I used to be against the bailout for big auto

[Taverner]

I was against it because the execs at GM, Ford, Chrysler were so full of hubris that they demanded the bailout.

I was against it because those companies were mismanaged into the ground

I was against it because despite the MANY concessions the UAW made, management didn't make a single one. No pay cuts for the X-level, no benefit cuts.

But I am against the Bank bailouts more...and with fair being fair - if we can afford the hundreds of billions for our (and some international) banks, why not a bailout for them?

As bad as they are run, it couldn't be a bigger waste than, say 70B to AIG...

[sinkingfeeling]

1. The auto makers have never asked for a 'bailout'. They asked for a bridge loan.

[Taverner]

3. Whatever, I'm for it now

What's $20B when we're giving out cash to the banks like there's no tomorrow?

At least we can collect tax revenue later on from the auto industry

[Romulox]

2. The "thank god it passed!" brigade has avoided Big 3 threads like the plague.

The stink of hypocrisy is hard to mask.