G. David Felt

People will realize that this country can not handle 4 more years of the same under McCain, I suspect we will see more states become Blue.

I totally agree, this platform has NO PLACE in the Cadillac Division. :smilies-38096:

Who cares if it comes from France, this is a global economy, so location means nothing to me.

Both are awesome images.

Boils Down to Political pigs will still screw over the comman tax payer for power and money. McCain did it 90% of the time with W and Dicky Boy so people should be used to his screwing. At least with Obama, it was only 36% of the time and the rest of the time he was just Present with out doing anything. :rotflmao: Either way tax payer are screwed due to W's run away spending doctrine. Interesting next 4 years. Does it end up a tragedy as the Carter Administration was or better as other administrations have been. Clearly the first year for sure if not the first 2 will be hard and not really any noticable changes due to the mess that is being inherited by the idiot W administrtion.

Turbo 200 I would totally agree with what you have stated. Most people also seem to forget or not realize that the hummer had differentials that gave it off road capabilities greater than Jeep, Land rover or any other 4x4. I also agree with PurdueGuy as Hummer should be a name which is part of the Cadillac Division. Chevy and Saturn would be standalone divisions and Pontiac, Buick and GMC end as seperate divisions and become just one with name plates for customer marketing / sales appeal. Stream lining would save a ton of money I believe for GM.

I truly hope this is wrong, As an Owner of a 2006 Escalade ESV Platinum edition and a 2008 Escalade which the wife drives, I have already run into one major problem as to why the wife never has to worry about me driving her ride. THere is not enough Head room. The Dealership was shocked to see that with the seat all the way down, I can not sit up straight like I do in my 2006 ESV. If they truly move to the CUV platform and go from full size to mid size, they will loose all the large people who have come to pay extra and love the Escalade due to the room. At 280LB, 6'6" tall I am not a fat or small man, Nor will the NFL players who are large men or the tall NBA players continue to go with this vehicle. GM YOU ARE MAKING A BIG BIG BIG MISTAKE HERE! Worry about CAFE and get it covered with Chevy, Pontiac, Saturn, Buick and GMC. Remember Cadillac is Luxury and should stand above and apart from these others. A very bad Idea!!!

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So it would seem that we have a believer that feels currently the GOP is going more conservative and yet with the Young Moderate GOPS, in 20-30 years they will finally bring balance to the GOP Force. Hate to break your dream but 20 to 30 years of more of the same BS from the GOP will trully destroy this country. That we can not afford while waiting for the young moderates to learn how to manipulate the GOP Party and gain the power to make changes. GOP is lost in an ultra conservative religous do what we say, not what we do propaganda drive. Sadly, the Democrates seem to have gone down a Socialist agenda that could possibly destroy that party as well. At least Biden believes in a constant balanced budget. This would help balance out Obama's Socialist Agenda. Better then the current McCain agenda.

RP would make an interesting President that is for sure. Not sure if he would really be any better than McCain or Obama except where the economy is concerned.

I was on the fence as I am not really a fan of Obama, but I do like Biden and for the most part like McCain but once he choose Palin and she opened her mouth that was it, Obama won. No wonder they keep her locked away except for photo Ops.

She had a movie out recently that I have on DVD and was really funny but I am drawing a blank right now as to what the name was.

Sweet, this car is WAY better than the MutTange from Ford.

I disagree, Hummer was never meant to be a 4x4 off road for everyone product line. It is and was meant to be a small product for the wealthier people who want a luxury offroad vehicle. THis product line has a place in the company. Yes they could have offset costs by sharing the suspension and drive train with Chevy and GMC as offroad options. But Hummer will be missed in my book if they truly sell it.

Bush will go down in history as our worst president, the biggest wasting administration of our Tax dollars, the biggest grower of our government, over 200,000 jobs added on his watch and the largest ever blallooning of our debt. WOW, So Much for the GOP mantra of Small Gov and living within a modest tax structure to run the gov for the safety of the citizens. In regards to Palin, if the bible thumping bimbo gets in office, this country will end up pushing closer to what muslim countries are like, Ruled by Religion from a small group of Idiots telling everyone how to live. Do what I say and not what I do. She would be the worst VP this country ever would have. But then there seems to be this drive for ignorance by the population rather than using ones brain. When did people feel that a political party was the right way to go in voting rather than voting for the best candidate for each office so that we have the best capable people to run this country. This should be done no differant than a business, Hold the politicians accountable for a balanced budget and cost control.

AP GM to put French factory, Hummer brand up for sale Wednesday September 24, 4:38 pm ET By Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer GM treasurer says company will put Strasbourg, France, factory and Hummer brand up for sale DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors Corp.'s treasurer said Wednesday that the automaker is planning to put its Strasbourg, France, manufacturing operation and its Hummer truck brand up for sale, and it may announce more asset sales later this year. ADVERTISEMENT Company Treasurer Walter Borst said in a slide presentation at the Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference that the company expects to distribute marketing materials for both operations in October. The slides posted on GM's Web site Wednesday say the assets under review are worth $2 billion to $4 billion. The presentation also says GM continues to review other asset sales and will make more announcements in the fourth quarter. "We believe that we can monetize certain assets without impacting the strategic direction of the company," Borst said during his presentation, which was posted on GM's investor Web site. GM and other automakers have faced liquidity problems as losses have mounted and U.S. sales have declined. GM announced a plan in July to cut $10 billion in costs and raise another $5 billion through asset sales and borrowing through the end of next year. On Friday, the nation's largest automaker gave notice that it would draw the remaining $3.5 billion of a $4.5 billion revolving credit facility to boost its liquidity. Borst said GM expects the global market to grow from 70.6 million in sales last year to more than 75 million in 2010, and says GM is positioned to capture that growth in emerging markets. The growth, coupled with cost cuts, factory capacity reductions and other management decisions, will set the stage for improved financial results by 2010, he said. By 2010, GM will sell two-thirds of its vehicles outside the U.S., compared with 59 percent in 2007, he said. He said GM plans to reduce its North American structural costs from $33.2 billion in 2007 to $26 billion to $27 billion in 2010. That figure includes savings from shifting retiree health care costs to a trust administered by the United Auto Workers, although the accounting of those savings could change, he said. By 2010, the company also expects to reduce its hourly health care costs by more than $2 billion. The company spent $3.8 billion in 2007, he said. Borst said GM is shoring up its liquidity and has the scale to be well positioned for an industry rebound. "We're making changes to compete and win in what we think is an industry revolution," he said. GM shares fell 37 cents, or 3.5 percent, to close at $10.35. http://www.gm.com :angry2: What a lousy day, Hummer should be a part of the Luxury Division with Cadillac. Stupid Stupid Move!

McCain is just too afraid to chagne from a debate on security to one on the Economy as Obama say Americans will want to hear on Friday. I totally agree with Obama, a president should be able to handle multiple issues, the financial mess and this debate. If he does not want to talk then move up and put the two VP's on stage to debate. O'h wait, the woman who says do what I say and not what I do with a failed parenting agenda and a knocked up 17 year old due to her stupidity about talking to her kids about birth control but is ready to be the VP once she learns what that person does and to take on the presidential roll if anything happens to McCain is kept away from the public except for Photo Ops. What a sad day for the GOP, a group that has been hijacked by a bunch of Religous terroist and turned into a do what we say not what we do group with one of the most Bloated "Grow the Government"Agenda's ever. Yup Bush has doubled our national debt and grown the government more than any other president and the GOP says they are conservative and for small government. RIGHT!!!!

GM4LIFE, you do realize that she has NEVER been a public servant to the citizens. This woman is all about Power, her views pushed onto others and only her life and the vision everyone should see is what matters. If it did not, then she would have taken care of the roads, needed sewage treatment plant and many other needed society improvements. Instead she created 22 million of unneeded debt, higher tax's for the poor and middle class, a 7 year ongoing law suite over a barely used sports complex and 3 remodels of her office while mayor of Wasila. Now after 2 years as govenor, instead of spending the tax's from taxing the oil companies to update the terrible roads, sewage treatmant plant in Anchorage and many other needs, she give a refund to the citizens of the state and takes out 30-40 years bonds to do the repairs / improvements to the state, sadling them with more debt and raising the property tax's to pay for it. This is a Woman we DO NOT NEED in the whitehouse. She only cares about power, her position or percieved position. This woman know s how to spend with no balanced budget or really taking care of the state population. This woman is an idiot just like my current govenor here in Washington state.

That looks SO MUCH BETTER than either Toyota's or Honda's auto's. That baby is HOT HOT HOT. Sadly, I wish they could get it here sooner than Nov 2010. BUT WE ARE IN THE GAME! Go GM!!! GO

Actually I ran across the full story on Newsweek web site that this is quoted from. All the listed facts are true. One can only hope America will wake up finally and not allow 4 more years of destruction to our country.

Again, another reason NOT TO HAVE 4 MORE YEARS OF NEO CONSERVATIVE BS!

+2 This girl needs to go home and focus on her family instead of trying to tell others how to live their life and then like so many neo conservatives, double standard do what I say not what I do crap. She is a total white trash, lying more of Bush politics. Why would anyone want a person who took a town with NO DEBT and left it with 22 million in DEBT! She is now trying to do the same thing with the State. That is the type of person they DO NOT NEED! Our Country DOES NOT NEED Her or McCain. That ticket is all about more of the current same BS, Porkbarrel spending and double standards to make a rich and poor cast system here in America.

They have proven that quick charging can work with cell phones and laptops. it is a matter of scalling the software / hardware to handle it on the volume size of cars. I know that much due to being a software engineer.

OCNBLU you really have not looked at the facts. There is NO corruption fighting by McCain or Palin, you seem to just take their marketing BS at face value. Palin supported the Bridge to no where until it was too unpopular to push and then switched to we do not need this, yet the bitch still took the money the Republicans renamed in the budget and spent it on other stuff. So much for fighting pork barrel spending. She also spent more money than any other mayor on a lobby firm to get earmarks for her town and then did the same for the state. She took over a town with NO DEBT and left it with 22Million in debt. Doing the same to the State. She has no mgmt skills, just the same religous BS message and ability to build BIG DEBT and leave nothing for the future. McCain has not really done anything to change the earmarks or pork barrel politics, he sure brought funds into his state. Love the way you blame the Liberals and independants when reality is the bible thumping idiots who preach instead of teach. Palin is a perfect example, blames public schools as bad, so will home school but does not actuall teach her own kids who can barely pass the GED testing to move onto the next level. Seems to want to do the same as the Muslims, have IDIOT followers of religion with an elite cast of leaders. Fact: Clinton went from a deficit and unbalanced budget to a balanced budget and surplus to pay down the national debt. Fact: Bush inherited a Surplus and doubled the national debt and will leave office with an unbalaced budget, the largest growth in Government, over 198,000 jobs added under his watch. Neither Republicans or democrats can say they have been fiscally responsible or conservative all the time, clearly both parties have had good and bad leaders. It is time for a change rather than more of the same. Also this whole thing about 21 drinking age is a crock, you can smoke, vote and kill someone as a soldier for our country at 18 but cannot drink. European coutnries have proven that a lower drinking age actually has lowered DWI and other problems from youth.

Gov should require the oil comapnies to install plug in recharging posts at all gas stations. This would truly jump the country onto alternative power further reducing the controlling hold the arabs have on our country by reducing prices of gas due to less demand.