Rush is an overweight drug addict who needs to shut it. And that's BEFORE I get to the Obama thing... I just have no respect for an addict period. It's the reason why I still have issues with Robert Downey Jr films: He's quite the talented man but he's going to have to work 10x harder to earn that respect. Rush doesn't even have talent on his side to win respect...
But anyways, onto the topic at hand:
I applaud Obama telling GM's CEO to GTFO. The American people are now investors in the firm, and he only provided the Vaporware of the Chevy Volt (a Hybrid that is practially a myth and won't be available till nearly 2011... a bit slow on the uptake... and the new Prius ALREADY exceeds the stats of the Volt NOW), and all the while Ford has a Hybrid sedan that is BIGGER that gets 44mpg that you can buy...NOW! They haven't provided a decent small car platform, they STILL keep making Hybrid SUV's when they CLEARLY can't be afforded by the middle class working public, nor are they wanted, and GM has YET to come to any kind of deal with the UAW that hasn't sent up another hailstorm of attacks from both sides. Yes, the UAW aren't being fair either, but compromise MUST be reached in these times, and GM should offer the olive branch to at least START the process. Ford's management was alot more flexible with the UAW, and that has proven itself. AND, GM is still clinging to Saturn, Buick and Hummer which are all dead brands. They are going no where yet they insist that there will be "buyers" for them. I think they should've liquidated Hummer and Buick and did what they could to keep Saab under their marque. GM NEEDS a luxury division that is more Euro-Centric than Cadilliac, and Saab was JUST the brand to keep GM's foothold in the UK.
We won't even GO into Chrysler.... They're kinda screwed until Fiat can get their cash into the deal. Once they do that, Chrysler will be able to strengthen their lines with Fiat small cars, elevate the Jeep nameplate and DUMP the SUV market.
Ford has been the ONLY company to present a viable gameplan and has been wiling to think outside of the box, FINALLY allowing their Euro-spec imports that are tiny, quick and miserly on fuel onto US shores, and they have taken bold efforts in engineering and styling that have given us underdogs like the Fusion Hybrid (with stats that even impress me).
I paid tax dollars to the bailout package, and I think I want a voice telling them how they should spend MY money!!! Obama said the obvious: You guys took bailout cash, yet you cannot produce a way to make that money back. You owe us now....so either man up, or get out of the way.
Funny thing is, the CEO is STILL getting over 20million in retirement cash. A car company so corrupt that they can't even fire a guy without losing cash. You KNOW the industry is in shambles.
Oh, and relating Obama to Hitler is just conservative scare tactics. Doesn't make anyone sound any more bright.
