On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > You missed the point, it's how you disagree. It's hostile and > childish, just like Larry. >
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/30/obama-could-not-have-saved-janesville-gm-plant-it-closed-before-he-took-office/ *June 3, 2008 <http://www.jsonline.com/business/29419799.html>* GM decides to close the Janesville plant, announcing that production will end by 2010, after months of rumors it might close. The press release declares<http://archives.media.gm.com/archive/documents/domain_3/docId_46161_pr.html>, Janesville, Wisconsin, will cease production of medium-duty trucks by the end of 2009, and of the Tahoe, Suburban and Yukon in 2010, or sooner. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold, both Democrats, and Paul Ryan, whose House district includes Janesville, write the company urging it to reverse the decision. *September 2008*<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ryan-gm-20120818,0,225505,full.story> Paul Ryan flies to Detroit to urge GM to reconsider its decision to close the plant. According to the *Los Angeles Times*, he pitched a $224-million proposal that included roughly $50 million in state enterprise zone tax credits, local government grants worth $22 million and major contract concessions from the United Auto Workers union local. Throughout, Ryan frequently speaks with GM chief Rick Wagoner. *Oct. 11, 2008*<http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=205482#.UD-MTHp_ifT> Barack Obama comments on the Janesville closing. He does not promise to prevent the closing-in-progress, but instead declares he will retool plants *like* the GM facility in Janesville (emphasis mine) as president. Regardless of ones views of the auto bailout, it has saved facilities like the Janesville one, if not the Janesville one in particular. *November/December 2008<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ryan-gm-20120818,0,225505,full.story> * Congress weighs a bailout of GM and other automakers. One proposal, backed by Ryan and 31 other House Republicans, but not Mitt Romney, would have provided $15 billion in bridge loans. The bill passed the house<http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hr7321> but was not picked up by the Senate. The Bush administration declines to use TARP funds to rescue automakers, but approves a bridge loan<http://archives.media.gm.com/archive/documents/domain_3/docId_51100_pr.html>on Dec.19, too late to save the Janesville plant. *Dec. 23, 2008 <http://gazettextra.com/photos/galleries/last-day-gm/>* Lacking a bailout, the plant closes<http://gazettextra.com/photos/galleries/last-day-gm/>. The plant holds a final goodbye ceremony as it builds its last SUV. In a statement to MSNBC, GM confirmed that the plant was idled in December. But and this is where it gets confusing winding down a plant takes time. *April 21, 2009*<http://gazettextra.com/news/2009/apr/21/thursday-last-day-production-isuzu-line-comes-end/> The Janesville plant builds its last medium-duty truck and shuts down its last assembly line, completing the shutdown process star ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:354318 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
