GOP dogs in the manger...Auto rescue bill in peril, opposed by GOP senators

Will they stop at nothing to try and keep the economy down just to make it harder on the new Democratic administration...are they that bitter about their loss of stewardship of this nation...even though they have ground it to a pulp with their obstructionist ways...maybe a super majority wouldn't be such a bad thing...if it made the Rebumblicans think about the public more than themselves...

Hard-fought auto bailout deal in peril as GOP senators voice strong opposition

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House pressed toward passage of a $14 billion bailout for the nation's imperiled auto industry Wednesday night, but the hard-fought deal between Democrats and the Bush White House was in jeopardy amid strong opposition from GOP senators.

 

Republicans were in full revolt against their party's lame-duck president over the measure, balking at helping Detroit's struggling Big Three without hefty concessions from autoworkers and creditors, and furious about an environmental mandate House Democrats insisted on including in the measure.

 

Democratic leaders still held out hope that the emergency aid could be enacted by week's end.

 

The White House, though not formally endorsing an agreement with congressional Democrats, dispatched administration officials to Capitol Hill to make a case for the rescue package. During a contentious, closed-door luncheon with Senate Republicans, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten got an earful of criticism from the rank-and-file, some of whom have already announced plans to block the measure.

 

"They got a good dose," said opponent Tom Coburn, R-Okla., as he emerged from the session.