Or at least we can try. I’ve seen an awful lot of brand-new BMWs, Mercedes and Lexus brands of all types driving around here in Washington, D.C., recently. Something tells me my money helped purchase those vehicles—no doubt some of the drivers are beneficiaries of taxpayer-bailed out financial institutions.

I really wanted the cash for klunkers to only include american made union vehicles, I was really disapointed any make would qualify

here’s a proposal tula, tell me if you think it’s a good idea;

any tax right off in this country for a vehicle must be either American or union made if not American

Look for the Union Label

Thanks, Tula. I enjoy your posts here.

I never swill anything but union-made whiskey, and I always get arrested by union-member policemen. Just doin’ my bit.

Tula, thanks for the links!

I think it is so fitting to have union made as a meme this week-in memory of ALL the union firefighters,policepersons, and EMT’s,in addition to other union members, who perished in 911.

And a fitting remembrance to think union first when choosing where and with whom to spend our money.

Making a living and making a life- and hopefully, making life better for all -that’s the wonder of solidarity.

Incidentally, the website Truthout is unionized as of this week,according to their homepage.

We need a bright future in our auto industry and this isn’t it. Look at what we produce. I know that not all the vehicles are made in Michigan, so please don’t get me wrong Governor Granholm. I just want to point out that these vehicle’s aggregate mileage is probably about 10, maybe 15 miles per gallon?
If our country continues to make these, you should remember to measure yourself if you get one. When the fuel runs out, it may be your home. It is more comfortable to sleep stretched out when you can. Hydrogen is the only good fuel option and it isn’t going to be ready for you until you pay the thing off.
When are we going to get something for our autoworkers to build that will look like the future? Electric, small, useful, popular, functional, reliable and reasonable. Just an idea of course.

At one time there was actually a textile and garment industry in the U.S. That’s all been outsourced by the likes of Clinton, Reagan and all the globalists. Good by middle class, hello burgher flippers. Ain’t America grand.

i believe that Seagram’s is no more, although some of it’s brands continue under the manufacture of others.

I drink straight rye whisky. Don’t know if there any union made brands.

Well, it’s not like the textiles industry hadn’t shown itself before. Much of the garment and textiles trades (and shoes as well) were manufactured in the northeast and New England. Union labor.

Then the companies started moving jobs to the South with “right-to-work” laws which they could keep non-union while closing the plants in the north and breaking the unions.

Then the companies determined they could do better by having everything made overseas. Buh bye textiles industry.

Thanks, Tula. There are some good references there.

I drink single malt Scotch, The Glenlivet. The company is owned by Pernod Ricard, a French firm. Don’t know if it’s unionized. They bought out Seagram in 2000.

It’s called capitalism.

We seriously need to figure out a way to bring an unionzed textiles industry back to our country.

It’s called greed using capitalism as a vehicle.

Most French companies are unionized. A daily feature of French life is seeing strikers on the streets somewhere.

and the nature of capitalism is greed.

Doesn’t have to be. Employee owned companies can prosper under capitalism without the greed factor.

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Doughnuts and Scotch don’t mix:

Article: A consortium of global private equity firms consisting of Bain …
The Food Institute Report; March 6, 2006 ; 46 words… BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, THE CARLYLE GROUP and THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS LP completed the acquisition of DUNKIN’ BRANDS INC. from PERNOD RICARD SA for $2.4 billion in cash. For earlier details see FOOD INSTITUTE REPORT Dec. 19, 2005 pg. 3.

Wouldn’t think of it. Can’t remember the last time I ate a doughnut. My dad liked bourbon and candy, though. Weird.

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Oh, honorable son of the South, have you NEVER had that divine Dixie creation known as” bourbon balls”?

(…Basically bourbon candy,somewhat like a fudge.)

Sure gets my little Southern self a twitter upon the first whiff.

Why ,it wasn’t Christmas without bourbon balls in our household!

.com – Recipes – Bourbon BallsAdd syrup and bourbon – brandy. Mix well and form into balls. … BOURBON BALLS: Mix together, roll into balls and roll in powdered sugar. …
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0…..ls,FF.html – Cached – Similar

It was rum balls in my family, both sides, but I do vaguely remember bourbon balls from somewhere. Fruit cake, now that was a different matter. That sucker got soaked with bourbon for something like a week before Xmas. This was not the fruit cake people joke about. Good shit and there was never any left by New Years.

Ever have any liquer cakes made up in Philly?Soaked in Irish Whiskey and Lemon Vodka.

[I know that’s north of Mason Dixon,but I am half Yankee,btw.]

Delicioso,and how!

Here’s an idea-how’s about some union bakers get together and make some liquor soaked cakes…..soaked with union made liquor?Then sell them online for holiday gift giving.

Maybe even FDL could provide a link to order them?

After all, the holidays are just ’round the corner.

Tula,can you hear me?

Followed that link to Union products and services, none of the airlines who are ALPA are listed there. They do list those which are AFA (Flight Attendants) as CWA (really?) and the one who are Machinists. Strange.

See’s Candies are delish!