As for lost jobs, these plants don't get built overnight so no one at these plants is losing their job tomorrow or any time soon. By the time these plants open, it's likely that attrition, retirement and job shifts will have covered most of those positions. If the economy has turned around enough, there may be positions elsewhere within Chysler.

Even if they were auto manufacturing jobs, -1,400 is still in the red.  Not something to celebrate.

Speaking of things folks have said... you've railed on and on about tax cuts not working (especially when you want to change the subject since no one has actively advocated for a tax cut on this site in months) but the Governor stood at the podium yesterday and told the world that she'd granted Daimler Chrysler huge tax cuts so they'd ONLY lay-off 1,400 people, a decision you're calling a victory.

She said without them then there could have been another 1,400 or so employees going to other states.

Which is funny because then you'll argue that statistics that show the economy isn't better are wrong because you found a statement from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce that says Michigan has good tort laws.

So you argue the economy sucks and then argue that it doesn't.  Which is odd.

Then the Governor and Democrats offer tax breaks and incentives to prevent MORE than 1,400 jobs being lost in Michigan's economy and suddenly you argue that yeah, sure, they work and everyone does it.

And he says "so please, don't raise my taxes."

Her response:

"Well what's your plan then?"  

Um... you want a small businessman to come up with a $42+ billion appropriations plan on live television in the course of the next fifteen seconds?  Does it get more disingenuous than that?

Seems to be a favorite trick of lefties these days.  Ask regular folks who disagree with them on principle over an issue to produce full outlines and visions and plans right there on the spot.  

And since just about everything fires off some seemingly useless memory somewhere in my brain this particular trick reminds me of an old gimmick in the WWF circa somewhere in the mid 80s.

I used to watch those wrestlers like it was nobody's business.  I loved the stuff when I was a kid.  Tito Santana... !Arriba!  

Anyways... you remember Ted Dibiase?  The Million Dollar Man?  He did some interview with one of the announcers one time, and I'll never forget this because I was like six or seven and just knew the stuff was real.  So he takes this kid out of the audience and hands him a basketball.

And he tells him... "look, son, if you can bounce this basketball TEN times then I'll give you this nice crisp one-hundred dollar bill.  Just bounce the ball.  TEN times.  OK?"

And the kid smiled and was all excited and started bouncing.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

Six.

Seven.

Eight.

Nine.

SWAT!!!!!  

Dibiase reached in and slapped the ball away into the audience as he got ready to bounce it for the tenth time.  "Awwww... oh no!  You were SOOOOO close kid.  Too bad."  Then he laughed diabolically and everyone in the audience wanted Hulk Hogan to come down and beat him silly.