It’s a good thing the US auto industry (GM and Chrysler) got their bridge loans. Note, their $18 billion is far less than the $700 billion bailout Congress allocated for Wall Street which, by the way, has not been asked for any kind of plan. Note, also, the automakers intend to pay back their loans, a concept totally missing from the Wall Street bailout.

Be fair with Sen. Shelby and the transplant automakers. Never mind the tax subsidies to woo those plants or the fact their workers are all first generation, meaning no legacy medical or pension costs. Never mind the companies involved have government assistance with pensions and healthcare at home. Just blame the UAW for the US automakers’ legacy costs, with no consideration given to the fact unions have given all of us certain holidays and benefits we would be reluctant to give up. Would you be willing to give up some part of your retirement as “a cost of doing business in today’s market?”

Instead of the auto industry, let’s focus our attention on the financial industry which is still milking the public till. With no recovery plan and no remorse, Wall Street firms continue to spend and reward executives extravagantly. It’s time we made our voices heard that this is unacceptable!

suzy48212 I am sorry you have cancer. I hope you situation is treatable. However, if you are going to insult my spelling and grammar you should at least make sure yours is correct!

james i too have cancer can`t stand hsn have to much to do when i get home from work.james you shoud have stayed in school and finished high school.your reasoning and spelling speak volumns!!!!!!!!!!!

Joe UAW ….I guess you have no bigotry or slums in the North? Year right! I saw the slums in Downtown Detroit. I wonder how many of those poor people could be working if the UAW had not priced their employer out of the market. I have also seen the conditions the migrant workers who pick cherry’s in Traverse City live…and it is not pretty.

I also remember back in the 80′s a sad story about a couple UAW thugs getting drunk in a bar and beating a Korean man to death because they thought he was Japanese!

As for education, Detroit is certainly no role Model. I checked on line to see Detroit South Western high school has an average ACT score of 14. The entire State of Michigan posts and deplorable average of 19. Alabama Statewide by the way posts an average SAT score of 20.4.

As for grabbing something while I am drowning….I think I will grab on to a set of Keys to a new Honda Pilot!

sure the south is racialy friendly, the black community have slums for schools and much lower scores, the hispanic community live in migrant houses ment for 4 people with 12 occupants. no health care and when one gets sick or injured they are left off at the steps of the clinic or hospital. which the taxpayers have to pick up. sure you get along with the black community, just as long as they can run a football or dunk a basketball.card check is comming to a work place near you, and i am sure you will embrace it, because afterall the you dont fear the uaw . nobody will vote for it so embrace it you have nothing to fear. asd far as hoffa goes i dont belive the teamsters pres. was ever found guilty of anything but keep on reaching just like a drowning man.maybe you will grab hold of something.