12.05.2008 12:01 am
Detroit’s Big 3 running on empty
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The executives of Detroit’s Big Three car companies drove to the capital to ask Congress for $34 billion. They drove this time — new hybrid vehicles from each of their respective companies — after lawmakers chastised the executives for flying private jets to the first round of congressional hearings. Whether their gestures will help them get the loan remains to be seen.
Today’s Bird line: Running on empty
