Bailout Watch 390: Brother Can You Spare $18.5 Billion?
Oh, for Christ’s sake. Seriously. I’m a good Jewish boy, but so was Jesus (his mother thought he was God, he went into his father’s business, etc.) and he left some sage advice for auto industry suppliers looking to suckle on Uncle Sam’s bounteous breasts. And no, I’m not talking about neither a borrower or a lender be (bombus terrestris). ‘Cause Shakespeare said that. I speak (spake?) here of “Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” In other words, just because General Messup and the Crisis Corporation scored $13.4 billion in federal no to low-interest loans (excluding DOE boondogglage) is no reason to ask for $18.5 billion for your troubles. Although Automotive News [sub] says, “The loans will help suppliers survive until production rebounds,” it behooves these suppliers to admit that it will be many a moon before any bounding becomes re. As JC said, “do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
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Thanks for the picture. For years I've been unable to answer that perennial question, "WWJD?" (What would Jesus Drive?).
If I were Christian I'd be effended if my lord's name was platered on a van like that. As another good Jewish boy everyone know we control Hollywood, the media, the banking system and the auto industry.
Guys, please. There's plenty that could be said about Jews and Christians, we could sit here all day. Unless you're a descendant of Alexander the Great, you have precious little to be proud of. So can this moronic subject and let's get back to cars, shall we? Kumbaya and al that shit.
@ 50merc Hilarious! When-ever I see a "monster" truck or gatherings of religious nutters, for some reason my mind drifts to RPGs ...