We have no choice. We’re all being called to sacrifice in order to build a strong, more viable GM. This is our last chance to get it right.
General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson • Regarding the need to cut dealerships at a Senate committee hearing today. Both GM and Chrysler are cutting enough dealerships that they’re going to screw small towns all over the country. Good for you guys. Jerks. • source
His defection came at the cost of committee rankings. Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, whose switch to the Democratic party sent shockwaves through D.C. last week, did so at the cost of hard-fought-for seniority. The senate passed a resolution last night making him the junior Democrat on all the committees he serves. A rep for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he could gain his seniority back after the 2010 elections. But still … it’s like, welcome to the party, jerk. source