Comments on: Presidential hopeful John McCain not completely against Big Three bailout, supports electric car tax credits

By: 02WRXPSM

02WRXPSM — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:23:48 +0000

McCain is in approval of anything that’s electric, because he never knows when he might need a quick jolt to jump-start the ol’ ticker. Just reach under the hood and grab that capacitor, POW oh yeah, that’s the stuff…

By: injunraiv

injunraiv — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:59:03 +0000

Maybe, but Chuck Norris is no beauty either… AHve you seen his combover?

By: 400horseSS

400horseSS — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:22:01 +0000

Vin Diesel looks like a penis.

By: injunraiv

injunraiv — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:52:36 +0000

Chuck Norris? No way I’m voting for another Texan!!! How about Vin Diesel?

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:41:08 +0000

How about we all just agree that all we’ve had for the past 20 years as Presidential Candidates have been crap. It’s a media game.

Chuck Norris for President!

By: DeansterTJ

DeansterTJ — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:05:54 +0000

Holy JEsus Christ Ktulu, get a goddamned spell checker. Insane.

By: ihustle

ihustle — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:02:09 +0000

The only companys seem to need bailing out is GM and Chrysler. There the only one ive heard rumors of bankruptcy anyway

By: fuk-u-asshole

fuk-u-asshole — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:53:13 +0000

stupid,grump,miserable old man just heal over and die already

By: murderedout

murderedout — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:09:33 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c

By: injunraiv

injunraiv — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:21:15 +0000

Johnny, insightful as usual! Imagine being on our end of it though. You have almost no say in who is chosen to run, then you have to figure out which one will do less harm for 4 years until the next group of idiots run again. Someone on another forum asked why no real leaders are stepping forward. My answer is there are some really tough choices we need to make, and the american public doesn’t want to hear it. Hell, Obama is being criticized for telling people they need to take responsibility for their actions. Criticism? WTF?!?

By: injunraiv

injunraiv — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:18:07 +0000

In the beginning, I believe most did buy because of the incentives (I remember it being a big deal). Then the ‘fad’ started, and the incentives wore off. If you bought a Prius, were elligible for the incentive, and didn’t take it? You are a dumbass!

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:46:19 +0000

The American Presidential race is like watching NASCAR from the pre-race show to the last lap of the race: it starts way too early, goes on way too long, and when the checkered flag finally drops you can argue that it was rigged from the beginning.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:48:03 +0000

Question is who is in more need of help for survival?
The Big 3 or McCain?
DrFill

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:11:33 +0000

I don’t know if this is true everywhere, but most Prius owners I know kicked themselves in the butt when I told them they could have received a tax benefit for buying a Prius. Only one guy even knew about it. I don’t really think the tax credit helped the Prius sales as much as we’d like to think, especially since it’s now all gone, and Toyota still has a waiting line.

By: ktulu

ktulu — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:01:06 +0000

what is “The Bush administration”
it was a pershon whi saud trhgey’re against a government bailout for the Big 3? what is that tperson’s bame?

McCain is thinking rite. I’m still 4 obama. I wan’t neither 2 blow me.

the two major parties usually give U lousy choices, and this in no exception. No ricahrdson? NBo Romney>

“consider every option” – not just the two lousy ones of sheeple throw my way.

The SUV tax break was 2 pertend these wer work trux. Duallys for jeytcshkis, but I own a hardware stor, so I can deduct mu dually — theat sornt o’ thing

McCainshould pick cheney, and obama should pick wight

I think if we got a do-over, we swoould still go these jerks.

touyota xcab take over GM, but would tey want 2/

The federal government messes everything up.

Prius = japanese taxpayer subsidy?

The average 5th grader can do a better job then dxc mabagement. a 9th-gtader for Fors and a senior for GM.

Cerberus is stupid.
all republicans are worthless

Bruce Wayne would never make it, he cares Aboutworking people.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:55:15 +0000

Random, true, but the US gov gave tax breaks to make hybrids a sales success. Before Toyota had a product, though, it was getting development subsidies from the Japanese government. There’s your playing field.

By: Random Jerk

Random Jerk — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:11:49 +0000

“But US corps dont get the advantage of a level playing field, as evidenced by howsmydriving’s idiocy above.”

You can’t get a tax credit for a product that you don’t offer.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:04:56 +0000

If I remember correctly the feds were offering a few thousand $$ tax credit for the purchase of hybrids, which effectively subsidized Toyota on this end while the Ministry Of Finance And Trade in Tokyo subsidized development in Japan.
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But US corps dont get the advantage of a level playing field, as evidenced by howsmydriving’s idiocy above.

By: jumpoffit

jumpoffit — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:57:57 +0000

i’d vote for Bruce Wayne if i could

By: 400horseSS

400horseSS — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:57:54 +0000

Howsmydriving the japanese did subsidize the Prius, the government should help, remember they want to reduce dependency on foreign oil right ?

By: 400horseSS

400horseSS — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:48:05 +0000

F*ck McCain and all republicans in general, you had your chance and your homeboy Duh- bya ****ed it up for everybody.

By: The Stig

The Stig — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:38:19 +0000

There will always be a group of people (the “white knight” if you will) who believe they can do a better job (and make a buck at it) than the current incumbents. InBev buys Bud for $52B. Cerberus buys Chrysler, etc. In a free market it’s always possible. McCain is really saying that the bank is still open for business [especially if you donate to his campaign].

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:13:29 +0000

Why should taxpayers subsidize GM’s Volt? How come Toyota made Prius successful without a taxpayer subsidy?

By: xyunya

xyunya — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:48:36 +0000

All politicians are selling themselves like prostitutes during salesman convention.
In contrast to Bear Sterns takeover by JP Morgan, there is no “white knight” to take over GM. Ford can not buy it: it is on respirator itself and vice verse. The only entity left to perform the task is federal government. If you think Ford and GM are doing poorly now, just wait till Uncle Sam start driving those. Right now it is investors who get screwed (they asked for it), once those companies are “saved” taxpayers will get screwed (I reckon we are asking for it as well).

By: shaver

shaver — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:37:56 +0000

These guys cant say anything useful right now their words are disected to a level that any minor gesture or utterence can be the end of everything they have achieved. The media is running this election now.

By: desertdweller

desertdweller — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:28:02 +0000

I think we need a “do over”. It’s a matter of lesser of two evils, I don’t know of anyone that really wants to vote either of these two into office.

By: VictorRaikkonen

VictorRaikkonen — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:24:23 +0000

^^^ would burn faster than the Hindenburg.

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:16:37 +0000

How about a McCain/Lutz candidacy?

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:09:44 +0000

Not quite, Tak. I think the big hulks had to have a legitimate business requirement. The issue as I understood it was that farmers were buying Escalades as farm trucks or something.

By: t-ak-box

t-ak-box — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:53:43 +0000

why can’t they give the same tax break that some SUV owners got in the past. The one that let them get $25 grand or half the cost of the vehicle or something like that. I believe those breaks had to do with farmers or something but ordinary people got the breaks too as long as the vehicle was used toget and from work.

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:39:15 +0000

Obama and McCain can both blow me. As a voter I “consider every option” – not just the two lousy ones the two major parties of sheeple throw my way.