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Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Merry Happy Christmas Holidays

The latest numbers also show the economy grew at 4.3 percent last quarter. (Applause.) And it has been growing at near that average for more than two years. This economy of ours is on the move. People are being able to find work, and that's what's important to me. I want Americans working. I want anybody who wants a job to be able to find work -- good paying, steady work -- and that's what's happening in America. (Applause.)
-- AWol, Monday

Today, from the Detroit News:
Ford Motor Co. executives will present a restructuring plan to the company's board of directors today that calls for closing at least 10 assembly and component plants and eliminating 25,000 to 30,000 hourly jobs in North America within five years, according to people familiar with the plan.
Bush was right about one thing--"This economy of ours is on the move." Down the toilet, out of the country--on the move.