You, Me, The Big Three, And Bobby McGee
Stan Grimes
November 19, 2008
Okay, it appears our "lame duck" Congress is not going to bail out the Big Three. Thatīs okay, I guess. If Congress members can live with putting over two or three million hardworking blue-collar workers out of business, I guess we will see General Motors flushed down the toilet with little guilt from our elected officials. Thatīs cool for them I guess, but what about the workers and their families, just collateral damage?
It was a national emergency to bail out Wall Street, $750 billion emergency at that. Common folks still have not seen nor been given any relief from that "emergency." Now, facing an opportunity to keep our citizens working, our government once again has failed us.
Forget the finger pointing in this whole mess. It doesnīt matter to the folks working on the assembly lines of the Big Three. Theyīve done nothing wrong accept come to work everyday. That is what every unemployed American is guilty of, trying to make a living to stay in their homes and feed their families.
You might say this is the dying gasp of eight years of failed Republican rule. As Congress closes its business for the year, they should hang their heads and go home to their warm cozy homes and celebrate eight years of inactivity and dispassionate service to their constituents.
Congress attempted to smack the Big Three CEOs on their soft skinned hands for bringing private jets to DC to ask for handouts. Everyone knows that CEOs have private jets. Heck, AIG has parties worth thousands of dollars in posh hotels and scenic golf courses; yet, they were given how many billion? We are a nation of hypocrisy and vacant questionable integrity.
The American people expect more from their representatives. Mitt Romney, a multi-millionaire, suggested GM ought to go the way of bankruptcy so they can regroup and restart their business. He of course did not mention the impact this action would have on the nationīs economy. He doesnīt care. Itīs just a business after all. American citizens are not checkers on a board to be tossed about like excess baggage in government decision- making process.
The bailout has not helped anyone to keep his or her homes. Homes are being foreclosed on everyday. What does that mean to government officials? Apparently nothing. What does it mean to former homeowners? Moving away from school districts, trying to find rental homes, which are usually substandard, and having their names advertised in the local newspaper are just a few results of being left behind in the abyss of government inaction. The loss of a good credit history can be added to the list. They wonīt be able to buy another home for years, if ever.
Thank you "lame ducks." The excuse of being a lame duck is unacceptable. The Americans have voted to no longer have a lame duck Congress. The term itself is rather lame. Itīs just another euphemism for "we have no leadership and we like it like this." After all, it gives everyone chance to point the finger at someone else. The buck stops nowhere.
It was a national emergency to bail out Wall Street, $750 billion emergency at that. Common folks still have not seen nor been given any relief from that "emergency." Now, facing an opportunity to keep our citizens working, our government once again has failed us.
Forget the finger pointing in this whole mess. It doesnīt matter to the folks working on the assembly lines of the Big Three. Theyīve done nothing wrong accept come to work everyday. That is what every unemployed American is guilty of, trying to make a living to stay in their homes and feed their families.
You might say this is the dying gasp of eight years of failed Republican rule. As Congress closes its business for the year, they should hang their heads and go home to their warm cozy homes and celebrate eight years of inactivity and dispassionate service to their constituents.
Congress attempted to smack the Big Three CEOs on their soft skinned hands for bringing private jets to DC to ask for handouts. Everyone knows that CEOs have private jets. Heck, AIG has parties worth thousands of dollars in posh hotels and scenic golf courses; yet, they were given how many billion? We are a nation of hypocrisy and vacant questionable integrity.
The American people expect more from their representatives. Mitt Romney, a multi-millionaire, suggested GM ought to go the way of bankruptcy so they can regroup and restart their business. He of course did not mention the impact this action would have on the nationīs economy. He doesnīt care. Itīs just a business after all. American citizens are not checkers on a board to be tossed about like excess baggage in government decision- making process.
The bailout has not helped anyone to keep his or her homes. Homes are being foreclosed on everyday. What does that mean to government officials? Apparently nothing. What does it mean to former homeowners? Moving away from school districts, trying to find rental homes, which are usually substandard, and having their names advertised in the local newspaper are just a few results of being left behind in the abyss of government inaction. The loss of a good credit history can be added to the list. They wonīt be able to buy another home for years, if ever.
Thank you "lame ducks." The excuse of being a lame duck is unacceptable. The Americans have voted to no longer have a lame duck Congress. The term itself is rather lame. Itīs just another euphemism for "we have no leadership and we like it like this." After all, it gives everyone chance to point the finger at someone else. The buck stops nowhere.
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