> These people think they saved the U.S economy? What are they smoking That's like saying the poor bastard that ended up in Normandy during WWII didn't help wi

> These people think they saved the U.S economy? What are they smoking That's like saying the poor bastard that ended up in Normandy during WWII didn't help win the war. Obviously they didn't do it single-handedly, but they did make sacrifices that kept the automakers from going completely under. The auto industry might not be very important to people on the coasts, but it's a big deal in Michigan. The people made real concessions and now that GM is posting record profits, they don't see why they should be conceding further. And they have a union behind them. So they are raising a fuss. Because they can.