This just beggars belief. Meet Robert Lutz, Chairman of the Board at General Motors. Mr. Lutz is in the Times today, and he is responding to talk that is emanating from Congress and other quarters about tossing GM CEO Rick Wagoner overboard.
“This is the equivalent of the Incan or Mayan days when everybody would go to the top of the volcano and throw a virgin in. It’s the feeling that if we make a sacrifice that somehow the gods would be appeased.”
Until now, GM has kept Mr. Lutz under wraps because, as we can see from the above quote, he has a tendency to speak in, um, rather colorful terms. Remember the guy on late night TV who used to sell you steak knives? The guy who yelled, "But Wait! There's More!?" Well, there's more.
Robert Lutz says he has felt hostility from Washington his whole career. And listen to the reason why: “But it’s partly self-inflicted, because I think there was a period in the U.S. automobile industry where we did not treat Washington and the politicians with sufficient respect.”
He doesn't say there was a time in the U.S. automobile industry where really bad decisions were made, or that the industry made crappy cars, or that the industry was totally out of step with the market. No.
Robert Lutz thinks that Detroit has not felt the love from Washington only because Detroit has not kissed a sufficient amount of Washington DC ass. And this will come as no surprise. Robert Lutz once said that global warming is a "crock."
And this is the company who wants 20 billion dollars, give or take, to keep their business alive.
But wait, there's more!
Robert Lutz is the man behind the Dodge Viper!
2008 Dodge Viper Overview
The 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 is offered in two models, the convertible Roadster ($83,145) and GTS coupe ($83,895). An ACR model is due soon. The government adds a Gas Guzzler Tax to this, however. Viper comes standard with leather/suede sport seats, air conditioning, power adjustable pedals, tilt steering column, full instrumentation, CD player, power steering, power disc brakes, power windows, power locks, power mirrors, console, composite bodywork, bi-Xenon headlamps, fog lamps, limited-slip differential, and emergency flat-tire repair kit.
MPG (Highway): 22
An $83,000 car that gets 22 mpg AND comes with a government gas guzzler tax! If only they kissed more ass life would be so much better.
See the USA, in your Chevrolet!
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