Detroit’s Big Dysfunctional Family Takes First Tentative Steps Towards Healing?

 
New York Times -
The United Automobile Workers union said Wednesday that it would make major concessions in its contracts with the three Detroit auto companies to help them lobby Congress for $34 billion in federal aid.
The surprising move by the U.A.W. could be a critical factor in the automakers’ bid not only to get government [...]

GM Tries to Slip $4 Billion More Past the Keeper

 
From AFP via Michelle Malkin:
Ailing General Motors on Thursday asked Congress for a second four billion dollar loan in January, in addition to an already requested immediate four billion dollar rescue payment.
General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner made the request, a sign his firm is in deep trouble, in prepared testimony to the Senate [...]

Feel Good Moment

Courtesy of Sesame Street, via my toddler this morning:

Israeli Forces Evict Jewish Settlers from Hebron

Can you imagine the Palestinian authorities ever doing this to their own people? Regardless the merit of this case, it shows the willingness of the Israeli government to be equitable in the enforcement of its agreements, even when it means ousting their own people.

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Obama Does The Right Thing and Reveals More Campaign Lies in the Process

Remember this?

New York Times today - 
On the campaign trail, Senator Barack Obama offered a pledge that electrified and motivated his liberal base, vowing to “end the war” in Iraq.
But as he moves closer to the White House, President-elect Obama is making clearer than ever that tens of thousands of American troops will [...]

Al Franken Continues His Career in Comedy

Via HotAir:
Al Franken has filed a protest in a Minneapolis precinct that discovered it had counted some ballots twice on Election Night.  The correction in the count cost Franken 46 votes, more than offsetting the ballots discovered in Maplewood the previous day.  With 98% of the recount completed, Coleman still leads, and by a slightly larger amount:
Minneapolis elections director [...]