en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/873177 Comments by caesarthebeast http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/03/09/firestone-revisited-was-toyota-a-takedown-target-in-the-name-of-nummi/#IDComment61158802 I had not, but now have. I think you miss my point. I don't dispute the union "shakedown" of Firestone and perhaps Toyota, but I can assure you that whatever was going on in that arena had nothing to do with the govt's investigation and subsequent actions on Firestone. It was by the book. The implication that the govt, which was the Democratic party, although it did extend through the 2002 election, somehow picked on Firestone because of union sypmpathies is simply not the case. People like Claybrook and Ditlow are indeed anti-business types, but they are also consumer zealots and take NHTSA to task regularly. They were crtitical of the rulemaking processes that took place as a result of Firestone. I can't personally attest to the purity of the process with Toyota since I'm not there, but I would be surprised to find any political influence in the actual safety investigations. Ironically, the core of the problem with Firestone tires was a quality control issue that may have resulted from their war with labor. Ford was also culpable, but that's another story. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:16 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/03/09/firestone-revisited-was-toyota-a-takedown-target-in-the-name-of-nummi/#IDComment61158802 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/03/09/firestone-revisited-was-toyota-a-takedown-target-in-the-name-of-nummi/#IDComment60986918 I worked at NHTSA during the Firestone recall and was heavily involved in it. I never heard one word about any union issues and can assure you it had nothing to do with how the agency proceeded in its rulemakings, which were directly ordered by Congress. Don't be so gullible and believe every anti-government conspiracay article that comes down the pike. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:21:01 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/03/09/firestone-revisited-was-toyota-a-takedown-target-in-the-name-of-nummi/#IDComment60986918