Wednesday, December 23, 2009

12/23/09: Update on Obama's Auto Bailout Failure

This is what decades of leftist policies with an Obama chaser gets you...

Yesterday, we declared Obama's Auto Bailout was a failure, on account of Detroit's unemployment, GM's leadership fiasco, Chrysler's lack of new car models and the administration's forecast of a $30 billion loss...

And here's a video to bring it all together:



Allahpundit at Hot Air puts it in perspective:

Other American cities have been dominated by the left for decades too, from Berkeley to D.C., and none have the Hiroshima-after-the-blast feel that Motown does. (Democrats currently outnumber Republicans on the New York City Council 46-3.) What Detroit reminds me of, in fact, is a photo set I once viewed online taken in and around Chernobyl by a girl touring the area on her motorcycle. It’s a fascinating gallery, in case you’ve never seen it; follow the link, then compare it to the ghost town Crowder’s walking through here. Horrifying.

Source: Hot Air
If you want to learn more about Detroit's decay, OnlyNDetroit.com has a fantastic collection of photos and information on specific areas and buildings that have been neglected and destroyed.