Bailout Watch 254: Ford CEO Alan Mulally to Drive to D.C. Begathon
There are two ways to look at this. First, Ford CEO Alan Mulally “gets it.” He understands that he screwed the PR pooch when he flew into Washington to beg for bailout billions in a big ass corporate jet. Alternatively, someone somewhere needs to get a grip. The guy gets $25m a year, Ford burned its way through $7.7b during the last financial quarter, FoMoCo wants at least that much from your taxes in addition to its share of the $25b already allocated for retooling and we’re worrying about his travel arrangements? Yup. So, Big Al’s driving from Motown to The Big Sleazy. And down the rabbit hole we go. “Ford spokesman Mike Moran said Monday that Mulally will make the roughly 500-mile trip on the road in an undisclosed Ford vehicle,” The Detroit News reports. “Moran declined to say if Mulally would actually be behind the wheel, but noted that Mulally does have a license to drive.” Help me out here. Is Detroit News scribe David “Love Ya” Shepardson being sarcastic? Or is he actually trying to reassure readers that the head of The Ford Motor Company can drive a car? For once, Autoblog gets its right, focusing on whether or not Mulally will be driving a Focus for 10 hours straight (assuming Big Al doesn’t get high). Oh wait; Autoblog’s “WEBAD” (What Exactly Would Big Al Drive) poll doesn’t list the econobox amongst its vehicular choices. Never mind.
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I hate to say this, judging from the above comment, but he'll indeed show up in a Escape Hybrid. Crap, I wanted him to show up in a Mustang... http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/02/mulally-chooses-escape-hybrid-for-d-c-road-trip/
Also, Red Ink Rick will show up in a Malibu mild hybrid... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28015687/
You know, I almost think it doesn't matter what he drives, escape hybrid, focus, fusion, whatever. What I want to know is, will it break down and he'll be stuck on the side of the road ... personally, I think i'd resign ;)
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