Thursday, May 28, 2009

Chrysler Dealer? Republican? Bye.

InstaPundit links to this story from the Washington Examiner:

"Evidence appears to be mounting that the Obama administration has systematically targeted for closing Chrysler dealers who contributed to Republicans."

It turns out Obama's “car czar” Steven Rattner, who is advising the White House on the Chrysler closures, is married to Maureen White, the former National Finance Chair for the Democratic Party.

Gee, Mo... I don't suppose you'd have a list or something would you?

Update: A big roundup of blogospheric reaction from Secrets of Vancouver.

Another Update: What if it turns out that almost all US auto dealers are Republican? Does that blunt the charge of political profiling? The Examiner piece cited above has been amended with new argument and discussion. Glenn Reynolds cautions: "So don’t get carried away just yet."

I don't get it. If ensuring the viability and profitability of Chrysler is uppermost, why are they closing dealers?

Yet Another Update: Glenn Reynolds: "these charges were certainly plausible. But the evidence doesn’t seem to be there."