Do you want to puke your guts out as you watch the political class standing around at their press conferences playing God and Kingmaker and Business Boy with the money YOU worked hard for and YOU earned and YOU were told to send to Washington?!

Our grand experiment called America began with the very core and noble idea of equal opportunity.  Life, liberty, the PURSUIT of happiness—not a guarantee of success or a job for life or temporary unemployment.

The national bird has been our American eagle—a rugged bird soaring to new heights.  Sadly we’ve kicked her to the curb, or perhaps locked her in a Dollywood preserve, and have tried to gloss up your average roadside turkey vulture.  At first glance she may look regal–almost like an eagle, but closer inspection reveals she’s a scavenger picking at the bones of the taxpayer.  (But it’s all in order to save the taxpayer, right?)

Pandora’s Box has nothing on the bailout.  The line at the buffet is getting long.  And today Senator Bob Corker will be hearing testimony from the Big Three Automakers.  While not stating his position definitively, he’s indicated he’s not too hip on the idea. 

“I can’t see how injecting capital with all the legacy issues that each of these companies has is better than reorganization,” said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. 

(Terry’s editorial note: Speak english, man.  No wonder the average guy can’t relate to Republicans.  ”Injecting capital” into “legacy issues”…oh, and bring the cahr around, jeeves…)

The $25 billion for the UAW–er, the Automakers–has grown to talk of $50 billion and then who knows…

Corker is pretty darn proud of his role in bringing VW to the state of Tennessee.  Would he be so sad if the Big Three had to file Chapter 11 and restructure with a little pressure relieved from union bosses?  I doubt it.  VW can pick up the slack.  But will he speak up about it? 

You can bet that Senator Shelby will.  

You know companies like Ford have been playing the game of good corporate liberal for quite some time. They could have stayed NEUTRAL on issues like various marriage battles taking place, but they had to stick their noses in it.  Groups like American Family Association has not even asked Ford to pick A SIDE on some of these issues, just to stay OUT and remain NEUTRAL.  But they couldn’t do that.  Nope.

Ford for instance, has given corporate and CEO dollars to liberal causes, such as:

• Ford Fund pledges $250,000 to the construction of a new Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center in Ferndale, Mich.

The organization plans to break ground on the estimated $5.3 million facility in the spring of this year. Spokespeople for Affirmations organization say the new center will be open to the public in early 2006.

“Ford is proud to support Affirmations and its partners,” said Ford Motor Company Fund President Sandra Ulsh. “The new center will serve as a cornerstone for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in the state of Michigan. It will be a place to build and nurture a more inclusive and respectful society.” The campaign’s top gift of $500,000 came from Allan Gilmour, former vice chairman of Ford Motor Company, and Eric Jirgens head of Eric Charles Designs, of Birmingham, Michigan. As top donors they will also serve as co-chairs for the campaign.

FERNDALE, Mich., Feb. 1 – Ford Motor Company Fund today pledged $250,000 to the Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center. The campaign will finance a new community center in downtown Ferndale, Mich.

Ford’s grant is among the largest donations ever made from a Fortune 500 company to a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) organization. This donation represents another part of Ford Fund’s tireless commitment to support organizations that improve opportunities for those who live in the communities where Ford Motor Company does business. The gift, along with similar contributions from other automotive manufacturers, will bolster Affirmations‘ efforts to raise $5.3 million to complete the facility.

Why should I as a taxpayer finance the bailout of their politics and advertising practices?  I’m sorry, I’m just not for it.

For years I’ve heard from Democrats on the TV or radio program their concerns about deficit spending and national debt.  Tax cuts?  How are we going to “pay for them” they constantly asked. Where are they now? Busy in the handout line?

No, IBD has the answer to the auto industry, and it’s worked before and it’s the right thing to do.  From their pages yesterday:

Filing for Chapter 11 protection under bankruptcy law is the normal way a company stays in business when facing an unmanageable financial situation. It keeps creditors at bay while the company reorganizes under court supervision and settles its debts. In recent years it has served as a refuge for major airlines (Delta and United) which, you may notice, continued to fly while in Chapter 11 and, post-bankruptcy, fly today.

Bankruptcy protection also frees companies from union contracts. Could this be why it seems to have been taken off the table as an option, at least among Democrats? We can only surmise, but it’s clear that a bankruptcy process would be rough going for the United Auto Workers.

The Big Three’s high labor expenses would no doubt need a trim. During the last round of contract talks in 2007, the average hourly costs were over $70 at all three of the domestic automakers, compared to about $48 for Toyota.

Big Three CEO’s: Will build green cars to keep unions afloat.