Friday, May 15, 2009

Dealerships Closing in Central Ohio

Eight central Ohio Chrysler dealerships are set to close, according to Business First (bizjournals.com):

Eight Chrysler dealers in Central Ohio are among 789 dealerships that the bankrupt auto manufacturer is seeking to shut down by June 9....

Byers Dublin Dodge

Spitzer Dodge, Columbus

Graham Dealership Companies Inc. in Mansfield

Gribbles River Valley Motors in Lancaster

Harden Chrysler in Circleville

Ross Jeep-Eagle Inc. in Mount Vernon

Tansky Chrysler in Zanesville

Whiteys Inc. of Mansfield

George Byers Jr., chairman George Byers Sons Inc., said the announcement wasn’t a shock....

This will leave many unemployed.


*** The Republicans are at it again!
Concord Monitor:

Republicans blocked President Obama's pick for the No. 2 job at the Interior Department yesterday in a dispute over oil and gas leases, but Democrats vowed they would soon make a second attempt to win confirmation.

The 57-39 vote was three short of the 60 needed to advance David Hayes past Republican objections and made him the first of Obama's top-level nominees to be sidetracked on the Senate floor....

* Republican Sen. David Vitter just released his hold on the President's nominee for FEMA.
Washington Post:
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has lifted his hold on the nomination of Craig Fugate to serve as the next FEMA director, ending a holdup criticized by the White House, Senate Democrats and some of Vitter's Republican colleagues as an unnecessary delay fueled by campaign politics.....

If FEMA is unprepared for the hurricane season, we know that it was because Vitter wanted to play a game with people's lives.