Republicans stood fast yesterday and denied the ‘Big Three’ a taste of the government teat. This action could be the result of months where democrats and their political infrastructure ~Unions… UAW and the like~ beat the drum loud and clear about how this economy was “the worst, Republicans fault” and all the rest of the blame that democrats hoisted upon their shoulders… and now, as a last dying gasp, Republicans can really take the blame for something that actually did alone.

With not supporting this ‘bailout’ of the Big 3, Republicans can put the Obama presidency in a hole, and deal a serious blow to the unions that support Democrats and their candidacies in an unprecedented manner for years. In addition to this when it all goes south after the new congress votes to give the Big 3 the money, Republicans can say ‘we told ya so’.

Either way… I say no to the bailout or any type of loans. Question… What do we do if they can’t repay the loan? Do we make the auto industry a government entity? Do you remember the Yugo? That was a government owned auto industry, and it was the worst car ever produced on the face of the earth. Oh, but thats right, we as Americans can just throw a few tens of billion of tax payer dollars at it and make it better. The American tax payer gets nothing but the bill.

The unions have to be addressed, just like when making any kind of energy program for the US, nuclear has to be on the table and at the center just as the unions and their financial drain on the auto industry as a whole should be.

With all the robotics and automation in the auto industry it is hard to justify a guy who sits at a computer and watches a screen for $80 bucks and hour… we could train a monkey to do that. I’m all for any person making as much as the market will bear.

If we want an auto industry in the US then the MARKET and not the union must set wages.

Good Job Republicans.