I have been taking a break from politics since the elections but the events of the last two days has me ready to explode. First, this nonsensical bailout of inefficient, over-spending, union controlled auto industry is just more evidence that wholesale clean out of the Senate and the House is in order. Who in their right mind would hand over millions - no billions of dollars to a business that has no plan to improve its product or sell more cars. Not to mention -- most of the money is going to cover union retirement legacies and very little to any new research and development to bolster up falling sales. I say -- let all three of the NOT-SO-BIG - Big 3 file for bankruptcy.....this will cancel out all union commitments, workers will be faced with the fact that it is better to have a job, any job -- then to strong arm a company to pay a person who installs one screw every ten minutes - $100K a year who is now unemployed! Hopefully this will break the back of these God-awful unions!
Secondly, my stomach is in knots over yesterdays revelation that "another democratic Governor of Illinois" is going to prison! Surprise!!! This will be the fourth one in the decade! Remember the motto of Chicago politics - "Vote early and vote OFTEN!" The recent occupant of the Governor's mansion has tried to sell Obama's senate seat for a million or two. Maybe he should work with congress.....maybe this is a way to raise the money for the auto industry bailout. I hope they reveal everything he did and everyone who is involved -- have them resign in shame and send them away for a long time!
So let me see....unions and Illinois politicians....both behind our new President-elect....how's that working for you????