http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/12/dingell-blames-some-southern-senators-for-auto-bailout-defeat/#more-32529

Senators from the southern states that have foreign auto plants are being blamed for the defeat of the auto bailout. Their reasoning is that a collapse of the big three would do these foreign companies good.  I think they are mistaken since many of the same suppliers supply both the big three and the foreign companies. I'm not sure what the situation is now but I know at one time General Motors was the largest customer of BFG. If that's still the case, a big three collapse could shut down the plant here. Some accuse the southern senators of wanting to break the unions. They want to force the UAW to agree that American worker will make no higher wages than their foreign counterparts. Since when is it OK for government to dictate the wages of American workers? This is the GOP at it's worst.

Me, too, Darla.  And would someone tell me again why those companies pay their CEOs huge salaries to run those companies into the ground?  Jeeze Louise!

If I understand correctly the automakers is wanting the government to hand them money to bail them out, without any consequences...BULL!!!!

Somebody in those corporations have to take some responsibility...Heads need to roll!!!

If you all are like me, I'm always a day late and a dollar short.

there should be no bailouts for anyone in the corporate sector. they have mismanaged their own companies and slapped all themselves with bonuses while their companies fail and take the world economy with it although wall street is largely responsible.

if anyone should get bailouts it's the american people in the form of vouchers (and not be taxable) to pay their credit cards, loans, and mortgages or to buy a new car.

this would have brought the country out of a recession quicker and would have been more responsible way then to bailout the criminals who got us in this position in the first place.