Friday, May 15, 2009

The Aristocrasy of Pull

"President Obama insisted at his press conference recently that he doesn't want to nationalize the auto industry (or the banks, or the mortgage market, or . . .). But if that's true, why has he proposed a restructuring plan for General Motors that leaves the government with a majority stake(87% with only $16.2 billion 'invested,' as opposed to the American people in the person of the 'hedge funds,' with a $27 billion 'investment' getting 10%, and the union getting 40%, with NO investment, although they claim $20 billion) in the car maker? Sounds like the American public are the biggest loser I this, with Obama’s government being the BIG winner." "Doesn’t want to run GM?" Does he really believe we’ll buy this crap? (Wall Street Journal)