Automaker aid bill doesn’t have needed votes

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Senate Majority Leader Reid says massive bailout plan is in jeopardy

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Democrats’ plan to tap the Wall Street rescue fund to save U.S. automakers doesn’t have the votes to pass.

One day after Detroit’s Big Three sent survival plans to Capitol Hill in an urgent plea for $34 billion in government aid, Reid said there’s still not enough support in Congress for using some of the $700 billion bailout to help the teetering carmakers.

He told The Associated Press in an interview, “I just don’t think we have the votes to do that now.”

The Bush administration and auto-state Republicans and Democrats are pushing instead to take a $25 billion program to help the carmakers produce green vehicles and convert that into emergency loans.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28030726/

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. When this fails, who do we blame? Oh yes, Harry Reid

the republicans and the blue dogs

Sorry, it chaps my hide that these people (don't care what party at this point) cannot see what needs to be done

Harry cannot twist arms? He's not even worth warm spit

[MercutioATC]

2. That's what really bothers me...it's all a game.

None of these Congressional hearings or press conferences really mean anything. The facts don't mean anything.

All that matters is if some legislators will subvert the process to get the desired result.

[gizmo1979]

3. Obama needs to spend some

of that political capital he's built up.

[natrat]

4. fuck you reid you piece of shit-nice leadership, way to get those votes