In my view, this is the recent problem with the Conservative party. Your comments explicitly point out the divide between the ultra conservatives and the moderates in your own party. It is not just Obama and the democrats that don't want to see the big 3 fall, there is a large group of moderate conservatives who fear the repercussions from the trickle down waves if the big 3 fail. Their failure would go much deeper than the big 3, UAW and their employee,s, it will impact suppliers, financiers and even owners of their products whose cars are still under warranty.
We all know the big 3 must change their business model in order to turn the industry in the right direction. They also have the Japanese plants in the south as a template for what works. You seem to ignore something, it was the Democrats who you criticize that told them to come back with a business plan before they ask for help. Will they get the help, probably. But they need to come up with a plan to turn off the faucet which might include a pre-packaged chapt 11 which could void the union agreement as well as executive contracts. I don't think anyone, not even the most liberal of liberals go without recognizing that a pre-packaged chapt 11 may be the solution.
However, like Obama said during the campaign, you appear to advocate a hatchet where a scalpel in the hands of a very skilled group of financial/business experts is really needed. There are too many jobs at stake not to mention seniors pensions, suppliers and their industries that will all go down if we're not careful. I applaud the Democrats in that they didn't propose a solution in the form of strings attached to the loan with regulation, salary caps etc... They sent the CEO's back to figure this out. I would think the right would recognize that and give credit where it's due.
Sorry to vent but I wanted to point out how the conservative party is so divided and why in my view they are bing voted out. There are a lot of realistic small/less government moderate conservatives who fear this do nothing and let them fold mentality as being far too extreme. I am one of those moderates who can say I won't be voting republican until the conservatives can get a realistic united platform and direction. And the ultra-conservatives haven't seem to figure out there is not enough of them alone to win a seat on the bus much like POTUS. They need us moderates just like the Liberals need us.
One last observation, I continually saw during the election as well as today, a right having nothing but continual criticism of the left but I never hear any proposed solutions from the right. Just criticism of the only ones trying and offering solutions. I think Rove's campaign of fear has run its course and America is now looking for solutions and not criticism. Like it or not, times are tough and the Liberals are the only ones suggesting a pathway out.
