The 31 year old in charge of dismantling GM

NY Times via Yahoo ^ | June 1, 2009 | David E. Sanger

[Hildy]

It is not every 31-year-old who, in a first government job, finds himself dismantling General Motors and rewriting the rules of American capitalism.

But that, in short, is the job description for Brian Deese, a not-quite graduate of Yale Law School who had never set foot in an automotive assembly plant until he took on his nearly unseen role in remaking the American automotive industry.

Nor, for that matter, had he given much thought to what ailed an industry that had been in decline ever since he was born. A bit laconic and looking every bit the just-out-of-graduate-school student adjusting to life in the West Wing — “he’s got this beard that appears and disappears,” says Steven Rattner, one of the leaders of President Obama’s automotive task force — Mr. Deese was thrown into the auto industry’s maelstrom as soon the election-night parties ended.

[Hildy]

We are SO FREAKING SCREWED.

[Freedom56v2]

Yeah, maybe they can get a summer intern to deal with Chrysler :(

[americanophile]

I feel like I'm living in a dream world. The ‘policy’ coming out of the White House is so appalling that it defies belief. I literally dumbfounded by this administration.

[Hildy]

did you read this whole story? Every single time I read a story from Yahoo or AP or somewhere about something or someone involved in this administration, it’s a glowing halleluhah. Never a question, never a concern...it’s all very frightening.

[tinamina]

OH MYYY GODDDDD please help us regular folks.

[Freedom56v2]

Yes I did—saw it on Drudge earlier—glowing is sadly accurate. I particularly liked the comment from Larry Summers about how this guy can grasp POLITICS and economics so quickly, yadda yadda.... blech!!

I wonder how all the morons at GM who voted for the occupant feel now?

[EyeGuy]

“graduate” (gasp) of Yale (wow) Law School (breathless).

Relax everyone. A law school graduate from a “prestigious” Ivy League college is in charge.

We should just let our betters use what they learned about running an automobile corporation in the rarefied air of Law School.

[GeronL]

they will follow Obama’s orders to the letter, its already all spelled out

[TheWasteLand]

Unreal. Truly unreal.

[Centurion2000]

A 31 year old philosopher-boy-king to put it back together. We really do have evil morons running DC today.

[Yossarian]

We are SO FREAKING SCREWED.

Agreed.

GM makes some good cars, SUVs and trucks, no matter what the "always negative on domestic" crowd around here says. I'm happy with my '09 Chevy Traverse SUV. The fact that I paid $9K under MSRP plays a role: My wallet's damn happy, but it's also fundamentally a solid crossover AWD SUV with tons and tons of room.

However, the fact that I picked it up for so cheap tells me a lot about GM's problems - I'm positive they lost money on my sale. If GM can put out good vehicles like my Traverse, and your Caddy, then some competent business people can find a way of making it profitable - all in the private sector.

That a 31-year old obamadroid doof has the job makes me SICK!

[Redcloak]

The “wet nurse”?

[woofie]

[ABQHispConservative]

Should we call him Pinocchio?

[Dilbert San Diego]

This young man, age 31, is the point man for the GM restructuring.

I smell a rat. A relatively young man of 31, who is a lawyer, but has no experience at all in the automotive industry, is the choice to supervise all this?????

I wonder what connections he has to have gotten such an important and well paying job right out of law school.

Why is it that when you and I apply for a job, they review our resume, look for relevant experience in the specific field or industry, and make decisions based on that? How can this young man (nothing personal) who has no relevant experience, be handed such an enormous task?

[Hildy]

was this up all day? When O’Reilly was speaking about it his guest brought it up and he didn’t know what she was talking about. I bet he’ll have something to say about it tomorrow.

[FlyVet]

It seems Obammy deliberately picks people who are unfit for the job, with the exception of Gates, who seems competent enough to me, but he's a holdover.

I remember reading articles about Bill Clinton picking people whom he saw as lesser than him. Shorter, fatter, uglier, less accomplished, in order to protect his ego.

[Spktyr]

You bought a Traverse?

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Hildy]

How can this young man (nothing personal) who has no relevant experience, be handed such an enormous task?

Are you referring to Deese or Obama?

[rcrngroup]

....Brian Deese, a not-quite graduate of Yale Law School who had never set foot in an automotive assembly plant until he took on his nearly unseen role in remaking the American automotive industry.

I'd love to kick his pasty not-quite graduate ass right down to the assembly line, give him a wrench and tell him the rule "righty tighty, leftie loosey" and see what the junior grade whiz kid does with it.