It is not lost on the American people. There was a different point of view when President Obama said: I never wanted to own an automobile company; that is not why I ran for President. But he realized we faced an economic crisis. If he had not stepped in for Chrysler and General Motors at the moment he did, they might not exist today.
On the recordMarch 28, 2012
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