News this morning is one more shot to the head, with Citi (“C”) receiving another $20 billion, because it was “too big to fail.” Somehow, here in Michigan this all comes across as a little too self-serving, another privileging of finance versus the actual manufacturing of stuff.
Last week we were treated to the theatre [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Gentleman’s C
Posted in Economy, Uncategorized, tagged Auto Industry, Bailout, GM on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rescue Me!
Posted in Economy, Republican Folly, tagged GM, Hoekstra, UAW on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The political horror show that has been the auto hearings took another turn today as Congress and the Republicans refused to offer any relief. As Wednesday’s Times notes,
But with the House set to adjourn at the end of Thursday, the automakers were left with only the dimmest of hopes that Congress would provide any [...]
Will Faith Walk to Obama?
Posted in Democratic Party, Faith, tagged abortion, Amy Sullivan, Bob Synk, Bruce Hawley, David La Grand, Mara Vanderslice on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The news from Politico (and Gallup) is not good today. All the work of the past year has not (apparently) moved the dial when it comes to the religious voter.
The Gallup Poll now shows Obama backed by 28 percent of white voters who attend church at least once a week — a group that [...]
