The Associated Press: $14B auto bailout dies in Senate

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was "terribly disappointed" about the demise of an emerging bipartisan deal to rescue Detroit's Big Three.

He spoke shortly after Republicans left a closed-door meeting where they balked at giving the automakers federal aid unless their powerful union agreed to slash wages next year to bring them into line with those of Japanese carmakers."

That the Republicans are union-busting confirmed here. In the wrods of Senator Juim DeMint:

"These car companies are in real trouble. And they should’ve been planning to restructure for a long time. But the political aspect of this is most of this is being done to protect unions, uh, it’s not to protect the workers. And what I want to do is make sure we have jobs for these workers and we have first-class American automobile companies. And we’re not going to do it with the barnacles of unionism wrapped around their necks." (Emphasis Mine.)

So let Me get this straight: Harry Hungover, CEO of Infidelity Bank, runs to Congress with a whiny plea, gets billions and his high colonic bonus, easy-as-you-please. But General Chrysler Ford shows up and suddenly Congress wants to cut the salaries of workers. In essence, Congress is trying to take money from the workers themselves--twice. Tell Me this isn't communism for only the rich. Go ahead, tell Me that. 

Now the matter will head to the murderous moron's Oval Orifice. As if things couldn't get any worse...