Politico took a look at the rides of the people who are now in control of the destinies of GM and Chrysler. While the Obamas have a Ford Escape Hybrid sitting in the garage back in Chicago (and before that they drove a Chrysler), many key administration officials park imports in the White House employee lot every day.
According to Politico, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner drives an Acura, Larry Summers drives a Mazda, Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee has a Toyota, and OMB director Peter R. Orszag and vice presidential economic adviser Jaret Bernstein both have Honda Odyssey minivans. (Car czar Steve Rattner, for the record, was not mentioned in the Politico piece. But according to the Detroit News, he has three imports and one domestic vehicle.)
My predictions?
One: by the end of 2009, the administration will tell us that it is “patriotic” to buy a Government Motors (GM) automobile.
Two: before the next presidential election, it will be a Government requirement (“fleet modernization”) to trade in your 4-year old (or older) car and buy a new “environmentally friendly” GM car.
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