President Ford to New York City: "Drop Dead", taxpayers to Detroit" "Die"...but let's help other countries...

This is exactly what is happening in America, our Senators would rather help any other country, rather than our own (although the Big 3 is not worth our money). But here's the thing -- we read an article recently about the tale of Gerald Ford and the imminent New York City bankruptcy of 1975. When the City implored the federal government to help them out, Ford's response was reminiscent of the neo-Hooverian cold shoulder being turned by culture warriors Richard Shelby and Bob Corker toward Detroit. His speech denying federal loans that would keep the city from defaulting on its debt triggered the famous New York Daily News headline, Ford to City: Drop Dead.

But Ford's tune changed dramatically after a trip to Europe, just as New York was preparing to file bankruptcy. Should taxpayers of today save Detroit and others that are on the verge of collapsing? Let the history books write the story of the foolish Senators who would rather let an entire industry die, and therefore the last vestiges of a once-great industrial nation go down the toilet, in order to try to gain leverage over the competitions' unions, since they just happen to have foreign automakers in their states. This is exactly what is wrong with America, our Senators would rather help any other country, rather than our own.