{"id":867,"date":"2008-11-18T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-18T21:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/11\/18\/2008-11-18-jaunty-dumptruck-o-news-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-edition-html\/"},"modified":"2018-06-13T01:27:21","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T01:27:21","slug":"2008-11-18-jaunty-dumptruck-o-news-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-edition-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/2008-11-18-jaunty-dumptruck-o-news-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-edition-html\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaunty Dumptruck O’ News! Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Friends,<\/p>\n

The CEOs of the Big Two (plus some fraction) domestic automakers are testifying <\/a>at this moment to save their bacon. The Democratic leadership wants to use a piece of the $700 billion in TARP money. Secretary Paulson and the current president say no. Some dudes want an additional pile of loans on top of the $25 billion already approved<\/a> and administered by the Department of Energy for Detroit to make cars that run on powdered unicorn kidneys. The environmentalists are just absolute wrecks over that<\/i> suggestion.<\/p>\n

What’s a busy legislator to do? Looks like they’re going to punt.<\/p>\n

Just to get an idea of the automaker’s chances of pulling this out, let’s take a quick look at the Detroit Lions’<\/b> record so far this year. You know, for some perspective…<\/p>\n

Uh oh.<\/a><\/p>\n

– bob<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friends, The CEOs of the Big Two (plus some fraction) domestic automakers are testifying at this moment to save their bacon. The Democratic leadership wants to use a piece of the $700 billion in TARP money. Secretary Paulson and the current president say no. Some dudes want an additional pile of loans on top of … <\/p>\n

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