my asshole senator: 'Sen. Corker calls Obama plan for GM a 'power grab''

[spanone]

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Corker said Monday that the Obama administration is making a "power grab" in directing the makeover of General Motors, and he wants to make sure it doesn't close GM's Spring Hill plant for political reasons.

"Certainly, I'm laying a marker out there," Corker said. "I want it to be known (that) my sense is that the only reason they would close it is for political reasons."

About 2,900 hourly workers are employed at the Spring Hill plant, which opened in 1990.

The comments by the Tennessee Republican, a key player in congressional efforts to rescue the auto industry, were part of his scathing critique of the plan unveiled Monday by Democratic President Barack Obama.


Corker came close to brokering a deal in December that would have made U.S. government loans to GM contingent on the United Auto Workers' making concessions and the company's bondholders' accepting a small portion of what they are owed.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090331/NEWS0201/903310358

[babylonsister]

1. Bob Corker (R-AHole): “Bust the UAW Already, Obama!!!”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5358984&mesg_id=5358984

Hey, I live in TX, so I feel your pain, spanone.

[spanone]

3. yep i have two, count them, two R-Ahole senator....

corker is ALL for the workers giving concessions......he hates it when Obama messes with the boys in the offices

[predfan]

8. ditto........I'm in the 4th District (Lincoln Davis) so basically I have a

Republican Congressman, as well............plus, of course, Bredesen.

Let's face it, spanone, we're about the reddest of red states.

[Ganja Ninja]

2. Everythings a sinister plot and a power grab.

Its a crisis a day with these people.:crazy:

[Djinn]

4. did he ever whine about making stockbroker paycuts

a condition of the rolling banker bail outs...stupid question Djinn go to the back of the class.

[billyoc]

5. He was too busy protecting the sanctity of the executive bonus contracts.

[Djinn]

7. well I supopse they do trickle down

course I've never been all that fond of being pissed on :evilgrin:

I was ALL THE WAY WITH MUA when Howard tried to kill off our wharfies and I'm all the way with UAW now.

[deacon]

6. The GOP lives up to bush. DUMB. The dumbest. Get a new act. The old one is stale. n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Thought that was the Saturn plant and GM is ditching the brand.