2

abcnews.go.com - 11/21/2008

GM Downsizing Jet Fleet, CEO Still Flies High

— abcnews.go.com — General Motors said today that it is putting two of its five corporate jets out of service... because the planes are not being used enough. The top three executives at GM, however, will continue to use the private luxurious jets for all of their ... (more) GM Downsizing Jet Fleet, CEO Still Flies High

Comments vote downundo vote up The Huffington Post | Full News Feed found this 11/21/2008found this

1

julescrittenden.com - 11/21/2008

Thumbs Up On Downsizing

— julescrittenden.com — Mexican border-crossing is down 42 percent in the last two years, from 1.2 million to 800,000. That's... all Mexicans who left the country, whether legally or otherwise. AP, noting that most are border-hopping illegals headed north,* reports that U.S. ... (more) Thumbs Up On Downsizing

Comments vote downundo vote up Instapundit found this 11/21/2008found this

Leave a Comment

Reaction: GM to drop two of its corporate jets
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Has General Motors learned a lesson from having its CEO come to Washington on a private jet in order to plead poverty?  Not quite .  ABC News, which broke that news earlier this week, now reports that GM will get rid of two private jets from its fleet — but that it has no intention of changing its travel policies for its executives: General Motors said today that it is putting two of its five corporate jets out of service because the planes are not being used enough. The top three executives at GM, however, will continue to use the private luxurious jets for all of their ...

GM execs give up some private jets after embarassing hearing.
Think Progress — ... by members of Congress for taking private jets to Washington to plea for a federal bailout. Today, ABC reports that GM is putting two of its five corporate jets out of service allegedy “in response to the planes not being used” and not a reaction to the harsh treatment from Congress. Watch ...

GM Downsizing to Three Private Jets
Matthew Yglesias — ... in response to a jet-related PR fiasco is going to be counterproductive once people find out that you’ve still got three private jets. That’s way more private jets than normal people have. And it seems that GM CEO Rick Wagoner intends to keep flying private for all his personal and business travel. ...

General Motors Learns a Valuable Lesson
Deceiver.com — ... taxpayers to bail out your ineptly run business, you should pretend to make a concession that really isn’t one, and pretend you’re not really making it: ...

Look at me way up high, Suddenly here am I, I'm flying
SteveAudio — Beethoven wrote some beautiful music while totally deaf. Talent and drive, plus hard work. Some people, however, can hear just fine and yet are completely tone-deaf. Like GM's Rick Wagoner: General Motors said today that it is putting two of its five corporate jets out of service because the planes are not being used enough. The top three executives at GM, however, will continue to use the private luxurious jets for all of their business and personal travel, despite a flurry of criticism over the perk following an ABC News report this ...

Three Automakers Not Giving up Private Jets
Politicol News — ... A last minute word from ABC News is that the three CEO's have no plans to stop using their private luxurious jets. Good luck on reducing the arrogant Mr. Wagoner's 16 million dollar salary or take away his G4 36 million dollar personal jet. ...