On Orderlies and Auto Bankruptcies
I feel pretty speechless. The President of the United States thinks that our 3 big auto makers collapsing into bankruptcy can be "orderly" in I suppose the way that custody court can be "orderly". Of course his idea of an "orderly" entry into Iraq was anything but, and the exit, well, let's just say our stay hasn't helped our reputation for neatness.
So far Bush's "orderly" response to the crises of the last few months is just to ask for a pile of money (which he got) to pass around any way Paulson sees fit (which changes by diurnal progressions of the moon).
But really, I feel George just calling for an "orderly" of his own, preferably one that will provide personal room service to his own padded cell. Britney, Lindsay, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, all screaming out for help in their own inimicable ways. But the leader of the free world? When he checks out and checks into rehab, well, expect a 6-line pileup.
And what will happen when the Big Three go into reorg themselves? Well, they'll wipe out the pensions and health benefits so someone can come in and buy the assets. Hmmm.... Guess we could have done that ourselves. Maybe we can move them all to Alabama and Tennessee, land of high corporate subsidies and low educational taxes. Sorry, make that "no educational taxes". Who needs to read when you have a job waiting on the line? That's the American dream. Click your heels 3 times and say, "There's no place like home, there's no place like hoooommmmeee...."
So far Bush's "orderly" response to the crises of the last few months is just to ask for a pile of money (which he got) to pass around any way Paulson sees fit (which changes by diurnal progressions of the moon).
But really, I feel George just calling for an "orderly" of his own, preferably one that will provide personal room service to his own padded cell. Britney, Lindsay, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, all screaming out for help in their own inimicable ways. But the leader of the free world? When he checks out and checks into rehab, well, expect a 6-line pileup.
And what will happen when the Big Three go into reorg themselves? Well, they'll wipe out the pensions and health benefits so someone can come in and buy the assets. Hmmm.... Guess we could have done that ourselves. Maybe we can move them all to Alabama and Tennessee, land of high corporate subsidies and low educational taxes. Sorry, make that "no educational taxes". Who needs to read when you have a job waiting on the line? That's the American dream. Click your heels 3 times and say, "There's no place like home, there's no place like hoooommmmeee...."
