Brown, Mandel clash in front of Cleveland audience

[babsbunny]

http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2012/10/16/Brown-Mandel-clash-in-front-of-Cleveland-audience.html

BY TOM TROY
BLADE POLITICS WRITER

CLEVELAND - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) and Republican challenger Josh Mandel battled in a debate of sharp contrasts and sharp elbows Monday, including on the advisability of the 2009 auto industry rescue.

After months of avoiding a direct yes or no answer on the auto bailout, Mr. Mandel told a crowd at the Cleveland City Club debate inside the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel that he did not agree with the $80-billion taxpayer-funded rescue that many believe saved the U.S. auto industry after the 2008 credit crisis.

"I would not have voted for that. I couldn't have," Mr. Mandel said, saying the bailout deprived nonunion retirees of the Delphi Co., a General Motors spinoff, of the value of their pensions. He sidestepped the question from the panel of journalists whether the rescue proved to be a boon for the state's economy.

[leftyohiolib]

1. that's b/c he's an empty-headed follow-the-leader republican