AN OPEN LETTER TO
GEORGE WALKER BUSH
Dear Mr. President:
We need you to act swiftly! Your administration recently indicated it was ready to step in and prevent the auto industry from collapsing. That’s the right attitude, Mr. President, but until the deal is done, millions of hardworking Americans will not get a peaceful night’s rest. Helping Detroit’s Big Three is the moral thing to do and the right course of action.
This issue has been debated and politicized long enough. You don’t need to see anymore grandstanding from Senator NO, the hypocritical politician from Alabama who believes it’s ok to spend federal funds on businesses in the south, but not the north. Senator Richard Shelby doesn’t realize that the American Civil War ended in 1865. Listen to voices of reason in the Republican Party. Senator George Voinovich of Ohio is one of them.
You don’t need to hear anymore about the automaker CEOs who arrogantly flew their corporate jets to Washington, D.C. They now know that image doesn’t jive with tin cans in their hands. When they returned to Capitol Hill driving their quality products, it was obvious they had finally gotten the message loud and clear.
Detroit’s Big Three and the United Auto Workers aren’t perfect but they don’t deserve a federal government that has presided over a record $10.6 trillion national debt giving them economic lectures.
Just think about the millions of hardworking Americans who are employed in automotive-related jobs that touch every sector of our nation. Think about the disastrous ripple effect that a bankrupt auto industry will have on our fragile economy. And remember the number of times in history that the U.S. auto companies and their workers have tossed a lifeline to America; from the Arsenal of Democracy to 9/11!
Mr. President, you hold the most powerful political job in the free world. Don’t waste your power and don’t take your responsibility for granted. Leave office as the Commander-in-Chief who gave the auto industry the fuel it needs to survive!
Sincerely,
Chuck Stokes