What happened two days after GM blindsided most of Europe, including Russia, with their decision not to sell Opel after all? As announced the next day, Opel workers in Germany laid down their tools today. Tomorrow, workers in Opel plants in the rest of Europe will follow.
Yesterday night, German Chancellor Angela Merkel picked up the phone, called her colleague Barak Obama and voiced her displeasure. “Obama said he had not been involved in the surprise decision by the GM board,” Reuters reports. Isn’t Teflon wonderful? Angela told Barak that his state-owned company better pay back the balance of the bridge loan by the end of the month. She even dispatched her very own collection agent to DC.
Today, Germany’s newly minted foreign minister Guido Westerwelle went to Washington to visit his colleague Hillary Clinton. According to Deutsche Welle, Westerwelle made clear that the loan “must be paid back.” He said that Clinton had shown “understanding for our position.”
I guess when BO stated he would improve our position in the world community, he really meant, "I'll screw things up, and Hillary will do damage control." How many more days until this spoiled little man/child is finally out of the WH???
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