tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post505944890683636460..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: President Obama Vs. the Speculatorsmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-35436535366152085092009-05-01T09:15:00.000-07:002009-05-01T09:15:00.000-07:00They have enough clout to force them into banruptc...They have enough clout to force them into banruptcy. I don't know if it enough clout to force a Chapter 7 liquidation. <br /><br />Obama will use the bully pulpit to demonize them in the hopes that enough negative scrutiny will make them see that holding out isn't worth it.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-75673723881468290002009-05-01T09:13:00.000-07:002009-05-01T09:13:00.000-07:00Mike, do you think the holdouts have enough clout ...Mike, do you think the holdouts have enough clout to force Chrysler into Chapter 7 Liquidation? And what do you think Obama can and will do to prevent that from happening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-10057965715006578512009-04-30T14:54:00.000-07:002009-04-30T14:54:00.000-07:00They are not monolithic. Some of them might in fac...They are not monolithic. Some of them might in fact see it the way you see it. Others might say that the deal is too good to be true and that the government will sell them out as soon as it is politically expedient to do so.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-32820253446331938572009-04-30T14:23:00.000-07:002009-04-30T14:23:00.000-07:00That being said I still think they'd go along with...That being said I still think they'd go along with that public-private investment partnership because its such a sweetheart deal. The funds get almost all the profit while the FDIC takes on almost all the risk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com