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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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  • Friday, December 12, 2008 06:55 PM

    "In the imaginations of eloquent southern liberals..."

    ...government oversight of automobile manufacturing is going to be superior to the dumbasses that have been running the big 3 and we have an unlimited money supply with which to fund our rich connection to our fellow Americans. How about our fellow Americans also express some understanding of the direness of the situion and if they choose to remain with the Big 3 automobile manufacturers they accept a paycut? They are, after all, highly compensated individuals--way above average pay rates last I checked.

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