They won’t/can’t make the connection. And even if they do, they’ll be satisfied that the benefits were cut because it means that ‘other people’ aren’t getting a free handout.

Neither the Chiron nor its predecessor the Veyron made money for VW directly. Each vehicle sells at a loss. These are first engineering exercises with the knowledge that developments made on these vehicles will eventually filter down to the rest of the product line over the next few years, much the same way that…

This is why it is important to vote in EVERY election.Democrats stayed home in 2010. Progressives were ‘demoralized’ or ‘angry’ that Obama did not become the second coming of FDR in less than two years. And centrists stayed home for some reason. The coalition that elected did not come out in 2010. Republicans…

The only chance for impeachment is if Republicans suffer serious election losses in 2018. Not just in the House and Senate but across the country in state and local elections. Anything less than a massive losses and things will get worse.

They’ll throw in some ‘additional tax credits’ for the elderly and half-ass ‘states can opt out’ funding for Medicaid that makes the bill look more ‘moderate’ and the 5-6 wavering Senators will come back on board with smiles.

It amazes me how much of modern America reacts to unions. They look at industries where unions are strong and don’t say, ‘wow they get solid benefits, good wages and protection from frivolous management, how do I do that for my company/industry?’ Rather they say, ‘those guys are gouging the system and they get to…

And sadly the rest of us as well.

There isn’t a legal requirement. Technically a President can’t use ‘government’ resources to campaign either for themselves or others. Hence why when a sitting Presidents runs for reelection they reimburse the government for use of Air Force One when going on campaign related trips. Admittedly the line is very blurry.

The original GI Joe ‘action figures’ came about specifically to create a ‘doll’ that could be sold to boys the way Barbie was selling to girls.

The reason localization is becoming more popular is because automation has gotten far better. That’s what has been happening at my facility. Parts that use (or can use) heavily automated production are being shifted to North American plants from Asia while more manual/labor intensive processes are being moved back to…

Ford has one of the more diverse line-ups of any car maker. With competitive models in almost every segment from small hatchback to luxury SUVs and most points in between.

The principle complaints against Qatar are their relatively friendly relations with Iran (they have a shared oil field), their support for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and their continued funding of Al Jezeera which has been critical of other Arab governments and some of its commentary is supportive of groups…

As a tier two supplier to Tataka my company is one of the ones suppling parts. Let me give you a little primer on how much ‘fun’ this process has been. Let’s remember these recalls cover nearly a decade worth of production, across multiple product lines. In two cases we’ve had to pull the manufacturing equipment out…

Indeed. Domestic Violence law in this country (and frankly around the world) is a travesty. How many times have we read about the man who murdered his wife/girlfriend/ex-wife/girlfriend had a long history of ‘warnings’, dismissed charges and violent encounters that NEVER resulted in criminal penalties? We have jails…

If Democrats don’t make serious gains in 2018 it’s only going to get worse. VOTE!!!! Donate money or time to Get-Out-Vote drives in red states. Especially those that help poor and minority voters. Pay attention and VOTE in primaries.

Many of those ’20 odd million’ about to lose their coverage are IN the Republican base. And they will blame Democrats and ‘those people’ (immigrants, blacks, gays etc) for all their ills rather than their own poor voting choices.

I remember nearly two years of open hearings, back and forth negotiations and constant evaluations by both partisan and non-partisan groups in and outside the government when the ACA was debated. For all the complaints about the final product, the process that got there was open and visible to the public.

“Amazingly, not a single tweet from the president today.”

She’s part of the con. Her job is to say nice things, keep people in the room, give them ‘hope’ that this time the Trumps won’t do what they ALWAYS do and screw people over. She plays ‘good’ cop to Trump’s insane cop.

Eric really is becoming the Fredo of the Trump Family. His efforts to defend the Family look silly and ineffective (he’s admitted to giving his father access to Trump company financial documents). The charity he tried to create (and seemed to have actually started out legitimate) got usurped into the Family con game.