Repping Who?

Posted on 12/12/2008 at 11:08 am by Bob Cesca

by Lee Stranahan

So the lame duck GOP Senate scuttled the auto bailout deal because it wouldn’t forced auto workers living in Michigan to make the same amount of money as those living in Alabama. Never mind that the cost of living in Michigan is higher. Never mind that such a move would actually hurt workers in the southern states supposedly helped by this by removing the price advantage there.

No, what’s weird to me is that I don’t see that the auto companies wanted this. Did I miss it? Did the GOP Senate really just do this – as Josh Marshall suggests – out of spite? Pure spite?

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  • PackyJ

    Actually, Lee, if you check it out, Alabama auto workers don’t make that much less than Michigan workers… but Alabama is a “right to work” (a complete misnomer) state.This is completely, and totally, an anti-union move on the part of the Republicans. If the UAW does a good job of protecting its workers throughout this thing, then the Alabama workers may actually consider a vote to organize… and we can’t have THAT shit happening!The Republicans would rather put people out of work and on the welfare rolls (gives them something ELSE to bitch about) than acquiesce to ANYTHING the UAW wants.

  • ceu

    Out of spite? Yes. Pure? hardly.

  • kansasdem

    Abso-f#*cking-lutely!It’s what we can expect to see a hell of a lot of over the next four years!Obstructionism at every turn!

  • jmrunning3

    So, let me get this straight:Protect the auto industry, but screw the workers.Protect the telecoms, but screw the individual.Protect Haliburton, et al, but screw the troops (GI Bill, vests, VA hospitals, etc)Protect big oil, but screw the environment.On and on…Oh, and then blame the Dems because they can’t seem to get anything done.This. Pisses. Me. OFF.

  • kansasdem

    The G-damn! I just heard Corker (sp) say that no one in congress had shit to do with this!Would someone please fucking say, “Hey, what about pushing free SUV’s”? Who the fuck did that?Jesus the Christ!