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talkingpointsmemo.com - 3/30/2009
Just a Thought
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Why is Rick Wagoner getting the boot while the management of the big banks remains in place? Whatever resonance the question has on first blush, it gets more complicated on further inspection. Citi does not have the same CEO it did at the start of the crisis. And the government installed a new ...
eschatonblog.com - 3/27/2009
I Thought They Were Good At This Stuff
— eschatonblog.com — It's been sort of weird watching the Republicans flail about. Those of us who began our political... lives in the 90s have, I think, been assuming that if there's one thing the Republicans know how to do was be an opposition party. And now, despite a ... (more) I Thought They Were Good At This Stuff
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theagitator.com - 3/31/2009
Thought of the Day
— theagitator.com — Borrowing from this Hit & Run comment : It was easier for Obama to fire the CEO... of a private company than it is to fire most federal employees. (more) Thought of the Day

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TPM Election Central:  The Double-Standard Question Haunting Today's Detroit Announcement

Political Animal:  Just One More Fill-Up For The Auto Industry?

Blogometer:  3/30: Wagoner Is A Goner

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The Double-Standard Question Haunting Today's Detroit Announcement
TPM Election Central — ... Wagoner's departure hardly comes as a shock, given that the once-mighty General Motors began its current swoon under his stewardship. But Michiganders and Wall Street analysts alike are pointedly asking the same question Josh raised last night at the TPM mothership: Why did the Obama administration call for Wagoner's head but allow ineffectual banking CEOs to stay on the job and the government dole? ...

Just One More Fill-Up For The Auto Industry?
Political Animal — JUST ONE MORE FILL-UP FOR THE AUTO INDUSTRY?... The government had until March 31 to assess the restructuring plans for GM and Chrysler and decide whether or not to give them more loans until they can sustain themselves. Obviously, the Obama Administration didn't much like what they saw ...

3/30: Wagoner Is A Goner
Blogometer — ... asks: "Since when does an urban agitator and small-time legislator with a law degree think he can run an enterprise with 100,000 employees, thousands of vendors, millions of customers, and operations in every part of the world?" Meanwhile, liberal bloggers think Obama is being tougher on the automakers than he is on the banks. ...

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