Seriously...is that your defense? This reminds me of the Monty Python routine in which a general wrote a protest letter about a skit on cannibalism in the British Navy. His "defense" of the Navy was that the "problem is now relatively under control."
Gee, 25 billion for a program intended to loan money to the domestic auto manufacturers who were in a world of hurt - who also have sizable MILITARY components to their companies - with the $$ coming out of TARP versus paying off the chinese and german banks with the TARP. Tough choice.
And for your info, Ford opted out of the entire thing, as could have GM or Chrysler.
I know it’s not as important as Ron Paul’s vote to restore 100 million to PBS or his vote to allow illegal aliens free medical care, or his teaming with Murtha and Pelosi override President Bush’s veto on a boondoggle, liberal, bloated, multi-billion, nanny state intel bill, or his vote to spend a couple billion on closing Gitmo and moving the terrorists stateside, but a guy’s gotta be allowed a few mistakes.