Random Cogitations 4/1/09

Bush left 8 years in office with a record $400 Billion deficit, but in only 2 months in office, B. Hussein is on track to QUADRUPLE that. Keep in mind that while the President puts forth his wishes, and ultimately signs any spending bills into law, it’s the CONGRESS that first gets it’s grubby little [...]

Ford Doing It Right In Brazil

Ford has a state-of-the-art auto plant Camacari,  Brazil that can simultaneously manufacture  5 different cars. As the commentator on this video notes, the UAW will not accept a plant like this in the US.  I remember reading about this plant a few weeks back, and I believe the cost of the plant when it was [...]

Random Thoughts

The Democrats in Congress are leading the charge to both save one of their prime voting blocks (the UAW) and to nationalize the Auto industry.  Giving GM and Chrysler loans is nothing more than a band aid as well as lost money. Yes, there will be definite consequences if the “Big 3″ go under. But [...]

$50 Billion for the Big Three Auto Companies

Does anyone actually think that if the government goes through with this, it will actually end up costing the taxpayers “only” $50 billion?  And President-elect Obama wants an auto czar to oversee the industry?  What’s he going to do, have a czar “overseeing” every industry that does business in the USA?  If the thought of [...]