[...] Sideswipe (Corvette Stingray Concept): A new slick addition to the team, Sideswipe features wheeled feet similar to Bonecrusher from the first movie, and arm blades as weapons. [...]

On one of our Transformers 2 threads, Adrian kindly pointed out in a comment that the names of the twins are:

Mudflap: Chevrolet Trax
Skids: Chevrolet Spark

[...] the movie. Some of the characters we’ve gotten sneak peaks of through the toys so far include Sideswipe, Soundwave and a new tank variant of Megatron (who director Michael Bay later said would not be in [...]

[...] the images you’ll see the Autobots that we already know about (including newbies Sideswipe, Jolt and the Twins) and a great shot of the popular Ice Cream truck which has people talking all [...]

[...] Two brothers are unique in that can combine together in vehicle mode to form such wonderful super vehicles as a rumored Ice Cream truck. No Joke, however it was also later rumored the infamous ice cream truck could be a Decepticon. These two new additions join the original Autobot cast along with Jolt, Arcee and Sideswipe. [...]

I’d much rather see a ZR1 fill the role. They are rather gorgeous cars.

Once again, I agree.

So I’m in favor of them getting this bail out ONLY AFTER they get to file for bankruptcy to get out of the labor union contracts and start hiring people under their own, fairer, terms. If these people don’t want the decrease in pay, they can be unemployed, go find another job, or get an education. Most of them would take the offer to stay in their current job outside of labor union terms just so they can keep making an income.

Then the government should investigate these union leaders and their structure and place strict regulations on how much influence they have. Hey, these people are all for federal regulation, so I don’t see how they can justify being against this idea. But they will be against it anyhow. Watch.

Oh the logic of idiots never stop to amuse me…

GM sales in 2007: 9,370,000 vehicles
Toyota sales in 2007: 9,366,418 vehicles

GM profit/loss in 2007: -$38,730,000,000 (-$4,055 per car)
Toyota profit in 2007: +$17,146,000,000 (+$1,874 per car)

But, what the hell, let’s just give more of tax money to bail them out.

I agree and might I add that while the technology has improved to a point where a lot of the manufacturing is automated thus, supposedly, making it more cost efficient to make the automobiles the companies CANNOT fire the union workers who occupied the jobs taken over by the “robots.” So there are UAW members literally sitting around in lounge areas twiddling there thumbs while earning $50-$75 an hour.
Ridiculous.

Yes.

Foreign car companies don’t have to worry about this. The only reason why Ford is not in need of a bail out is because of their European sales. They have almost the same labor union problem here in the USA as GM. Labor unions are corrupt. Most studies prove that less than 2% of the money they collect through compulsory member dues are used in collective bargaining or negotiation. The rest either goes (illegally) to campaign financing or into the pockets of the corrupt mob-related union leaders. Legally, only moneys raised through PACs (Political Action Committees) are allowed to be used donated to political campaigns. But it is a well known fact that labor unions ignore this rule and nobody dares to do anything about it. Not only is this illegal, but it’s a slap in the face for the people who are contributing to these dues since statistically 40% of the members of these unions (meaning the workers, and yes 40% is the majority, a lot are independent or undecided) are of the opposite political party of where all of the money is being donated.

They are corrupt and cannot be trusted with the amount of power and influence they have. Unfortunately currently most of the current congress is in their back pocket…

James Hoffa is still head of the Teamsters… Sure this isn’t the same “Jimmy” Hoffa we know to be a huge mobster that disappeared, but you’ll have to be naive to think that his son has nothing to do with that lifestyle…