Bush said he didn’t want to see unemployment at 21% or dump on incoming President Obama with greater economic problems.
Former President George Bush received large ovations as he addressed for an undisclosed fee the National Automobile Dealers Association Convention yesterday in Las Vegas.
Bush’s thoughts on the controversial government bailouts of the U.S. auto industry was simple “I’d do it again,” he told standing-room-only crowd of mostly affluent, mostly Republican auto dealers who survived the Great Recession.
After Bush’s opening comments, 2011 NADA Chairman Stephen W. Wade led Bush on several conversational paths, including a discussion of the controversial bridge loans and bailouts, which led to the discussion of the taxpayer supported bankruptcy reorganizations of General Motors and Chrysler.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
