They won't fail, they'll just have to start over.
It would seem their begging might go unrewarded when all three CEO's arrived in DC aboard private corporate jets.
Their excuses? Safety ( yet more private planes crash each year than any commercial flights) and "protocol", read: Hey, we always did this.
When asked if any were willing to give up their multi-million dollar salaries for one dollar a year, only one, Chrysler CEO Nardelli, answered yes. Of course, he was already sitting pretty when ousted from Home Depot...
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