The Senate GOP Seems Set on Hastening the Death of Detroit

Washington Post by Eugene Robinson | Dec. 15, 2008 (Opinion)

It may be that General Motors, Chrysler and Ford are lumbering, Jurassic beasts that deserve their looming extinction. But only a free-market fundamentalist, a lunatic or a Senate Republican -- perhaps that's redundant -- would conclude that now is the moment to hasten Detroit's demise.

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: Global Economy, U.S. Economy, U.S. Senate, Transportation
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 by Barry Grossheim - Dec. 16, 2008

This opinion piece argues strongly for assistance to U.S. automakers and takes Senate Republicans to task for their short sighted efforts to block support.

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