rodney: my future nephew works for GM, he is in Sweden for a year. He is a engine designer for them, he graduated two years ago from college. He is over there training them right now on how to build those economy ethanol engines. Makes my heart heavy to see GM pull out of the United States to do this. I just pray that our government can come up with something to help them stay.

Chuck: sounds great only the prices of everything would go up to meet your income. Milk is now $4 a gallon, it will more than double if everyone received that money.

TODAY IT IS THE AMERICAN WAY----BIG BUSINESS IS IN CONTROLL --WE ARE THE FOOLS THAT PAY FOR THEM. NOW BUSH WANTS A TRADE AGREEMENT WITH COLOMBIA --WHAT A TRAITOR TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

It might help if you Democrats understood what your party is about before you elected all these clowns. Bailout after bailout after bailout after bailout - How about a major stimulus too - Oh, extend unemployment payments to! MY GOODNESS, IT'S JUST BEGUN! At some point you'll figure out who PAYS for this - It's the middle class! Money doesn't grow on trees! You all EAT this "we'll make the world better" stuff up like it's candy - IT COSTS MONEY - Pleeease figure it out!!

BECKY
THE GERMANS WILL PRODUCE A CAR NEXT YEAR---FOUR SEATS OVER 100 MILES PER GALLON----DIESEL AND WILL RUN ON VEGGI OIL----WE CAN DO THE SAME BUT WE HAVE TO OVERCOME THE CORRUPTION WITH BIG BUSINESS AND BIG OIL.THEY ARE IN CONTROLL OF OUR GOVERNMENT/

I wasn't for bailing out the banks and I'm not for bailing out these guys. They lived high on the hog for years, along with the unions, and now they want to suck us US taxpayers dry? I don't think so.

Pelosi has got to go.

LAST NEW CAR I PURCHASED IS A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER-----TALK ABOUT A EXPENSIVE PIECE OF CRAP.==AND IT IS CRAP

How about implementing a tax break for purchasers of new GM, Ford or Chrysler vehicles. While different than a loan, bailout or band-aid, it would get badly needed sales revenue to the Big 3, keep people employed (and paying taxes), and reward taxpayers/buyers who want to be a part of the economic solution. This could help get the economy and the Big Three back on their wheels. A focused tax credit would provide an incentive to buyers that would otherwise buy vehicles produced elsewhere and who would otherwise not be directly influenced by federal aid to the Big Three. I believe that if you help create and maintain jobs the rest of economic problems will correct themselves.

What ever happened to that huge building contract for military airplanes. Did it end up going out of the country??

Becky:

If everybody used the money to pay off their house they would be saving on average $1500 a month in paymets. I think I could afford Milk at $8 a gallon with no house payment!

Mike H: we would not have to bail anyone out if the Republicans did any work this past 8 years. Lame Ducks all of them.

DONT WORRY GANG --IF THE GAS PRICES STAY DOWN THE GUZZLER MARKET WILL REVIVE --AND IT WILL HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN.

Becky (the real one), I think the blinders are going to be ripped off your eyes in the next few years. It will become fully evident that BOTH parties contributed to where we are today and the Democrats in particular are to blame for the housing mess.

Special interests have gotten control of Washington and I seriously doubt that any of that is going to change, as evidenced by this story.

Pelosi is trying to upstage Obama! So cool, the Dems are already at it!

And Bush and Obama, wheeling, dealing. Two peas in a pod!

I WQS GOING TO PUT A HIGH EFFICIENCY DIESEL IN ONE OF MY VEHICLES --AND FOUND OUT I COULD GET ARRESTED FOR IT----THAT IS FREEDOM YOU CAN BELIEVE IN---TRY MAKING AND USING ALTERNATE FUELS AND SEE WHERE THAT GETS YOU-----THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANGES NEEDED IN OUR COUNTRY.

Chuck - As a republican , let me agree with you that Bush as his deregulation policies indeed are a big factor. But please, let the economy correct itself to some level. Just read the article again - Bailout, Stimulus, Unemployment extension...And Barack hasn't even started yet - I paid over 20K in taxes last year and I'm simple middle class. 1700 sq ft house, 30 year fixed loan with little other debt - let the clowns (the banks, the fools who purchased these insane loans) go down for the sake of all of us! Dems just get us deeper in the hole!

Does it seem that congress is going about everything back arse wards? If you want to help car companies out why not make it affordable for people to buy them? Or if someone is defaulting on a home, extend their payment window, negotiate a better rate for them do everything you can to keep them from defaulting and when all else fails then allow some of these companies that made outrageous decisions to go bankrupt.

Well some of New York's mass transportation buses are running on hydrogen and now they're coming to PA that's a great step in the right direction. Can't it be done for the automobile? Will these automakers go in that direction? Gee oil is cheaper now but I'm not for polluting the air and financing the terrorists. Also, although oil is cheaper now, we're still stuck with the high food and living expenses, they're not going to return to pre oil hikes.

Becky I think you are a little misguided with your last comment. Let's not forget that Bush came into office at the time the country was in a recession and the internet bubble burst. We were than hit with 9/11 which the planning really took place under the nose of Mr. Clinton. Say what you want about President Bush, it was not until this past 6 months things really started going south. Need I remind you that the Dems have been in pwer now for the past 2 years, and they stopped a lot of legistlation which could have avoided the Fannie and Fredie mess!

rodney: it is was nice ride while it lasted. I filled up for $25 this weekend here in Iowa. Today it jumped 12 cents... wonder what tomorrow will bring!! scary!