AUTO INDUSTRY RESCUE - WHAT IS YOUR REACTION???

In these past few months we have focused upon the Big 3's policies and practices. I am afraid they will be back for more in almost a year. I would be surprised if they were not back for more in the near future.

Ive worked in the auto industry for many years and for the sake of the many non UAW supplier plants and their employees it will help them more in the short term. It is not a popular decision but it is one of compassion that needs to be made for the sake of the supplier base.

The employees of the supplier base to the big three are a mix of Union contract and non Union Contract workers. These are people that are hard working, the ones that are your next door neighbors. They don't have pensions or Jobs Banks or even 100% benefit coverage.
For many years the supplier base has been bearing part of the burden of the big 3's overhead having to sell parts to the Big 3 for little or no margin so the big 3 can cover their overhead. Many call it the "Lopez Doctrine" after a former President from GM who introduced supplier purchasing strategies that are some what harsh.
95% of the supplier base now do not have the wages and benefits of the Big 3 hourly employees. Yet these suppliers are indirectly at the mercy every three years during contract negotiations as it has impacts on them as well. When I think of the loan the government is giving out I hope that this is going to keep the suppliers in work

I think this is wrong, the guy is right BG doe not have a great fan base

BOWLING GREEN FIRES GREGG BRANDON
Posted by Michael David Smith on November 29, 2008, 9:47 p.m. EST
Bowling Green has fired Gregg Brandon after six years as head coach, the school announced today.
Brandon, who got the Bowling Green job when Urban Meyer left to become the head coach at Utah, finishes his tenure at Bowling Green with a 44-30 record, including 6-6 this season.
“This was a difficult decision, but ultimately I believe it’s time for BGSU football to make a coaching change,” said athletic director Greg Christopher. “Gregg’s time at Bowling Green has been marked by a number of accomplishments. I want to thank him for his dedication and commitment to Falcon football. … Finding the right person to lead the young men of our football team is our top priority.”
The firing comes just 10 months after Brandon signed a contract extension through the 2011 season. But it was a rough off-season at Bowling Green, where members of the team got into legal trouble and failed out of school. Brandon also didn’t make any friends when he criticized Bowling Green fans for low attendance. He won’t have to worry about how many fans turn out at Bowling Green anymore.

I just dont see the rationale in this. He has to be one of the better underpaid coached in Division I. I guess BG just cant commit to a sucessful program.

How Corrupt is my state??

HOW CORRUPT IS YOUR STATE? From CNN's Veronica DeLa Cruz:

Here are the 35 most populous states ranked by their corruption rate:

Louisiana (1)(7.67), Mississippi (2)(6.66), Kentucky (3)(5.18), Alabama (4)(4.76), Ohio (5)(4.69), Illinois (6)(4.68), Pennsylvania (7)(4.55), Florida (8)(4.47), New Jersey (9)(4.32), New York (10)(3.95).

Tennessee (11)(3.68), Virginia (12)(3.64), Oklahoma (13)(2.96), Connecticut (14)(2.80), Missouri (15)(2.79), Arkansas (16)(2.74), Massachusetts (17)(2.66), Texas (18)(2.44), Maryland (19)(2.31), Michigan (20)(2.14).

Georgia (21)(2.13), Wisconsin (22)(2.09), California (23)(2.07), North Carolina (24)(1.96), Arizona (25)(1.88), Indiana (26)(1.85), South Carolina (27)(1.74), Nevada (28) (1.72), Colorado (29)(1.56), Washington (30)(1.52).

Utah (31)(1.4117), Kansas (32)(1.4109), Minnesota (33)(1.24), Iowa (34)(0.91), Oregon (35)(0.68).

My Response:

Wow, Ohio is only fifth! I am only surprised that we were only fifth! I live in the state that elected Jim Traficant for over 8 terms! We had people STILL voting for him as a write AFTER he went to jail! At least Blagojevich has his own hair!
We have had one of the worst Governor’s in the NATIONS (not just Ohio) History, Taft! We are still discovering all of his schemes! How very quick we were to forget about the miscues of ACORN in the last election? It worries me how many votes in Ohio ACORN may have falsified in the last election.
Marathon Oil has owned several Congressmen from the Fourth district; Tennyson Guyer whose widow picked Smiling Mike Oxley, who hand Picked four time Ohio High School State Wrestling Champion (but has never held a real job!) Jim Jordan! Way to go Ohio!
The Blagojevich scandal is the tip of the iceberg. Who in the American Public really thinks that our Government is not for sale? Maybe we should investigate them all! It is supposed to be a public service isn’t it?
Why do I think that way? Because if I did what a lot of these people have done in the past, I would be in checking into jail with OJ. It has been this way all through history “ET TU Brute!”
The best is yet to come fellow Buckeyes!; Jim Traficant gets his hairpiece back in March when he gets out of the Pokey!