What was that I was saying about how the cash for clunkers program was a good thing – and running out of money quickly was even better…?
Something about how selling cars means automobile companies will increase production? Yeah, something like that.
Anyway, I’m going to love seeing how Fox spins this as another Obama failure.
Not that I have any great love for unions, but let’s not forget how much better those Ford workers would be if they voted for McCain (the UAW endorsed Obama unanimously – and criticized McCain).
So let’s talk a bit about how we’d be “better off” if John McCain had won the election. On July 31st John McCain said this about the cash for clunkers program:
“I not only wouldn’t vote for the extra two billion, I was opposed to the initial billion. “
McCain goes on to reason that the TARP money shouldn’t be used to subsidize automobiles. To McCain’s credit, he DID vote against the farm subsidy bill in 2002, so at least he is consistent with his position, albeit misguided (subsidies aren’t always bad)! McCain is an enigma. He supported the “bail outs” that Bush proposed, yet opposes any subsidies (proposed by anybody). The bail out was a subsidy for the financial market. Apparently being a maverick means contradicting yourself (or some might call it “flip flopping”).
Of course, since the UAW didn’t support him… why would he support them?
Anyway, back to today’s news: The Ford Focus is the second most popular car purchased in the clunkers program and Ford will increase production 21% this coming quarter.
What a failure, that Obumble!
Note: for the record I DO agree with McCain that there is too much corruption in our political system, with lobbyists and campaign contributions being the crux of the problem. I was even considering voting for McCain in 2000 before Karl Rove tricked primary voters into thinking McCain cheated on his wife and had an interracial baby (among other things).
Ya mean if ya give people free stuff….THEY WILL TAKE IT? Daaayum, I shudda gone ta teh law school instaed of the money skool–then I wud kno this things.
seemed like a simple idea to me too… But then again I’m in business school…not money or law school.
Maybe me-dick-all skool:http://lonestartimes.com/2009/08/13/obama-camp-plants-fake-doc-che-fan-at-jackson-lee-forum/
remind me what this has to do with the cash for clunkers program…
regardless, this behavior is infuriating. Obama needs to have a national televised address and describe the details of this plan. He should not only explain the plan – but address all the misconceptions (like Palin’s “downs syndrome murdering” claim). Having his press secretary issue a statement is not good enough.
FYI, real bill is not 1,000 pages. And every American (with internet access…which you can get for free at every library) can read it. Here is one link. http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/hrdraft.pdf
I’ll be reading it myself over the next few days. If everyone would do the same instead of trusting their pastor or tv pundit to explain it to them I don’t think we’d be in this position.
Not gonna do it! Not gonna…..(in best Dana Carvy voice).
I don’t have my own blog–TA_DA! And the hits just keep on coming:http://www.aclu.org/privacy/gen/40662prs20090810.html?s_src=RSS
I guess you were asleep during the warrantless wiretapping…???
(this has already been debunked by the way)
Yes, the warrantless wiretapping has been debunked-or did you mean that the ACLU is lying?
when was wireless wiretapping debunked. The last I heard people like me were supposed to be mad at Obama for not getting rid of it.
http://www.eff.org/files/filenode/jewel/jewelmtdobama.pdf
As for debunking the wiretapping… this doesn’t sound like debunking: “there is no court decision supporting the theory that the President’s constitutional authority allows him to override statutory law”
The NSA admits that they tapped communications of a “purely domestic nature.”
Please provide evidence of said debunking.
Remind me to show you the debunking of the scary scary cookie monster tomorrow (leaving 30 minutes late to the art walk now)
I heard you have stopped beating your wife-please provide evidence if this is not true.
easy, I’m not (and never have been) married
what was that about beating my wife?
http://columbian.com/article/20090825/NEWS02/708259961/-1/NEWS