Countdown Friday: GOP vs. GM
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2008 8:59 PM by Countdown
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Epic Bail:
This is Friday, December 12th...38 Days until the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. And 56 years next month since Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent General Motors President Charles Wilson to the Senate for confirmation as Defense Secretary. A senator asked Wilson whether he could make decisions that might be adverse to G-M Wilson replied, "I cannot conceive of one because for years I thought that what was good for our country was good for General Motors." Our fifth story tonight, the end of an era, as we learn that Senate Republicans are now willing to kill GM, regardless of whether it's good for our country, in order to kill the union of G-M's workers. The White House today announced that it will take steps to prevent both GM and Chrysler from failing... possibly dipping into the financial-sector bailout funds... the available batch having left, approximately 15 billion dollars-- almost exactly the amount that was in...the bill that fell short in the Senate last night, despite backing from the House and White House and a majority of the Senate.
Endless Guv: In this season of giving, it's the story that keeps on giving...And in our fourth story on the Countdown: Unless Illinois state officials succeed in removing "Hot Rod" Blagoya-vitch from power -- forcably -- the corruption scandal surrounding the Illinois governor might keep on giving... and giving... and giving... for quite some time.
ODDBALL: Foam at the airport, 2008 undie run, and two bumbling bandits try and rob a 7/11
Decision 2008 Post-Mortem: "We lost. We were happy it was over." Resignation and relief expressed by John McCain's chief campaign pollster... after being asked whether a few more weeks would have helped pulled out a victory. Our third story on the Countdown... Stunning revelations last night during an election post-mortem, held at Harvard University...Rick Davis, McCain campaign manager had plenty to say about his former client...
Decision 2008, Still Going: For those of you who actually thought the election was over... Our Second Story on the Countdown - Decision 2008. The still ongoing Senate battle in Minnesota.
Riffs and Buts: Arguably, it was the night the wheels came off John McCain's bid to become president. Cancelling on David Letterman would have been one thing... But cancelling on Dave... Only to turn up on CBS's in-house feed... Doing an interview with Katie Couric instead... When he was supposed to be back in Washington solving the economic crisis...Well, it only got worse from there.And who was it again who filled in for Senator McCain at the last minute? Keith somebody? Our fifth story on the Countdown: Now imagine that none of that had ever happened...
