Seriously, a few years ago, there wasn't a car in the whole GM fleet (which used to include the deceased Pontiac and Saturn) that got me remotely excited. Now, there isn't a Chevy that doesn't look great. Even the teeny-tiny new Aveo looks kinda cute. I'm less excited about their other lines, but plenty of people seem to like them. Years ago, the Carter administration bailed out Chrysler, and put them on a whole new path. It looks like it's happening again. So why are conservatives such sourpusses about it?
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GM gains in return to New York Stock Exchange
General Motors Co., which went bankrupt last year after almost a century on the New York Stock Exchange, advanced in its return Thursday to public trading after an initial public offering that raised more than $20 billion. . .
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More than likely their opposition was because, if successful, it would make Obama and the Dems look good. Topped off by the fact that most of the workers affected were those dastardly Union type.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I guess I kinda knew that. But it's odd, for all the "America, F*ck Yeah!" talk from the right, you'd think they'd be happy when something goes well for the country.
ReplyDeleteGM and her Unions made itself an enemy of the country.
ReplyDeleteMany kleptocrats made themselves rich, while cheating GM stockholders and 'we the people'.
Collectivist Unions were exposed as violent stealing thugs.
Only corrupt government contracts keep the GM cesspool open.
America remembers.
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Boy, and people think I'M a glass half empty guy. Sofa, I think you need a refill.
ReplyDeleteCompared to most of Sofa's stuff, that's a fairly upbeat post.
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