The owner of a car company can decide how many cars to make, to paint red, and to send to Maryland dealerships. The Obama administration, which plans to buy about 70 percent of General Motors, insists it does not want to be that kind of owner.
The Quotes of the Day
Today's quotes: "If the U.S. refuses to take these people, why should we? If all 50 states in America say, 'Sorry, we can't take them,' this is not very convincing." -- Thomas Silberhorn, member of the German Parliament from Bavaria,...
'Empathy:' Clarence Thomas had it, too
by Mark Silva
For the record, while conservative combatants fight over the "code'' behind President Barack Obama's "e"-criterion for his Supreme Court nominee"empathy''this is nothing new.
Former President George H.W. Bushwho was the first to appoint Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, to the federal bench, a District Court opening in 1991used the same word, empathy, to describe the Supreme Court justice whom he nominated back then.
Appearing alongside Judge Clarence Thomas, in 1991, as this clip from the C-SPAN video archive shows, Bush said: "I have followed this man's career for some time... He has excelled in everything that he has attempted. He is a delightful, and warm intelligent person who has great empathy and a wonderful sense of humor.''
General Motors' Woes Felt Far South Of Detroit
General Motors (GM) is expected to file for bankruptcy on Monday, which is the government-imposed deadline for the automotive giant to restructure and slash costs. But there is a looming fear of even more cuts in towns across the nation, where GM is the leading supplier of jobs.
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