"Three years ago, in the midst of an economic crisis, a newly elected President Barack Obama stepped in with a bailout for the auto industry."
- Mitt Romney, (02/14/12)
Pump the brakes Mitt. Automaker bailouts began in the fall of 2008 with President Bush, who lent $17.4 billion to GM and Chrysler in an effort to protect over 1 million jobs that were on the chopping block if he didn’t act. But I forgot you’re the guy that loves firing people.
Excerpt: Crazy Sh*t Republicans Say