Time to smack the auto industry and the UAW again. From a column in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal: The collective bargaining agreement with the UAW is a heavily negotiated document the size of a small telephone book. It is virtually … Continue reading
Color me unsurprised. The Bush administration said it would lend $17.4 billion to General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, buying them a few weeks of financial relief but leaving the biggest decisions about the industry’s future to President-elect Barack Obama. … Continue reading
To be precise, Mulally was Tweeting by proxy yesterday, via Scott Monty. It only lasted a few minutes, but it’s still fairly cool. No great revelations on weighty policy matters, but I learned that Mulally makes a point of driving … Continue reading
You go, Mitch McConnell! Here’s hoping enough GOP Senators stay in line to filibuster the auto industry bailout. From another MM: The so-called “Wall Street bailout” was different — rather than being focused on particular companies, it actually was a … Continue reading