It's the only answer I can come up with because who else is doing more to help re-elect President Obama than Rick Santorum? Case in point, check out what he said while campaigning in Michigan regarding the auto industry bailout:
"Santorum said that he was consistently against all government bailouts, and blamed President Bush for 'setting the precedence' for government intervention in the economy beginning with Bear Stearns. 'I actually blame president Bush more than I do President Obama," Santorum said, "President Obama was only following suit.'"
Let's deconstruct this a bit, shall we? First of all, the GM and Chrysler bailouts saved the US auto industry and are very popular in Michigan. GM has recently posted record profits and Chrysler has become profitable again as well. When Santorum and Romney travel the state blabbing about how awful and socialistic it all was, they seem to be saying that we'd all be better off if the auto industry in Michigan was completely dead and many, many more Michiganders were out of work, hopeless and despairing. Santorum wants people to know that, had he been president in 2008, that's exactly what would have happened. See what I mean about secretly being on Obama's payroll? He is working hard to convince Michigan voters to vote Obama in the fall. And they will.
The other interesting tid bit was Santorum's mention of President G.W. Bush. If you've been watching the thousand or so GOP debates, you know that Bush has completely ignored by his own party. It's like he never existed and the country went straight from President Saint Reagan through Clinton directly to Obama. So, it's surprising to hear Santorum mentioning him, and in a way that blames him for the dreaded socialist bailouts and kind of lets Obama off the hook. Obama-as-socialist has been a Republican mantra but Santorum is saying that it's really Bush's fault and Obama's not so bad. When President Obama is re-elected in the fall, he will owe Rick Santorum a debt of gratitude.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
6 comments:
saying the bailouts saved the US autoindustry is ignoring the fact that not saving it was a perfectly viable option.
the companies would have been bought out and retooled and set back to work under different management. Bankrupt companies don't just vanish into thin air. Most of those people in the Detroit auto industry would still have had their jobs.
And the billions spent could have been used to get something far more useful to America.
saying the bailouts saved the US autoindustry is ignoring the fact that not saving it was a perfectly viable option.
the companies would have been bought out and retooled and set back to work under different management. Bankrupt companies don't just vanish into thin air. Most of those people in the Detroit auto industry would still have had their jobs.
And the billions spent could have been used to get something far more useful to America.
saying the bailouts saved the US autoindustry is ignoring the fact that not saving it was a perfectly viable option.
the companies would have been bought out and retooled and set back to work under different management. Bankrupt companies don't just vanish into thin air. Most of those people in the Detroit auto industry would still have had their jobs.
And the billions spent could have been used to get something far more useful to America.
Steven, what you are saying is a BIG maybe. The auto industry may have gone broke and another company may have bought them and continued to produce cars. BUT, and I mean a real BIG BUT. Another car company such as KIA or Honda could have taken over and closed them completely and just ramped up producing more cars in their current factories and the people in Michican would have been staring at empty factories. Oh and BTW, Santorum is a freak of nature.
Steven, what you are saying is a BIG maybe. The auto industry may have gone broke and another company may have bought them and continued to produce cars. BUT, and I mean a real BIG BUT. Another car company such as KIA or Honda could have taken over and closed them completely and just ramped up producing more cars in their current factories and the people in Michican would have been staring at empty factories. Oh and BTW, Santorum is a freak of nature.
Sam,
Oh I hope Santorum is the Republican nominee. I want to see him tap dance around his "man on dog" beliefs. He really believes his crap.
Post a Comment