that Georgia has someone to joke about.

By: TrulyLeft

TrulyLeft — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:51:20 +0000

My long time friend and Chrysler co-worker called me today. He woke up at 3am, couldn’t sleep, sat down and wrote a long letter to Shelby. Of the many things he said, I particularly liked the part where he called him anti-American for supporting Japanese companies over American, referencing all the info from yesterday concerning incentives. The other part where he referenced how out-of-work, screwed autoworkers could get ugly and knew where Alabama was, seemed a bit over the top but satisfying somehow. I told him I would wait patiently for the FBI interview surely to come.

But, as we spoke, I wondered how satisfied Shelby’s constituents will be when the UAW’s new wage structure comes into effect ($14/hr) and the transplants lower all the non-union scales to match. Could be a lack of foresight on his part? It’s coming, bailout or not…