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Monday, November 28, 2011

Obama's Bonanza -- Helping two core Democrat Constituencies at once!!

Here is a news item from USA Today that shows just how effective president Obama has been at helping important groups that support the Democrats:

" The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Friday that it has opened a formal investigation into the [Chevy] Volt fires. It said it was taking the action after several tests. In each, the car's lithium-ion battery heated up or caught fire after a severe crash. But the fire didn't break out immediately. In some cases, it took weeks, leading to warnings for tow truck operators and storage yards to make sure the cars are parked away from buildings or other vehicles. No injuries or fires in customers' vehicles have been reported."

So there you have it. The Chevy Volt is being built by GM as a result of direction that the company received from Washington as to what vehicles to offer. As you all must know, Obama sank tens of billions into the bailout for GM and then gave most of the company to the unionized workers of the UAW. The taxpayers will not get all the money back, but the UAW will eventually control GM.

But here is the true genius of Obama. Not only did he work things out so the union got GM at taxpayer expense, he also managed to set things up so that the trial lawyers got a new bonanza. That's right, the Chevy Volt which Obama forced to be built catches fire just like the Pinto of old. Think of how many lawsuits will be started by owners of Volts. Think of those legal fees! Think of how much it will cost the taxpayers to bail out GM a second time! For Obama, it is a win-win situation!

Okay, so I may be overreacting just a bit. After all, there cannot be suits brought by people other than those who actually bought a Volt. That means the number of suits is ridiculously small. Even so, however, it means a big batch of new suits for those trial lawyers.

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