Top GOP leaders sending message to Big 3: Drop dead

Big-name Republicans are tramping around Michigan -- Karl Rove is expected at a fundraiser today in Grosse Pointe, Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman is campaigning for Senate hopeful Mike Bouchard and President Bush is rumored to be planning a campaign swing next month.

But meet with Detroit's automakers? Nah, why should the president care whether U.S.-owned automakers, burdened by fierce foreign competition and cumulative decisions that threaten to swamp them, are fighting for their collective lives? Instead, key Republicans and the White House are reprising President Ford's message to New York back in the mid-'70s: "Drop dead."

Such cynicism toward a bedrock industry -- let the Blue-Staters wither -- would be comical if it wasn't so misguided, even dumb.


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Sauceboy01 - 8/23/2006 12:46:45 PM

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I wonder if the big 3 actually realize what you just said...

they must... right?

PlanoA4 - 8/23/2006 12:47:59 PM

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jtgct- I agree the Big 3 woes are all self inflicted, just remember not too long ago they were making record profits and failed to reinvest and made poor financial decisions. The attitude has always been, if it don’t sell make more then discount. Now that strategy is not working. It is so sad, they are begging for a handout they could have avoided by proper planning. Though this is painful, they need to slim down and regroup or it will happen again in 10 years.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 8/23/2006 1:22:58 PM

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Record Profits Means Happy shareholders and HUGE BONUSES for CEOs & EXCEs!!!!

Everybody gorged themselves in the good old days and now the tide has turned its time to cry HELP !!!!!