AUTO BAILOUT - GOP to blame it on Bush?

[radfringe]

Shelby, Vittner, Corker et al trashed the Auto bailout. There are speculations it was more about busting unions than suddenly seeing the light of fiscal conservatism.

While, union busting is a part of it, I suspect political positioning plays a larger role.

Forgive the :tinfoilhat:

In trashing the auto bailout - the neo-Hoovericans have a platform, they can say they stood up to the "tax-spend" Democrats and also blame it on Bush when the TARP funds are tapped.

Using TARP to bail out the "big 3" takes the decision making responsibility off of congress's shoulders and puts it on the Bush Administration. The "big 3" are saved, and given short memories of the public - GOPers are off the hook come re-election time.

If the auto bailout becomes an issue when they are running for re-election - they can say they fought against it, but ultimately it was out of their hands.

[Joe the Liberal]

1. The GOP will do what they have always done........

blame it on someone else and play as though they are the victim. However it could back fire, if the White House is unable to bailout the big 3 than millions could lose their jobs and it will be the republicans fault in the eyes of the American people. This is one possibility but despite what happens the republicans will, like I said, blame it on someone else and try to portray themselves as the victim.