Another Corrupt Obama official; Will the auto bailout really be a boondoggle?


From Reuters News Service:

See that is what is messed up with this site and NIK. Always thinking the worst and making accusations as if something were fact, when in fact you don't know shit.

Why isn't this statement the fact?

Treasury spokeswoman Meg Reilly said: "Steve's decision to leave is the first step in a planned scaledown of the task force and there will of course be more departures in the future. It was always part of the plan to downsize once Chrysler and GM emerged from bankruptcy."


He was appointed to lead them through the bankruptcy. He did that. Job done. Why is it always a conspiracy? Or crooked?

..the problem is... another appointee of our President spending or directing to be spent TRILLIONS of dollars of our money (borrowed) is now a questionable character.

How many does that make now? Be sure to at least include his boss, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner... the tax cheat... or Hilda Solis (Secretary of Labor, another tax cheat).. or maybe Ronald Sims, the 2nd in command at H.U.D. accused of 'blatant violations' while he was a King County, Washington executive.

The list goes on-and-on.

Rattner engineered a plan to 'save' the U.S. auto industry while apparently being investigated in New York State.

Maybe the next investigation will be to see who exactly profited from the auto bailout.

NIK

This reminds me of the song by Steely Dan, "Barrytown"

"I just read the daily news and swear by every word."

Buddy, I just watched as the media handed the party nominations to their chosen candidates, even standing by gleefully as Clinton voters in Florida and Michigan got disenfranchised... my faith in their reporting and analysis is super low. Yours should be too.

Following the primaries, they wrote Obama a path to the presidency and never even bothered to take the time to make him explain ANYTHING about what he was interested in doing. Even John McCain took until the end to call the guy a socialist.

I've watched him funnel pork barrel spending through with the stmulus act and nationalize two car companies. Now he is promising the impossible ('free' healthcare) and wanting to pay for it by taxing air (Cap and Trade).

It is all socialism, and I reject it. John is right to look at them with a skeptical eye. There is a clear pattern of corruption with this bunch, aside from being socialist.

Lookout, Cap and Trade is something that really should be discussed... as it's probably the NEXT major bone-headed move.

We should start a new thread on that one alone.

I was recently discussing this issue with someone who works in one of the major plants in Kokomo. He told me he undertook a study and asked 20 fellow employees about 'Cap-and-Trade'.

3 of 20 knew what 'Cap and Trade' was....

Duke Energy, our electric utility in most of Indiana, has said repeatedly cap-and-trade will increase electric bills by about 40%. There's a video out there wherein the President agreed... saying power bills would 'necessarily skyrocket'.

James Rogers, the CEO of Duke (formerly CINergy, formerly Public Service Indiana) calls 'Cap and Trade' 'Cap and Tax'.

Time for a thread on this issue, I think.

NIK

Let's look at this one point at a time:

"Free Health Care" - you say it is impossible, but we are the only Industrial Nation that does not provide it for our citizens and it is this difference that allows the foreign automakers to capture our markets. My question is how can we not afford to provide this? We must get this burden off of manufacturers backs if we are to compete.

"Cap and Trade" - while I don't disagree that there is a substantial cost to this, I cannot dispute what most scientist are saying about what we are doing to our ozone. It comes down to pay for it and clean up the air or destroy our world. Which do you prefer?

Free healthcare is indeed impossible... Someone is paying for it. Healthcare is a control issue for the government. First they will pay your bill, then ultimately they want to make your decision (and see your record). To make their ambitions seem any loftier than that is silly. The old folks (if we all live long enough we'll be old someday) will certainly take the shaft on this deal.

Cap and Trade... See... I am a Global Warming Denier. The science doesn't make sense and it isn't as slam dunk as you seem to think. More likely, just an elaborate hoax to transfer money from one entity to another. Your premise is flawed. I won't play along.

I blame global warming on Craig Dunn and Rick Ward

Free health care ? Look at those nations that have it. Old folks are put on waiting lists for procedures they need now. Their government decides who gets what care. Is this really what we want?

Cap & trade ? Even the scientific community can't agree on whether or not there is global warming or what causes it. It's only an issue because of Al Gore, who isn't a scientist, but has made millions promoting it. And do you really believe the energy companies won't raise your rate given a chance?

Your statements on health care are just factually wrong. Talk to Canadians. We are the world's laughing stock because of our "for profit" health care system. Here old folks die because they can't afford health care -- so the choice is then either have a system where you "wait" or one where you "die" because you can't afford it anyway? Doesn't make sense to me.