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Saturday, December 13, 2008 12:00 AM

Meet the GOP's wrecking crew

Why did a small group of Southern Republicans turn the auto bailout into a demolition derby? Introducing the senators who hate unions and love foreign cars.
By Alex Koppelman and Mike Madden

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  • Saturday, December 13, 2008 05:46 AM

    How disconnected are the Repubs from reality? This disconnected.

    U.S. Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) was a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers in the 1960s. He had a visit scheduled at a suburban Detroit swap meet to sell his autograph for 35 bucks ... and was one of the people who voted against the bailout!!

    Luckily, the business owner cancelled the event. Read about it here.

    freep.com/article/20081213/BUSINESS01/81213001

    —Mumrock Read Mumrock's other letters

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