Comments on: Oops: Caterpillar lays off thousands after Porkulus passes

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Caterpillar: ObamaCare will cost us $100 million in first year

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:16:06 +0000

[...] The CEO, Jim Owens, said that wouldn’t happen for a long time — and then had to lay off more workers the next month. It looks like Owens won’t get a Christmas card from the White House this [...]

By: el gordo

el gordo — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:31:57 +0000

Ladies, did you notice that Schock looks a bit like Chris Isaak on some photographs?

By: anna

anna — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:26:10 +0000

someone send this to geraldo. i remember the moron on fox & friends repeating the one’s mantra that caterpillar will rehire layed off workers if the crap sandwich was passed.

By: Obama’s federal budget: thinking beyond stage one « Wintery Knight Blog

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:30:09 +0000

[...] is reporting that Caterpillar has laid off 2,454 employees, with more layoffs on the way. Hot Air has video on the layoffs here: Obama saying there that his bailout will reduce layoffs, and the CEO saying [...]

By: Barack Obama Claimed Caterpillar, Inc. Would Rehire Laid-Off Workers If Stimulus Passes, Well It Just Laid Off 2,454 More…

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:22:03 +0000

[...] and today, we had this great news coming out of East Peoria, IL, headquarters of Caterpillar, Inc. [...]

By: 18-1

18-1 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:21:11 +0000

It is very clear that the stimulus has failed.

It was clear that it would fail before it was passed, but now it is official.

myrenovations on March 17, 2009 at 3:09 PM

You seem to be making the assumption that Obama’s Trillion dollar giveaway was intended to have some positive effect on the economy as a whole.

I am sure that Obama’s friends and allies are quite certain that the giveaway has done *exactly* what it was intended to do.

By: sethstorm

sethstorm — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:04:36 +0000

UNREPENTANT CONSERVATIVE CAPITOLIST on March 17, 2009 at 7:21 PM

I don’t think Ohio got that big of a share, and if it did, it most certainly wouldn’t be going to many of the “red” parts.

I’ll take 30 revenue enhancement officers(if at the very least) saved over losing them. They can always stop you for going 10 over that 45->25 when us locals know full well when to slow down.

By: OneConservative

OneConservative — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:56:44 +0000

What is The Ones pay grade anyway?

Grade 1 – Porkulus Bill 1

Grade 2 – Porkulus Bill 1 and 410BLN Budget

Grade 3 – Porkulus Bill 1 and Porkulus Bill 2

Grade 4 – Both Porkulus Bills and the 410BLN Budget plus many trillion budget deficit

Grade 5 – Yet to be figured.

As darktood at 9:51PM puts it they are all above the facts and truth which in this case is the hurt America is going through.

Conservatives got to get back on track. WE GOT TO!

By: darktood

darktood — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:51:47 +0000

Facts and truth are above obamas pay grade. the_nile on March 17, 2009 at 3:12 PM

By: UNREPENTANT CONSERVATIVE CAPITOLIST

UNREPENTANT CONSERVATIVE CAPITOLIST — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:21:10 +0000

Better than 0.

sethstorm on March 17, 2009 at 5:51 PM

no it isnt, it cost 800BILLION FUCXING DOLLARS to save 30 jobs in OH

By: myrenovations

myrenovations — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:36:47 +0000

Out with Burris and Durbin. Aaron Schock for Senate! Can I get an amen?

RobCon on March 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM

I don’t know about an “amen” but I will totally give you a “couldn’t hurt to try”.

By: RobCon

RobCon — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:54:48 +0000

Out with Burris and Durbin. Aaron Schock for Senate! Can I get an amen?

By: sethstorm

sethstorm — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:52:57 +0000

workingforpigs on March 17, 2009 at 3:13 PM

Oh, we can.

The Bush administration picking a very China-friendly Elaine Chao for a labor secretary. Not like she’d have a conflict of interest with not moving any work to the Far East.

By: RobCon

RobCon — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:52:56 +0000

Let me guess, White House Spokes-idiot Robert Gibbs blames Rush.

By: sethstorm

sethstorm — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:51:23 +0000

Y’all are forgetting Barry saved 25 jobs in Ohio.

Dubn8tr on March 17, 2009 at 4:11 PM

Better than 0.

By: sethstorm

sethstorm — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:49:28 +0000

Start the investigations into Caterpillar, pronto.

By: Hog Wild

Hog Wild — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:38:50 +0000

The bulk of the job cuts — nearly 1,600 in all — will come in Illinois

I don’t wish any American loses their job, but I wonder if this the change Illinois voted for?

By: Richard Romano

Richard Romano — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:28:06 +0000

The bulk of the job cuts — nearly 1,600 in all — will come in Illinois at the company’s plants in East Peoria, which makes track-type tractors and pipe layers, and Aurora, where it makes hydraulic excavators and wheel loaders.

How much do you want a bet that most of these laid off workers voted for Obama?

The 2008 election will go down as one of the greatest hoaxes ever, and Obama will wear it forever too.

By: csdeven

csdeven — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:21:24 +0000

Oslime-a has ruined it for decent black skinned politicians in the future. Had he simply run as a democrat instead of The Great Black Messiah, his failure would be borne on his own shoulders. But after the despicable way he campaigned, those who are distrustful of black folk, will dig their heels in next time claiming that blacks are inferior and unable to handle leadership.

It’s a crying shame! I have several neighbors who would do 1000 times better than that vile “magic negro”.

By: workingforpigs

workingforpigs — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:19:02 +0000

Do we as Americans qualify for Asylum in other countries now… please say it is so.

By: Southern by choice22

Southern by choice22 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:16:58 +0000

Let me be the first to say to Obama voters: do not use paint thinner while attempting to remove your Obama/Biden 08 bumper stickers from your cars.
jeff_from_mpls on March 17, 2009 at 4:59 PM

Here’s hoping that they keep them.
It’s a convenient way of Identifying Idiots on the road.

By: madmonkphotog

madmonkphotog — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:16:04 +0000

Yesterday, the news was about how the spendulus actually cut programs by forcing union wages on states that took the blood money.

Today, this.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

I laugh at those who voted for change.

Change alright. From getting a paycheck to getting a pink slip.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

By: Johan Klaus

Johan Klaus — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:08:58 +0000

Obama’s recession!

By: Southern by choice22

Southern by choice22 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:06:54 +0000

Facts are above obamas pay grade.

the_nile on March 17, 2009 at 3:12 PM

BHahahahahahhahha!!!

By: TexAz

TexAz — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:05:15 +0000

Gotta lay ‘em off before they can hire ‘em back. BO will just take credit for even more jobs created once the economy comes back (in spite of government efforts).