Over the weekend there was a good article in the Detroit News by Daniel Howes- check it out here. This article talks about many of the same things I wrote about in my post here, but I want to come back to them again, because this battle about giving a loan to auto companies is not so much about the loan as it is about political power in our country- it is a battle about political parties, unions, businesses, and the future role of government in the economy.
Picking up with that thought, here is what Howes wrote:
There's an internecine fight between opposing wings of the Democratic Party. On one side stand more liberal coastal lawmakers with close ties to a well-heeled environmental lobby, a documented antipathy for the Detroit auto industry and even less understanding of it. On the other are more conservative Rust Belt Democrats allied with the traditional constituencies of Big Labor, Detroit's Big Three automakers and middle class voters who, as President Clinton often put it, work hard and play by the rules.
The smart, if predictable, money is on the coastal-environmental wing because that's where the leadership, the political power, the media influence and the stated predilections of the president-elect reside. The winner would be able to dictate the terms for an industry bailout and, further down the road, a new environmental regime.
To emphasize- The battle is about letting environmental fascists control our country or not. State ownership driven by a watermelon agenda- communist policies disguised as environmentally friendly- this is a critical political battle within the Democratic Party. Howes continues:
There's the building clash between two of the biggest egos in the House. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, is campaigning to oust Rep. John Dingell, D-Dearborn, from his chairmanship of the powerful Energy and Commerce committee, a move that would dramatically tilt policy making toward environmental interest groups determined to reshape the auto industry by legislative fiat -- not the pull of the market or the prodding of energy prices.
Dingell, a practiced infighter who came to Congress when Eisenhower was president, is calling in political chits to defeat Waxman's bid. But the implication for Detroit is clear: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a fellow Californian to Waxman, wants congressional oversight of the auto industry to shift from parochial concerns to a national priority she can try to control and the Big Three cannot.
Look at the language that Howes uses- groups want to control businesses in our country by fiat, and Pelosi wants to center political power in her person. This is scary stuff- control of the market by individuals is something that is less socialist and more communist in nature! Pelosi wants to control auto companies- on so many levels, that is wrong. That is not the job of government for a reason- as far as I know, she has never run an auto company before, so has no idea on how to. And it is not good for a free country to have public officials running private companies. Howes continues:
Detroit's most potent bargaining chips this week are the millions of American jobs it supports, not insignificant as the nation slides deeper into recession, job losses mount and the Democrats cement their control of Washington.
Since when are people 'bargaining chips' for political parties and factions within the government? If our Founding Fathers were to see what had become of our great nation of free people they would be sick- groups 'cementing their control', other groups fighting for government handouts, jobs and people used, all while our country slides into a government-induced recession. It is a sad day in America.
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