If you are the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a company that has received $50 billion in federal bailout coin, there are certain things that you realistically shouldn’t say or do. Both from a substantive policy and an optics perspective,
by Seton Motley4 Aug 2011, 6:20 AM PST0
As the Administration’s push for alternative fuels grows stronger, Congress is set to consider H.R. 1380, which would create very generous tax credits to manufacturers who retrofit existing work vehicles to run on natural gas rather than on that terrifying
by Capitol Confidential24 Jul 2011, 12:17 PM PST0
–‘ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK’ REMAKE DEAD … FOR NOW– A draft I read of this intended remake was extremely well written but also an environmental allegory and warning. If memory serves, Manhattan had become a prison due to the flooding
by John Nolte21 Jul 2011, 7:42 AM PST0
For many years, liberals have been gushing with enthusiasm over the prospect of a totally-green planet, one where CO2 emissions are a thing of the past (but wouldn’t that kill green plants?), wind turbines spin like glittering pinwheels in a
by Michael Angley20 Jul 2011, 4:23 AM PST0
President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats face in 2012 running for reelection into the stiff headwind of a terrible economy – largely of their own making. In just the last four years, the federal government – run by a
by Seton Motley18 Jul 2011, 1:35 PM PST0
This is something I’ve been writing about since I took to these here Internets in 2004 — and not gleefully. I love movies and I really love movie stars, and to watch the film industry devolve over the past decade
by John Nolte12 Jul 2011, 4:11 PM PST0
Here’s some friendly fiscal advice: Any time some Washington big shot like Ben Bernanke or Tim Geithner claims that immediate spending cuts in the debt deal will harm the economy–ignore them. Completely. You know why? Because in this great country
by Larry Kudlow7 Jul 2011, 5:34 AM PST0
In the Bizarro-world that is Washington, D.C. – and the federal government in possession thereof – the word “success” does not mean what it does here on Planet Earth. It in fact often means exactly the opposite. Let us take
by Seton Motley5 Jul 2011, 8:28 AM PST0
General Motors (GM) continues apace its government-backed conversion from a company existing to manufacture automobiles for money – into a fully-formed, Leftist ideological entity working as another wing of the Barack Obama Administration’s fundamental transformation of America. A de facto
by Seton Motley21 Jun 2011, 6:02 AM PST0
Yet another not so great week for Government Motors (GM). A pseudo-private company of which We the People still possess 33% – residual ownership that dates back to the combined December 2008/May 2009 $49.9 billion bailout. At first glance, you
by Seton Motley6 May 2011, 6:13 AM PST0
Like any good environmental science graduate, I take the bus to work. This morning, our driver dumped us out two miles before my usual stop. “The President,” he said, pointing to the police roadblock ahead. As I contemplated the irony
by Joel B. Pollak22 Apr 2011, 9:27 AM PST0
Literally. Perhaps the grammatically incorrect name was a factor. A 2011 Chevy Cruze (unfortunately, sic) was tooling down the highway at 65 miles per hour. In it was a grandmother, her daughter and her 19-month old grandson. Suddenly, the steering
by Seton Motley18 Apr 2011, 6:34 AM PST0
GM, Obama’s favorite federally owned car company, was thrilled to report in March that sales figures for the Chevy Cruze helped put the company on the fast track to success but it wasn’t the best news when the wheels began
by Warner Todd Huston17 Apr 2011, 11:58 AM PST0
—– It’s like Chevy Chase doing an impersonation of Chevy Chase doing an impersonation of Gerald Ford (which I loved, by the way). The best Chase could summon in defense of He Who Hit 41% Today, was an excuse that
by John Nolte15 Apr 2011, 11:31 AM PST0
We have twice already looked at the debacle that is General Motors (GM) under the TARP-bought, government-sponsored guidance of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dan Akerson. It’s been terrible. And it’s getting much, much worse. What we are witnessing is what
by Seton Motley4 Apr 2011, 4:23 AM PST0
“I think we need the freedom to have barbecues,” said Cynthia Davis during a telephone interview Sunday. If you think it sounds crazy for Davis, a former state representative now serving as chair of the St. Charles County (Mo.) Republican
by Bob McCarty21 Mar 2011, 3:11 PM PST0
This is the first chapter of my first novel, Exchange Alley, originally published by Warner Books in 1997 and now available on Kindle for the introductory price of just 99 cents. It introduces the main character, Frankie Byrne, and presents
by Michael Walsh17 Mar 2011, 8:11 AM PST0
John Hess, CEO of Hess Petroleum, sees a major future Energy Crisis. “The $140 per barrel oil price three years ago was not an aberration- it was a warning.” His talk was broken in eight parts covering: introduction, oil, natural
by Peter C. Maffitt15 Mar 2011, 3:59 AM PST0
Last week, the Volt, GM’s signature hybrid vehicle, turned in a lackluster performance in its first series of road tests by Consumer Reports. CR told Reuters on Monday that “when you look at the finances, [the Volt] doesn’t make any
by Peter Flaherty10 Mar 2011, 9:29 AM PST0
—– Remember the mid 70’s, during the first ever season of “SNL” when breakout star Chevy Chase did his bumbling Gerald Ford impersonation? One of the big, unspoken jokes of that routine was that Chase intentionally did absolutely nothing to
by John Nolte13 Feb 2011, 2:25 PM PST0
[Ed. Note: For a refresher course, you can watch every Super Bowl ad right here.] Before I get started on my review of this year’s Super Bowl commercials I want to come to the aid of a lady in distress.
by Jeffrey Jena8 Feb 2011, 6:50 AM PST0
There was a time when Chevy built cars and trucks. The Corvette and Camaro were legendary sports cars, and the Impala offered full size comfort a middle class price. But that was before Change came to town. The brand that
by Tim Slagle13 Jan 2011, 4:28 PM PST0
A group of family members and victims of the FALN faced terror on Wednesday, January 5, in the Federal Prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. We met face to face with FALN terror leader, Oscar Lopez Rivera, (U.S. Bureau of Prisons
by Joseph F. Connor7 Jan 2011, 4:41 PM PST0
I disagree with the staff at Automotive News and their selection of the Toyota recall story as the top automobile-related news story of 2010. The story that deserves at least as much attention has to do with how members of
by Bob McCarty3 Jan 2011, 7:30 AM PST0
Each year the Christmas season seems to come earlier and earlier. This is no doubt the product of retailers eager to encourage Americans to spend their hard earned dollars, or more likely borrowed funds they do not have, on consumer
by Chris Berg26 Nov 2010, 4:40 AM PST0