Saturday, May 2, 2009

"Excuse Me", Mr. President

Excuse me Mr. President, did I hear you wrong?
In listening to you last night, after Chrysler announced it would opt for bankruptcy instead of a government bailout, you angrily denounced the stockholder's decision.
Instead of agreeing that Chrysler had the right to make that decision, and accepting their decision, you assailed Chrysler and lambasted them for not accepting another one of the government's "generous" bailouts.
Chrysler is a private corporation. Another in a long list of corporations who have had their arms severely twisted into accepting government monies. And, after accepting them, have found out to their horror, that many "hidden" strings were attached.
Chrysler's stockholders made the decision to put the interest of the stockholders first which was their right to do so.
For you, Mr. President to stand there in a defiant demeanor and angrily denounce Chrysler's decision made you look more like a dictator than a President.
And makes me wonder...did we actually elect a dictator or a President?
Mr. President, this is a Republic not a dictatorship. We are bound by a Rule of Law which governs the land and that Rule of Law is called the Constitution. Mr. President, are you aware of this?

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