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| Topic: Bailouts: The Ultimate Double Standard | |
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Ironically the democrats who have been given total support by the UAW were the ones who voted for the banking bailout, but against the auto bailout. I strongly opposed the banking bailout, but our current plan of using TARP money for automakers is actually an improvement since aid to automakers is less wasteful than aid to banks. The 52-35 roll call by which opponents on Thursday prevented the Senate from considering a $14 billion emergency bailout passed by the House for U.S. automakers. On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote to formally consider the House bill and a "no" vote was a vote to stop its progress. Supporters of the bailout needed 60 votes to advance it. Voting "yes" were 40 Democrats, 10 Republicans and 2 independents. Voting "no" were 4 Democrats and 31 Republicans. http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/congress/36029284.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiacyKUnciaec8O7EyU Only 40 Democrats voted for the auto bailout. The UAW has been one of the most loyal and dedicated members of the democrat coalition. They even oppose the rare republican who agrees with the UAW on policy out of loyalty to the party. Then the democrats do not even bother to get out the vote for the UAW bailout? On the other hand the UAW has consistently fought against republicans, even those rare republicans who share the same policy goals as the UAW. Yet 10 republicans actually voted for a bill that will help one of their biggest political opponents. And to add insult to injury, it is a republican president who has come out in support of bailing out the UAW, and providing the cash to keep the Big Three in business until Obama takes office (at which time he can decide how much more aid they should get). It is sad that the UAW is a more loyal to the democrat party, than the democrat party is loyal to the UAW. |
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Ironically the democrats who have been given total support by the UAW were the ones who voted for the banking bailout, but against the auto bailout. I strongly opposed the banking bailout, but our current plan of using TARP money for automakers is actually an improvement since aid to automakers is less wasteful than aid to banks. The 52-35 roll call by which opponents on Thursday prevented the Senate from considering a $14 billion emergency bailout passed by the House for U.S. automakers. On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote to formally consider the House bill and a "no" vote was a vote to stop its progress. Supporters of the bailout needed 60 votes to advance it. Voting "yes" were 40 Democrats, 10 Republicans and 2 independents. Voting "no" were 4 Democrats and 31 Republicans. http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/congress/36029284.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiacyKUnciaec8O7EyU Only 40 Democrats voted for the auto bailout. The UAW has been one of the most loyal and dedicated members of the democrat coalition. They even oppose the rare republican who agrees with the UAW on policy out of loyalty to the party. Then the democrats do not even bother to get out the vote for the UAW bailout? On the other hand the UAW has consistently fought against republicans, even those rare republicans who share the same policy goals as the UAW. Yet 10 republicans actually voted for a bill that will help one of their biggest political opponents. And to add insult to injury, it is a republican president who has come out in support of bailing out the UAW, and providing the cash to keep the Big Three in business until Obama takes office (at which time he can decide how much more aid they should get). It is sad that the UAW is a more loyal to the democrat party, than the democrat party is loyal to the UAW. |
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Leo Gerard, president of the steelworkers union, summed up the government's attitude nicely when he said: "Washington will bail out those who shower before work, but not those who shower afterwards."
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