"WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate Republican whose state is home to auto manufacturing plants says the Obama administration's aggressive intervention in the industry sets "a very dangerous precedent."
Sen. Bob Corker said it wasn't just the forced ouster of General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Waggoner that caused him concern. He accused the administration of taking a "we know best" attitude in connection with the problems in the domestic industry and said that should "send a chill throughout the country."
Interviewed Tuesday on CBS's "The Early Show," Corker charged that Waggoner's firing "was something of a sideshow to take away from the fact that no real progress" had been made in negotiations to steady the failing auto company.
Corker said, "We're evolving into a place that this country has not seen. I want to raise alarm bells."
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I personally like how the Heritage Foundation Responded, see here: "Car Salesman in Chief"
2 comments:
The next generation of cars, Pelosi style...
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/23/car-by-congress-the-2012-pelosi-gtxi-ss-rt-sport-edition/
Heh-heh-heh...
Corker said it well! I just keep thinking about my recent experience with the government run DMV (it took me over a year to get my ny license) and it absolutely terrifies me that these people think they know how to run industries.
ps remind me to tell you about the time I worked Corkers 2006 election in Chattanooga TN, so awesome...
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