Unions Second to Auto Execs in Bailout Blame Game

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/113431/Unions-Second-Auto-Execs-Bailout-Blame-Game.aspx

December 16, 2008

Unions Second to Auto Execs in Bailout Blame Game
Americans split evenly between wanting legislation to pass or fail

by Lydia Saad

PRINCETON, NJ -- Executives of the U.S. auto industry take the brunt of public criticism for the failure of Congress to pass an auto bailout package last week, with 64% of Americans saying the auto executives deserve a great deal of the blame. However, the unions representing U.S. autoworkers are next in line, faulted by 43% of Americans -- more than the 35% who blame the Republicans in Congress.



Only 20% of Americans blame the failure of the auto bailout bill on the Democrats in Congress -- most of whom voted for the $14 billion aid package for the Big Three U.S. auto manufacturers.

This is according to a Dec. 12-14 USA Today/Gallup poll, conducted in the first few days after an auto bailout agreement reached between congressional Democrats and the Bush administration fell apart on a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate on Dec. 11.

Split Decision on Bailout Vote

According to the same survey, Americans are about evenly divided over the merits of the failed bailout package: 47% say they would rather have seen the legislation pass, while 46% preferred that it fail.

Most Democrats support the auto bailout, while most Republicans and half of independents oppose it.



FULL story at link.

[DainBramaged]

1. Four out of ten think it's our fault?

They should eat shit and have all of their Foreign made non-union crap break at once.

[navarth]

2. that's life in the land of disinformation.

most of these people get all their info from tv.

[madrchsod]

3. when the janesville wisconsin plant closed

people "glad" the union workers were out of a job because they made more money than they did and other such shit. if it was`t for the gm plant being in janesville all these years the city would be just another small city on the rock river.gm built that town and now the plant is going to be cut up for scrap.



i was proud to be a member of th IAM and USW....