I actually would have no problem with this, if they were flying THEIR jets on THEIR dime, but these are trips made on the company dime, and hopefully (in their eyes) the tax payer dime.

I watched a bit of the testimony today out of one of the execs, he was saying that the automakers NEED this money (25 billion) and that they are CONFIDENT that it would allow them to be financially secure, and become profitable enough to pay back this loan, and the billions they have in debt currently.  This made me feel much better, especially considering how well they have done over the last 30 years!

Then, in an amazing display of "Oh yeah, well I can be even more retarded than you can":

The UAW president  said that it's members should not have to "pay" for the mistakes the company has made (like paying their employees double what Toyota and Honda pay in the south, or 4 times what any other industry pays unskilled, uneducated employees) and that the union would be unwilling to negotiate any wages or retirements benefits with the "little 3".

On the surface it would seem to make sense for the workers to throw out the union, renegotiate and save most/all of their jobs.  They won't however, because their wages are so ridiculously inflated due to the union bargaining that they would rather be layed off and draw unemployment, as the monthly check for that will still be more than most loggers/miners are making. 

So...I'm voting Hilarious because I think eventually both sides will get what is coming to them.  The employees who refuse to negotiate lower wages will be out of work and the unemployment checks will run out, the Union will lose 300,000 paying customers and be unable to get the Southern Honda/Toyota employees to sign up for the same demise and the companies themselves will crumble or be bought up by foreign makers.

However, I reserve the right to change my vote if congress gives these ass clowns money.

Congress will give them money.

It would be hilarious if they didn't get the money...and the Big Three collapsed...and Detroit fell further into ruin...and that somehow led to the ignominious flight of the Red Wings from Detroit to Hamilton / Kitchener / K.C. / Las Vegas / Shanghai and the end of their reign of terror.

But, since Ilitch made his fortune on cheap crappy pizza...which is all these thousands of unemployed auto workers will be able to afford if the Big Three collapse...the witholding of the money will only strengthen Red Wings ownership.

So I vote infuriating.

but what if the computer tells them to?

This fuck face made 400k over 6 years doing nothing but reading newspapers, watching movies and learning to deal Black Jack, now he wants to be bought out?  Um, how about you take the 400k that you made doing NOTHING over the last 6 years and call it even.  Fucking amazing.  This explains so much about Redwing fans it's not even funny.  After reading that article I want to change my vote!

This quote from yesterdays hearings by Rep. Brad Sherman (D) of California "Chrysler shuts down in Missouri a shift building the Dodge Ram, while continuing to build the same vehicle in Mexico, and then shuts down a plant in Missouri building the Dodge Caravan while continuing to run three shifts at a plant in Ontario. I'd like you to respond for the record whether you expect to get any bailout money from Ottawa or Mexico City, and if not, if you disinvest, as you close down plants, that you close down foreign plants and not U.S. Plants"

Fucking awesome. They want bailout money, yet continue to close down US plants and still build the same product in other countries.

i bet the shutdowns are related to the presence of UAW workers.  I wonder if UAW has its tentacles in Canada and Mexico...

Work harder, those on bailout packages are counting on you.

Thank god they are cutting costs.  I think I might terminate one of my private jet leases this month in order to buy food for my kids!

Seriously, this is supposed to inspire confidence that this company is ready to "turn the corner".  They are scaling back to 3 private jets!?  Hilarity continues!