Missed Our Chance
Monday, December 15th, 2008I’m still torn between letting American auto companies fail that are clearly too big to survive on their own (as opposed to the much used “too big to fail”) and saving the many jobs the industry provides. It seemed like Congress had made up it’s mind what it wanted to do, and as long as they required the automakers to retool and come up with plans for making greener cars (which I was under the impression was the plan) I was content.
As usual Congress has completely let us down. They kicked the problem up to a very lame duck president who has been doing nothing but gutting as many environmental rules as he can before he leaves office. So even if Bush decides to do something for the automakers, it will likely be a simple bailout with no attempt to take advantage of a great opportunity to fight our addiction to oil, global warming, and our sour economy. Republicans deserve a good portion of them blame since their only goals seemed to be to stick it to the auto workers. That said, Democrats hold an almost filibuster-proof majority in the Senate and a big majority in the house. What in the world are you people waiting for? Jesus?
Way to go, Congress. You missed a big opportunity for helping the country and the planet that may never come again. I can’t wait to see how you’ll take Obama’s plans and flush them down the toilet…