W’s last attempt to get the respect of Conservatives

Lame Duck President Bush has angered conservatives almost non stop since his entry into office. His expansive No Child Left Behind program, his $1.3 Trillion prescription drug benefit, this $700 Billion Bailout, etc. have really upset the small government sect of the Republican Party. But now Mr. Bush has one chance to leave office on a quasi-good note with conservatives. 

Congressional Democrats on Monday delivered to the White House an emergency $15 billion taxpayer bailout of Detroit’s beleaguered Big Three automakers, designed to keep the companies in business until the Obama administration can tackle the industry’s long-term woes.

But there were signs that the political wrangling over Detroit’s future was not over, with the White House voicing concerns about parts of the congressional bailout blueprint, which calls for a “car czar” to oversee efforts to revive the industry.

The White House was less than thrilled with the congressional draft over its lack of focus on long-term restructuring for the companies, even though Democrats bowed to the administration’s opposition to tapping Wall Street bailout money.

A Car Czar? Really? 

President Bush must do everything he can to prevent this bailout from happening. We cannot socialize the automobile industry. I want to write a huge explanation about why that would be a terrible thing, but I feel like it would be insulting my readers’ intelligence.

Tags: auto industry, Bush, car czar