Or was it other factors? Were unions a neutral presence? Or do I have it backwards, did the unions help the auto industry survive where it would have failed earlier? It is hard to have any discussion at all about what is … [Read more...]
Romney might be right. (AAAAGGGHHH!!! It burns!! It burns!!)
Much as it pains me to say it, Mitt Romney's op-ed in today's NY Times is not only a deft political move (drawing on his childhood in Detroit and his father's success in the auto industry as well as his own business turnaround experience), … [Read more...]
What Detroit’s own newspapers have to say about bailing out the big three, with links.
Here are some good articles to start with: "Could Bankruptcy Judges save Detroit - or your house?" http://www.freep.com/article/2... "Shared Sacrifice is the way to sell auto bailout" http://m.freep.com/news.jsp?ke... "Further Give Backs … [Read more...]
Green the auto bailout
UPDATE: Looks like pretty much everyone else has had the same thought. Well, this time it's the auto industry with hat in hand, asking for a gov't bailout. And Dems are inclined to give it to them. Automakers already want an … [Read more...]