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White House Throws GMAC $6 Billion Rescue Line

By | 12.30.08 | 11:29 am

Remember when the Bush administration was opposed to tapping the $700 billion Wall Street bailout to help Detroit’s Big Three?

Fugetaboutit.

The Treasury Dept. announced last night that it will spend $6 billion from that fund to bail out GMAC, the flailing auto finance company whose reluctance to lend More…

Grassley Wonders When the Socialism Will End

By | 12.10.08 | 12:31 pm

Tailpipe emissions are hardly the only concerns to pop up amid Washington’s debate over an automaker bailout. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) wondered yesterday why taxpayers should pump billions of dollars into Chrysler if its private owner, Cerberus, isn’t willing to do so. From Grassley’s Dec. 9 to Democratic leaders: