Grading Obama’s Transition

It is hard to imagine, but trust me– Rush Limbaugh and his ilk will find something to bash about this. They are bound and determined to undermine this administration no matter what. Obama is going to be a great, great president and leader.

So, let’s get this straight: speedy cabinet appointments suddenly means he is more effective? Or does it mean he spends less time considering them? Or maybe, since he doesn’t really know anybody in DC, he’s just going with whoever long-time Democrats tell him to? And the market is now great because of his cabinet picks? It was down 700 points just the day before yesterday. What happens if it goes down again this week? Bipartisanship? Appointing one token Republican constitutes that I guess? And he “reached out to McConnell”? So, he makes a phone call to a Republican and now he is a model of bipartisanship? Man, I thought all the kool-aid was consumed during the campaign! I see it’s still being chugged daily.

Obama rocks and is a super achiever. At least one thing 53% of the Americans who took the trouble of casting their vote in the presidential election a month ago have done right and can be proud to be Americans with pride in their democracy once again. I have always been proud to be American since I became one but I had no pride in the the American administration for most of the past 8 years since the loss of Al Gore. Of course Obama has daunting challenges and the shambles left for him to take care off but a good beginning takes care of half the battles. We can hope again that the better days of America are ahead of us.

I see the haters are coming from behind their rocks early. Any good news about ours and your new soon-to-be President you will find something to bash him on. At least he is starting out on the right foot, unlike our current President who neither started or is ending on anything right.
If Barack had not started picking his cabinet you guys would be criticizing him for that. You all say folks bashed Bush and now you can do the same to Barack but the problem with that is Barack is not even President and Bush has been for 8 LOOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGG Years. Bush has made his bed for America and it is not good, that is why he will be looked upon as the worst president ever along with Carter & Nixon. If you hate mongers get your heads out of Limbaugh, Hannity, and other useless radical blowhordes cr#$ks you might realize that you have one of the most intelligent Presidents soon-to-be in office in years. I believe Obama has shown that he is in touch with the American people (especially the middle working class). He is not a silver spoon baby he worked hard to get where he is, without knowing people at the top. Give the man the opportunity to do what he feels he needs to do in order to clean up the crap pile Bush and his administration is leaving upon America. It is sad to think that even in the 4 years he will be our President that if he can somewhat get a handle on this economy mess and get us on some good tracking and you haters see the difference in your life, I bet you still will have a sour puss face towards him, yet you will happily be going to the bank to deposit your increases that has been received from the fruits of his and the new administrations labor for the American people.
Haters are funny, thank God you aren’t the majority!

given obambi has just recylced the Clinton team , what was there for him to manage?
anyone notice barry dropped his tax on oil profits?
he conned you

Mark/Jon,
You guys have been watching too much Faux News.
What is with all this negativity?
Can you ever find anything good in what Obama does.
The election is over guys.
Stop listening to Limbaugh and Hannity. They are bad for your long term health.

Let_It_Begin – nobody reads book-length posts, just so you know. The left is so desperate to prove that Obama is the greatest thing since sliced bread, they will even present non-actions as the greatest non-actions ever! Face it, he hasn’t done anything except retread a bunch of past appointees from the pre-Bush days. Oh yeah, and he flip-flopped on getting additional tax revenue from the oil companies.

So much for change. We’re about to get a repeat of the Clinton years so expect to be taxed to death.

Speedy cabinet appointments are better? I had no idea. I remember back in school, the highest grade always went to the one who finished the math test first, right?? Oh wait a minute…….nevermind.

Brant – “praise or respect is to be earned or lost based on performance” is what you said. And so, why exactly is it that you praise and respect Obama? Because of his extensive performance record?

So I would like to welcome the opposing views of Obama! I am all for my man Obama, but some of the comments coming from the other side make sense too. You can’t have one w/o the other and Obama needs praise just like he needs criticism. And we all need to remember to stay humble and also do our part. He’s leading the pack and we should follow! He doesn’t get flustered or upset (visually) about those comments, thoughts and opinions not aligned with his own and we should do the same because at the end of it all we are all human and Obama will be the President of the UNITED States of America. Get used to it!!!

hussein obama the “ass clown” … and his wife “mrs i hate america” gets a “F” from colorado……

Barack Obama is our President elect. He’s going to be inaugurated. Whether you voted for him or not – he is going to be your President! Its your duty (Yes, your duty!) as an American to support him. You’ll get a chance to elect someone else in four years. Just to be fair don’t you think you should at least give him a chance? Resisting everything he does is not going to help this country.

Balance – I humbly agree with you. He is now our president and I vow to NOT treat him like the left wing dems treated President Bush! THAT’s the difference between dems and Republicans.

Freedom of Speech is dead in America! If you value your time. You will walk away from this site… ABC deletes any posts that they do not agree with. “The media has succeeded in shielding Barack Obama from journalistic scrutiny. It thereby irrevocably destroyed its own reputation and forfeited the trust that generations of others had so carefully acquired. And it will never again be trusted”.

I voted for Obama, but I’m not so naive as to think he will lead us to the promised land.
Even if he has all the right ideas – and no one can do that – there would be too many obstacles to accomplishing all them and a big hole to dig out of.
Our country is in trouble because of a corrupt Congress, an incompetent President, and a citizenship so shortsighted they could care less about the nation’s huge budget deficits as long as Bush’s tax cuts save them money in the short run.
Despite the fact that our health care costs are spiraling out of control and our levels of coverage are slipping, and despite the fact that EVERY other high-income country has single-payer nationalized insurance and often better care at a fraction of the cost we pay, we oppose it.
We’ve been sold a bill of goods for a long time and it’s hard to overcome the Health Care lobby when the money to grease the politicians’ votes comes right out of our pockets in the extra amount they charge to fund their lobbying.

It’s a little early to be praising or criticizing Obama. Let him get into office first and then grade him. Surrounding yourself with Washington insiders and previous Presidential candidates is not a precursor of a man being smart or dumb. Let’s see what he does when he’s really in charge. By the way George, you are a suck up. Wipe your nose now.

E_Smith: you said “Its your duty (Yes, your duty!) as an American to support him”. hahahahahahahahahaha. Just like the liberals did with Bush right?? Give me a f’ing break dude!

I don’t need a young kid or news organization telling me how to fair in judging anyone because that one thing my father taught me. I just wish you and your news people has done that to Mr. Bush and John. I just wonder where you dad and mon where all this time. Who knows maybe they did there job but you did not listen. Also I know my duty as an American. I wish Mr. Obama all the success in the world. God bless America.

I agree with Barb. The reason Bush wasn’t respected is because he was a dumb a*! who made boneheaded decisions. Unlike Emma who thinks that it’s fair now to bash Obama just because it’s “your turn”… we at least waited until Bush PROVED he was stupid before bashing him. You guys are just looking for stuff. Obama hasn’t even taken office yet! And you’re gonna try to say that’s fair. Ridiculous … we’re not so stupid that we can’t see thru that. Give the guy a chance, he’s the best hope we’ve had in ages. Personally, I regard intelligence as the best qualification to get us out of this mess.

I was wrong…
the morons are still chattering …see above.
Obama has universally been saluted for his thoughtful (not just quick), bipartisan, “not about loyalty but effectiveness in the job” choices…
so those criticizing… you are truly starting to sound just like flies and mosuitoes… annoying…and lacking on the mental complexity front.
lol
and thus we got George Bush and Sarah Palin lol

Vince, people who are complaining should try living elsewhere and then they would see how lucky they are to live here where they can speak their opinions.
By the way, Sad Times was on your side and mine, he wasn’t complaining about Obama, he was for him. Jon was the one with the silly comments.

and as far as gitmo is concerned…no matter what happens
there is no way you can blame anyone for the fall out than George W…D!ck Cheney and the republican morons who scared us into getting here.
I have an idea…lets keep Gitmo open and put Bush, Cheney, Rummy, Rove, Gonzalez, Scooter and the rest of the idiots that are still arguing for them…
in it.
The world would love us…and peace would come over the planet.

Barb, I know right? And sorry Sad_Times I was looking at Richard’s comment below yours haha

The real news story is that 52% of you actually think that EVERYBODY supports Obama now. While you simply ignore the fact that 48% of us do not support him and didn’t drink the kool-aid. Two party system, learn it, love it. This isn’t North Korea and we aren’t going to buy into the “supreme leader” BS.

I am very impressed with how committed Obama and his team are to hit the ground running in January. His team launching a comprehensive economic stimulus plan, or any economic plan, on Day 1 makes me feel like I’m getting immediate returns for my vote. Keep up the good work.

Vince, no, nobody’s trying to tear down anything other than stupid reporting that trumpets the mundane, non-actions of Barack Obama as the “best non-actions ever”. Like declaring that because he picked them fast, that’s somehow better. Even though it would just indicate to me a lack of careful consideration. Or exclaiming him as “truly bipartisan” because he has one Republican, far fewer cross-party picks that most Presidents in history. Or that the stock market has suddenly recovered and it’s all due to his cabinet picks? The market has been hammered over the last two weeks.

jon: ” While you simply ignore the fact that 48% of us do not support him ”
The president is the leader of the US and to make a blanket statement that you do not support him before he even takes office is pathetic. Have some respect for your country. You sound like some petulant hippy out of a 60′s flick.

Jon: “Or exclaiming him as “truly bipartisan” because he has one Republican, far fewer cross-party picks that most Presidents in history. ”
Again, you insult our intelligence – the cabinet picks of “most Presidents in history” are public knowledge. Could you support your statement with facts – please name more than one Democrat in President Bush’s cabinet. (This should be easy unless you are just making fake claims.)

jhw539 – nice attempt at deflection. The news story we are commenting on is that Barack Obama is super-bipartisan because of his lone Republican. It’s not about George Bush. And the fact that they both only picked one only proves my point, that these media reports on Obama are bloated worship pieces. More like pieces of sh%%.

Get rid of negativity, and think positive; ther are negative vibes from Mr.Limbaugh, Hannity, stop listening to them, Our new President elect is doing a wonderful job so far,we have to help him in every way we can, to bring this country back to normal. I can’t wait to see him in the White House. He is surely going to bring lot of happiness in this country by putting it on the right track. we have lot of good expectations from Mr.Obama, and I wish him all the best.He is going to succeed.

The difference is that President Bush is helping Obama in the transition. When President Bush took office from the Democrats, he had no help from the outgoing Dems and had to face trashed offices, and held over officials that did things like rob the National Archives to dispose of important records. I do wish Obama well because I want our country to do well, most Democrats are evil and only about themselves. So far, I feel positive about Obama’s professional demeanor yet I am still somewhat fearful of him. He also needs to clear up his citizenship issue because I think it is a big problem being deferred as long as possible in a effort to decieve.

Completely unqualified to be Commander in Chief

Mom trying to raise citizens, are you for real? Do you honestly believe that you know something from some smut peddling email you received as opposed to our entire Country’s vetting process. Obama is doing great, every day I have more confidence in his ability. It was how he ran his campaign that earned my vote.

jbjm13 and all other negatives – give us all a break and be positive about changes needed to pull the US out of the recession the administration finally admits we are in. As far as the economic team of Clinton’s – HELLO – we had a surplus when Clinton left office thanks to the team. We now have a huge deficit – it makes perfect sense to anyone who can think independently that we want to head in that direction again. You rich people have had your cuts and benefits on our middle class back long enough. It’s my turn!

Well, so far its only talk. We really don’t know if what he says is going to work. All through his campaign he made some outlandish promises! Lets see if he’s going to back up all the hype starting in January and lets see if what he claims to carry out is even going to work, considering he’s a rookie senator to begin with. Not only that, he’s got some tough decisions to make about war. I’m concerned because he has never served and does not have a military mind. So far, its all been a bunch of hype and good talk. Time will tell.

A socialist whose politics are rooted in Marx and whose tactics were conceived by the communist, Alinsky

mom trying to raise citizens,
With your ideas I am scared of the citizens you are trying to raise.
If we have laws in some states banning gays from raising children, I think it is appropriate to have laws banning morons and hate mongers from raising children.
Don’t you think?

jon – Just like the liberals did with Bush right?? Give me a f’ing break dude!
- So, your bashing of Obama is some sort of revenge for liberals treatment of Bush? Take a deep breath and think about that – what good will it do? As I recall, Bush was pretty popular for the first part of his administration and he did get re-elected (although that was questionable, too). Toward the end of his administration his approval rating dropped. I think most people recognize extremists (liberal, conservative, religious, political, whatever) for what they are and take whatever they’re spewing with a grain of salt. – You need salt -

Steve from NJ
I am frightened by the posts from mom trying to raise citizens and others…you have to wonder why they possess such hate and hate spreading…It’s like when they said Obama was a terriorist…it’s such nonsense….that is how a lot of republicans spoke because they really had no valid reason for Obama being a bad guy.
I’m from NJ too by the way….and I really believe Obama will fix our country although with the huge mess he’s being left it will not be done overnight…it took 8 years to create it!

Funny how those determined to see Obama fail will grasp at any straw to convince themselves they are right, even in light of evidence to the contrary. We should expect nothing less, unfortunately.
Obama could be perfect in every way and they will still call him names and find something they insist is fault. Just like pouty children.
Whatever. The grownups in the country see that for what it is.

I drink a gallon of kool-aid a day. Taste good too.

Yeah, who cares, sure are a lot of smear tactics around. He has been elected President; give it a rest! Carol, you really don’t have much to do, do you?

Mat,
Do you want a sweetener with your sour grapes?

SELECTED (by the leftwing media and ACORN) NOT ELECTED.

jhw539 – I tried to read your post (after wittling out all the emotional outburst parts) and found nothing. The fact that Barack Obama AND George Bush having ONE cross-party-lines cabinet member is far less than most Presidents is indeed TRUE. I’m afraid just saying “liar!” is not really a valid counter-point. It’s easy to look up. And the fact that you put yourself in a corner by bringing up Bush is YOUR fault! Face it, the press (and you) bashed Bush for being “partisan” for only having one Democrat and now the press (and you) exclaim Obama is God’s gift to non-partisanship because he has ONE Republican. Double standard anyone?

Carol, honey, take a deep breath and realize that you read false emails and statements by radicals who try to deceive people and create divisiveness. It has been investigated ’til the cows come home. His birth name is Barack Hussein Obama. He is an American. His nickname was Barry. Schools he attended while a minor were decided by his mother and step-father and he had no control over where he lived. People have been trying to dig up dirt forever. Obama would not have been allowed to run for President if any of this were true. Frivolous lawsuits are being filed by crackpots holding on to the hope that reality did not set in and Barack Obama is not the first Black President of the United States of America. So get a grip. This is reality and this is the truth.

I’m enjoying seeing how stressed and dismal some of you are about The Obama Election. I felt the same when Bush was elected, and then re-elected again!

Jon-
You gave me my first laugh for the day.
Thanks!

Yes, you are correct. Barack is not the first black president. Back in the day, that part was kept quiet.

jon: You posted:
“Or exclaiming him as “truly bipartisan” because he has one Republican, far fewer cross-party picks that most Presidents in history.” Dec 4, 2008 10:18:22 AM
When I ask for you to back up this factual statement, you cannot. You did not state an opinion, you (pretended) to be providing a fact. You can either provide some support that Obama has “far fewer cross-party picks tha(n) most Presidents” or admit you had to make up a falsehood (lie) to support your opinion. You can go back to Clinton, Bush Sr, Reagan, etc if you think it will help – their cabinet picks and party affiliations are public knowledge.
If your opinion were a bit stronger, reality might support you and you wouldn’t have to make stuff up to ‘support’ it.

yeah dan, the stock market is cruising now. maybe you should look up what the stock market is before you regurgitate the crap at the top of this page. what market do you have your money in? you realize that just the other day it officially became a recession? 1000 points since obama started to put his team together means nothing when, in actual news, the only reason we bounce back to a decent number is after a dramatic decline. that pattern has been consistent through this whole crisis. it has nothing to do with the transition team.

Mat: “you realize that just the other day it officially became a recession”
Note that it became a recession in December of *last year*. And Republicans own it lock, stock and barrel. Heckuv’a job Repubies!

Mat: “if you haven’t been around, things have changed dramatically in this country since jan. 2001. what a political mastermind you sound like. at least use a real newspaper next time. ”
I see you a keen grasp of “parody.” Look it up.
Meanwhile, yes things have changed dramatically since the Republicans took power in Jan 2001. That’s kinda what the last election was about.

Note that it became a recession in December of *last year*. And Republicans own it lock, stock and barrel. Heckuv’a job Repubies!
LOL….yep…deep understanding of how we got here…..LOL….man are all you Obama-bots in for a very rude awakening….
YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE BLUE PILL !!!

The naysayers are going to find something to complain about regardless. There is nothing this President will do that will make any of them happy. Too bad most won’t make good on their threats to leave the country if. . .
President-Elect Obama has surrounded himself with intelligent efficent people. He keeps his finger in the pie and knows what is happening. One reason he’s done so well so far is he pays attention and has done so since forever. He knew who the top people were long before this election came to a close. However, those who complain about his speed in these decisions would complain if he took his time because they he would be unable to decide, uninformed. Please just sit down and give the man a chance! Look at what he did in this election and the sheer numbers who got out and voted! He can move mountains.

It’s a funny thing how a president gets impeached over lying about a bj in the White House. It’s a funny thing how a president doesn’t get impeached for lying about weapons of mass destruction in another country and subsequently sending thousands off to die. It’s a funny thing how people can support an outgoing president because it sounds folksy to say “nuculer.” It’s an astounding thing that people can detract from an incoming president because he can take the mistakes of his predecessor and turn them into lessons learned.

He lacks confidence in himself. That’s why he is appointing the last Democratic Clinton administration all over again. I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors,” Barack Obama told a crowd in Elko, Nev. “I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face.” Actually, Obama supporters are doing a lot more than getting into people’s faces. They seem determined to shut people up.

Jon wrote, “nobody reads book-length posts.” The post Jon replied to was 11 sentences long. This tells me that Jon’s favorite author is probably Dr. Seuss.
When you graduate to Junior level books, perhaps your comments about Obama will be taken more seriously, Jon.

jhw539 : “Far Fewer” is a subjective statement with no exact meaning, so I agree.. it’s hard to prove. What we can factually say is Obama has the fewest cross party appointees of any president in history.. because he has NONE. You can’t get lower than zero. This article was praising Obama’s bipartisanship because he kept a registered independant who happened to serve under a Republican president. It’s pathetic.

How will barry reach arcoss the isle when he is more to the left of the out- spoken, admitted SOCIALIST senator from Vermont??
Rhetoric doesn’t define someone (unless you have abandoned all sense of reason like some of the obamabots on this post have), voting records do.
Barry’s record speaks loud and clear…..higher taxes, weaker military, bigger gov’t, less self-reliance from the public…. basically Barry O is exact OPPOSITE of what the founding fathers had in mind.

I am a white female and a “former” Republican who voted for Obama. I believe he will be as good as John Kennedy, if not better, during his Presidency. The Republicans have shown their true colors and have nearly ruined this beautify country and, in fact, have ruined our good reputation throughout the world. Obama has a great task ahead of him just rebuilding our reputation as a great country. Let’s all stop the crap and give the man a chance to show us what he can really do. Mind you, if he only accomplishes one good thing, it is much better than all the evil Bush did to America during the last 8 years. OMG America and the world is so ready to get “rid” of Bush (worst President EVER)

Could George’s head be any further up Obama’s backside?

According to gallup poll, 78 percent of people approved the picks of Obama Administration, higher than that of Bush and Clinton both are 60 something.

Change we can believe in. Washington needs to do it a different way. Well it will be Clinton’s way or no way. Smart man that Obama – he knows he does not know so he puts Clinton in to seal the deal. This is real change. I will take my vote back and do not say I did not vote for him because I did, but never again – what he said and what he did is two different things. Presidential, he will never be, because of the people he has surrounded himself with. Sad dah!!!

YO,on 11-4-08 All citizens of our UNITED STATES OF AMERICA went to the polls and voted for who we wanted to become the next PRESIDENT of the great U.S.A.Last vote count was 69 million people will give the President -ELECT A CHANCE,,,,,,,,,,,

Yes, RAED, my brother in law, well-off dyed in the wool republican forever, voted for McCain, and is saying he’s very impressed with the moves Obama has made so far.

With respect to the ABC report on Dec 4 presented by Mr. S, eager to see a connection with “#2 The Market.”
As we know, the election was Nov 4. ABC researchers might want to check what happened to the stock market Nov 5.
Personnel and Cabinet Appointments.
“But when the Obama Team leaked word that Timothy Geithner would be Treasury Secretary coming in, the market jumped 500 points.” The market did jump. Before being too quick to pronounce bullish connections, ABC researchers might want to check what happened to the stock market this past Monday during the hour and subsequent to the latest team announcement by President-elect Obama on Dec 1, 2008.
Given the current state of the market, it’s probably going to be a long time before any entity will be able to accurately connect the dots.

Lola : You don’t understand how the US government works. Presidents can’t make laws.. that’s for the legislative branch. Obama comes from that branch of the American government. Obama OPPOSED steps, supported by Bush, to address the shady tactics by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These tactics lead the way into the housing crisis, which was the start of the global economic problems. And as a reward for his part in destroying the global economy.. “we” elected him president and you supported it.

WOW!! Did i miss something?? Both canidates spoke of this country needing change and both talked of working across party lines to get things done. people in this country voted and one man won, now it is time for the rest of us to do what we can to make changes so that this country can get out of the depression we are in. Change is hard and requires a lot of work, most people resist change but it can be done. As gas prices soared out of control we as a people changed our habits and used less gas so prices have come down. We can make changes if we try hard enough. Let’s give the new guy some time and see what happens. No one person can change things by him self it will take all of us to make this country great again. Look inside your hearts do you want your elder parents to go with out health care?? Do you want your children to go with out an education?? Think about all that happens, how does it effect you and your family. I am just a middle income citizen and I am willing to do what is needed to help us get back on track are you?? People are loosing their jobs and can’t pay for a home or food to feed their kids. We need to fix this and maybe just maybe a fresh out look can help. This man does not carry 20+ years of capital hill baggage with him to office. I for one would love to sit down with him and go through the budget line by line and help get rid of the excess i have had to do it for myself lately it hurts but can be done. Best of luck to him and his chosen few they have one hell of a job ahead of them.

Quit picking on Anal Cyst (Limbaugh); he’s a great entertainer. All media need a class clown to lighten things up.

Way ? 300 B FOR CITYBANK AND TINKING THAT MUSH TO LEND 25 B TO 3 MILHOS JOBS?

Oh he’s so perfect. Just where is he finding these miraculous choices? The sky is bluer everytime he opens his glorious mouth. Re-installing Bill Clinton people is just amazing. And having a former Clinton employee grade him well for doing it, even more amazing!

I also promise to give Barak Hussein Obama the same respect that YOU Obama supporters gave President Bush. LOL

Most Americans today are living far richer healthier lives than even the richest of men could have dreamed of only 100 years ago and yet Americans today have become among the laziest most spoiled group of inappreciative whining poor mouths in history. 100 years ago it would have taken literally hundreds of man hours per day to provide the average American of today, something even close to resembling, the lifestyle that they have become accustomed to. And yet the average American today doesn’t act much better than a terrible two year old screaming and throwing a tantrum when there little world isn’t perfect and they can’t have everything they want. Most will not take the time to look around and appreciate what they truly have; they just sit around griping about the imperfections of the world and what they don’t have. And like a two year old they are starting to, far too often; expect someone to just hand it to them……………..
If this country continues to raise a bunch of irresponsible ill educated and over air conditioned brats and continues to allow them to vote, as if they were voting for the next American Idol, we will reap what we have sewn. We live in the richest, freest most convenient and comfortable society that has EVER existed in the history of the mankind and yet over half the voting population is too lazy, fat, cranky, bored and dumb to appreciate it. The government and parents have provided this country with a population that is simply ill equipped educationally, unfit and too preoccupied with their make up and Oprahish excuses for failure. They are simply to dumb and too lazy to make a real effort and take the time to really learn about what makes or breaks great nations…………………..
But Ronald Reagan certainly knew and Thomas Jefferson and our Founding Fathers knew only too well what happens when you let a bunch of wild pigs get at the fruit tree. And once the roots are eaten, once we have thrown it all away, it will be a little too late to looking dumbly at the sky and wonder why the tree fell. If the tree fails in America then The Tree of Liberty, Life and the Pursuit of Happiness will take root in the soil of Reason somewhere else in this world someday, but it takes time to grow and it takes a hard working knowledgeable farmer to tend to it…..………………

This is the type if brain power that elected our new leader. Frightening!

big difference EMMA MORROW. Bush was not worthy of any respect…..Obama is.

If the UAW is removed then I will support a bailout with my taxes. If the UAW is allowed to remain then no money should be sent to Detroit. If the Big3 file bankruptcy they can once and for all rid themselves of the unions. Sadly, this is the only hope for these companies.
The US automakers should also consider moving their operations to the south. Right to work states like Texas, Kentucky, Alabama, and Mississippi offer businesses a competitive advantage because they resist enacting the more ridiculous and wasteful government programs found in the north. I say this as a native of Minnesota. The mid-western states, the west coast states, and the northeastern states have simply allowed state government to become too anti-business and have further paralyzed businesses with overbearing and meaningless environmental regulation.

Manny, our founding fathers also intended us to stay distant from the entanglements of European treaties, we see how well that worked out. James, as a current resident of michigan, I can agree with you about the draining effects of Unions on many businesses. However, If you research a little, you can see that Unions served a valid function in combatting unethical business practices (100 hr work week / no overtime or bennies anyone?). I think all states should be right to work and you could have the option to join the union (if present) should you so choose. GM is in danger because it has 70k workers paying for 400k retirees. (not likely) I would like to see what Obama comes up with. Will it be another dose of “Alphabet soup” like FDR? Will it be a wild and extreme trickle down economic plan a’la Regan? Perhaps it’ll be a compromise? I’m a fan of trickle up economics. Why? Because capitalism only works when the “middle class” has money to use at their discretion. It’s hoarded now in the hands of the well to do. Give the masses a real chance to move money again and you might just be suprised.

Every president in American History have left their impression on this country.Why is Obama different? What is the real reason by such cruel remarks? It is time for a change,give Obama a chance to attempt to correct the problems in this country. No one never report the poor American thinks because Real American is never heard.The people that are truwly affected by Washington’s politics is speaking now. We are suffering in the small towns, where we see the ric are getting richer and the poor/middle class are sinking.
Embrace the change that God has allowed to happen in this country and see what happens. Can it be worser?
No politicians really get the feelings of the people that are affected by gas prices and wall street. We watch the media daily waiting on deliverance. Stop criticizing the newly elected president and remove malice from your hearts. Embrace unity that this country needs to once again be call A Great Country.