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To me the funniest part is that in the whole shitty situation for this Big 3 hearing, the focus is on the plane trip. Nuts. -- nm

Posted by VMan Nov 19 '08, 14:50

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See the senator had to fly commercial because the auto execs booked most of the corp jets available, grrrrrrrrr -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 15:09
Good thing no one asked how much those suits cost. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 15:00
Do they have a plan to cut costs? Increase Sales? Or do they just want a handout? -- nm - amoxy Nov 19, 14:56
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- people hearing their explanations of the situation would do them a lot more good then this distraction -- nm - Stewie Nov 19, 14:59 5
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    - On a superficial level, it appears to be a demonstration of a systemic failure of prudent fiscal management. Why is that so hard to admit? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:06 3
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      - .... also, this exact scenario is why I'm opposed to the traditional method of fiscal conservativism in government budgets - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:09
      - And for a company that asks for a handout to keep from going under *any* wastefullness, superficial or not, is *not* trivial. (nm) - musubi Nov 19, 15:09
- History has proven that we cannot hold the upper echelon of society accountable on real issues. - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:59
- they leaked the story so that congressmen would have outraged constituents calling them in the morning bitching about the ceo's luxury planes? - x Nov 19, 14:58 10
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    - your initial scenario seems....somewhat unlikely and hyperbolic....nm - x Nov 19, 15:04 8
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        so ramping up the silliness supposed to help us discuss things on a more serious level?....nm - x Nov 19, 15:09 5
        
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        you crack me up, man. i have honestly zero idea why you percieve that i'm trying to turn this into some sort of "personal fight".... - x Nov 19, 15:17 1
        
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        It's a war of escalation on both sides. That's how internet forums generally work :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:12 1
        
        hrm. someday i'll catch on....nm - x Nov 19, 15:13
      - In this day and age, what doesn't? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:05
But it is something the average american can look at and say "fuck em!" Like AIG's spa trips...the accounting books put us to sleep - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 14:53 6
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  - Well, in both cases, let the band strike up La Marseillaise and let's storm the Bastille -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 14:59
  - It gets results. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:57 3
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      - Won't change THEIR approach, but the rest the gang of thieves will straighten up -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 15:00
      - It's a facetious joke. Think: Frankenstein. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:00
It just makes it hard to believe them when they say "Give us a sack of money and we'll change." Why not start changing now? -- nm - TaurusII Nov 19, 14:53 4
- I never heard them saying they'll change because of the buyout. Only that it gives them a chance to survive and continue on their recovery plans. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 14:56 3
  - If they're not going to change they way they do business, why are we giving them money so that they can fail in 12 months instead of 6? -- nm - TaurusII Nov 19, 14:57 2
    - Hope. Hope they don't fail. As I've said before, I'm not very solidly behind a bailout. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 14:58 1
      - Coulda fooled me. ;^) -- nm - TaurusII Nov 19, 14:59

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