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Big 3 Executives Got Time to Kill?

December 4, 2008 RSS Feed Print

There's some backlash to the images of Detroit automaker executives driving along in their hybrids to today's Senate hearings on a possible bailout.

The AP reports they may have scored some points with legislators, who were rather displeased at the executives' last mode of transportation (corporate jets).

But there is an interesting question here: Should the executives, who face no shortage of tough decisions and difficult work, really have spent nine or ten hours on the road?

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Once again, the Detroit guys look stupid.
Why not do what the rest of us do and take a scheduled airline? They could even fly first class. It's OK, eventually they 'll get used to the small humiliations of security lines.
This is further proof that they are perfectly out of touch and are showing, once again, that they will do anything to save their own jobs. Real change in Detroit cannot happen until these three hit the road for good. Don't worry, they won't be collecting food stamps anytime soon.
Are there any intelligent people left in the US auto industry? Oh, yeh. I forgot. They're all working for Honda and Toyota.

Sam C of CA 11:28AM December 05, 2008

The hours spent on the road were work time via phone and Blackberry, I'm betting. The execs certainly weren't driving. And it's a pretty obvious attempt to manipulate public sentiment. GM, Chrysler, Ford: it's late in the game - start showing us some substantive change.
Marsha
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Marsha Keeffer of CA 7:38PM December 04, 2008

Big 3 Executives Got Time to Kill?

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