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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.

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  • Friday, December 12, 2008 10:46 PM

    Hey Beth!

    Thanks for telling about yourself. You appear to be a regular 21st Century American. So please do not make assumptions about us in Detroit. Everybody here, almost, already has been laid off, with no Jobs Bank. We are just regular people hoping for a $12/hour job to get us through.

    And we want you to support the loans to the auto companies, so that we may possibly get our real jobs back in a couple more years, when we hope the auto companies who laid us off will get back on track.

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