[StBernard] Ford CEO going back to DC

[Westley Annis]

As a former owner of an "Amazing Explodable Pinto", I whole heartedly agree
that is the way the CEO of Ford should go!  Great idea!
Penny T.

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	Forget the corporate jets. 
	
	
	
	
	
	When the Big Three automakers come back to Washington for hearings
later
	this week on the proposed auto bailout, Ford CEO Alan Mulally will
be making
	the more than eight-hour trip from Detroit to the Capitol by car,
the
	company said today. The company won't say yet, however, what kind of
car
	Mulally will take (a Ford F-150 pickup truck or a Ford Focus compact
car?),
	whether he will be behind the wheel, or when he will arrive: "It
depends
	on
	traffic," says a spokesperson. 
	
	
	
	
	
	The other automakers, General Motors and Chrysler, haven't yet said
what
	the
	plans are for their top executives, but Ford's announcement will
make it
	nearly impossible for them to fly to Washington without facing
blistering
	criticism. A General Motors official said GM CEO Rick Wagoner will
	definitely not be using the company's airplane, but did not offer an
	alternative transportation plan, whether commercial jet, train, or
car. The
	Big Three face Senate hearings Thursday and House hearings on Friday
to
	discuss the details of their plans for the bailout money, which all
three
	companies are expected to release tomorrow.
	
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	Maybe they can dig up an old Pinto or something for him to drive.