« Lest We Forget The Last Bailout | Main | Please, Don't Panic And Reach Into Our Pockets Again »

December 12, 2008

Re: Bingley's Bail Out Failure Post ~ I Think the Phrase

...is "See Ya!".

Auto bailout talks collapse over union wages

WASHINGTON (AP) — A $14 billion emergency bailout for U.S. automakers has collapsed in the Senate after the United Auto Workers refused to accede to Republican demands for swift wage cuts. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was "terribly disappointed" about the demise of an emerging bipartisan deal to rescue Detroit's Big Three.

I know a boatload of folks who'd be willing to take their place at what the Japanese are paying in their American plants. Plus, there'll soon be 35,000 BofA employees, some of whom might also be grateful for a pretty well paying job.

And WHY is the UAW head being treated like a Big Three CEO? THERE'S your problem in the FIRST place. Gettlefinger needs to get over his Hugo Chavez impression and actually live in the day. As a make believe Marine once famously said: "Improvise, adapt, overcome"...


...or else.

Posted by tree hugging sister at December 12, 2008 09:11 AM

Comments

With so many businesses struggling, it is very challenging for almost any B2B salesperson to succeed. I keep hoping for some good news, but it isn't coming, and I for one don't want to just wait for the economy to turn around. I want to do something about it. If you are looking for solid, practical information on how to sell in a down economy, visit this blog:

www.blog.sellupinadowneconomy.com

Posted by: Dan Rust at December 12, 2008 10:26 AM

I am so stealing this picture. Well, not this particular one, but the Pacer idea.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 12, 2008 10:35 AM

Ah, the Pacer. The first car I had dibbs on driving.

I can't tell you what a chick magnet I was in our green Pacer wagon with faux wood trim paneling.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at December 12, 2008 11:14 AM

Chick magnet? Bingley? Does not compute...

Posted by: major dad at December 12, 2008 11:33 AM

Could the bailout failure be a result of the Dems class warfare biting them? How many of us are thrilled about bailing out guys making 3-5 times as much as we are?

Oh the babes I could have corraled back in the day if I only had a Pacer.

Posted by: barking spider at December 12, 2008 11:43 AM

I had an AMC Javelin, with headers, chrome sidepipes, Cragar S/S's and HiJacker shocks.

And I could LAUNCH that sucker just like Speed Racer.

With a terrified young Bingley strapped into the co-pilot's seat.

Explains the Pacer when he got a license, eh?

Posted by: tree hugging sister at December 12, 2008 12:15 PM

General Motors had offered buyouts to all of its 74,000 U.S. hourly employees. [5] Those workers could have elected to take a lump-sum payment of $45,000 or $62,500, depending on their job description, and retire with full benefits. [6]

Republican Sen. George V. Voinovich of Ohio, a strong bailout supporter, said the UAW was willing to make the cuts - but not until 2011.

http://nomedals.blogspot.com
is were citations are posted

Posted by: Jason at December 12, 2008 01:06 PM

So, is this picture from BEFORE they sank the Pacer in that lake, or after they dredged it back up?

Posted by: nightfly at December 12, 2008 03:27 PM

Okay, so I didn't actually steal the picture. No time to put together what I wanted to put together, so I didn't use it. But check it out anyway.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at December 12, 2008 09:33 PM

"And WHY is the UAW head being treated like a Big Three CEO? THERE'S your problem in the FIRST place."

He's being treated BETTER than that. The bailout was never for the Big Three: it was for the UAW. And not really so much for the rank and file as for the union as an organization (and political contributor). It's the only reason for Congress to try to keep the Big Three out of bankruptcy court, and it's situations like this that bankruptcy is supposed to be FOR.

Posted by: Dave J at December 13, 2008 10:02 AM