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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.

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  • Sunday, December 14, 2008 04:12 PM

    Civil War

    The southern states have been giving large tax breaks to northern companies for years - I worked on the East Coast during the great exodus of the 70's when almost all of the bearing industry relocated to South Carolina, Georgia etc.

    This is the most brazen attempt to dismantle northern industry - the Civil War is not over and any American north of the Mason-Dixon line who buys a car produced by foreign manfacturers should be prosecuted for treason!

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