The president of the United Auto Workers, distraught that the socialist bailout bill failed last night, has set his sights on the GOP, claiming that they “thwarted” the plan.
Well…yeah…that was sort of the point. He says that like it’s a bad thing.
The head of the United Auto Workers union lashed out Friday at Senate Republicans — Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, in particular — blaming them for scuttling the $14 billion auto bailout package approved earlier in the week by the House.
GOP objections stalled the measure in the Senate Thursday night. Republicans put pressure on the powerful autoworkers union as they tried to squeeze out concessions in exchange for their support.
“This was just simply subterfuge on the part of the minority in the Republican Party who wanted to tear down any agreement that we came up with,” UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said at a press conference, declaring “the auto industry around the world is in peril.”
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