Should the US bailout the big three automakers?

[What'saCobra?]

Whilst it does seem a bit over-reaching to conclude a fellow Cobraphile (presumed) ought to be required to leave the planet for what amounts to political thought and writing, intelligently and factually responding to a one-sided and vacuous unction about union "glory" and the cover-up of well-documented union leadership's excess cost, stupidity and current political perfidy, doesn't rise to the level of an "attack", IMHO.

Leaving the planet is actually quite expensive, even if preserving the corpus is ignored. We ought not to waste the required CO2 emissions (if someone thinks reducing plant food is logical).

Further, arguing with the judge seems fruitless in the extreme. Don't ask me how i know.

Perhaps sd doesn't have time to read the whole thread. Even so, today's labor laws are in place, for which i would be happy to thank the union leadership ghosts for their troubles (while ignoring their sins for the moment) and ask what have they done for me lately? Is it common to revere highwaymen that lighten my wallet based on 75 year old historical events, even if fairly disputed?

i might not enjoy reading sd's union-leadership's views of our current plans to install race-based reparations in the name of economic Stimulus, continued baby murder in the name of personal freedom of mothers and the elimination of secret union-election ballots in the name of more personal freedom, all current and well-publicized National Union Leadership positions. Not at all like your father's union and certainly not to be thanked, condoned or coddled.

But, then I might be fairly accused of overspeaking when i suggest that those leaders ought to be thrown into exceedingly deep wells (note the economy and simplicity) to meet the 12th Iman they are facilitating, sooner rather than later.
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Simply stated, if the US auto companies cannot make a reasonable return on their stockholder's investments, they will be broken-up into units which will be absorbed by competitors or discarded as necessary. Not unlike the baby Bell's, in the end after the smoke, grief and other effects cleared, our communication networks are quite efficient. 1¢ per minute for international calls is very efficient and unlimited continental calls for $25 per month is simply marvelous.

Wise auto rank and file ought to have their alternative plans already in place. Stone-walling will not work any more than re-writing the history of labor law in America.