The old people...

They can't hear well so at dinner they talk in loud voices..... as I walk by i hear...sometimes ... most times.... it's about me ..... today I heard someone comment that I have worked 5 days this week...... they watch.... they don't have much else to do..... old bizzy bodies....

I just don't GET IT !!!

Oh , I have tried BUT......

Barack Obama is bi-racial..... same as my Beautiful granddaughter, Zaynah... So why is he labeled as black with no mention of his Caucasian heritage???? I consider him to be the first BI-RACIAL President.  I tell people my granddaughter is Mixed, I don't label or think her as black nor white. Her school records have her listed as white. Someone told me that there's the " rule" . If a person has one drop of black blood then they're black. That' s bullshit !!! Maybe people call it by the skin, hair type etc. I dunno'....... peeves me.....and I hear no one in the media bring this up , it's freeking' ridiculous......

Detroit's auto CEOs can suck it hard.

Check this out!

So the CEOs of Ford (Alan Mulally), Chrysler (Robert Nardelli) and GM (Rick Wagoner ) were in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday begging the government (i.e. YOU, cuz it's the tax money you've paid) for billions of dollars because their businesses have gone to shit.

Sounds like there was quite a bit of histrionics from the trio. They claimed that they'll likely go out of business without a bailout.

Anyway, this didn't stop the CEOs from traveling in private, company owned, luxurious jets to get to D.C.

First class wasn't good enough????

They should be flying coach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ABC News reports that Wagoner's private jet trip to Washington cost the ailing GM an estimated $20,000 roundtrip.

In comparison, seats on Northwest Airlines flight 2364 from Detroit to Washington were going online for $288 coach and $837 first class.

WTF?

Couldn't the 3 have 'planepooled' at least? They were going to the same place!

Tom Schatz, President of Citizens Against Government Waste said, "This is a slap in the face of taxpayers. To come to Washington on a corporate jet, and asking for a hand out is outrageous… It appears that the senior management of the automakers simply don't get it."

We totally agree!

The Ford CEO told Congress that he's cut expenses, laid-off workers and closed 17 plants.

But, get this.

Ford continues to operate a fleet of eight private jets for its executives!!!!

The ABC report goes on to say that on Tuesday, one jet was taking Ford honchos to Los Angeles, another on a trip to Nebraska.

John McElroy of the TV show, Autoline Detroit said, "Now's not the time to do that sort of thing. Now's the time to be humble and show that you're sharing equally in the sacrifice."

When us regular folks are short on cash we sell things to make ends meet right?

GM has 8 luxury jets in its fleet and apparently does NOT plan on selling any of them in this time of 'crisis'. Note, the jet their CEO used to get to DC cost the company $36 million.

President-Elect Obama has advocated for a bailout of the U.S. car companies.

We hope any auto bailout that the soon-to-be President stamps with his seal of approval incorporates some sort of oversight re. executive 'privileges'.

It's infuriating to think that execs could live lavishly on the backs of tax payers, most of whom are struggling to make ends meet!