In a new article, former Texas lawmaker Jim Hightower writers, "Republican lawmakers, backed by a raucous chorus of right-wing pundits and corporate lobbyists, have turned (the auto industry's) economic woes into an excuse for launching a mendacious and pernicious assault on America's hard-working, highly skilled, unionized working families--and on the middle-class ideals that they embody."

The article details how lawmakers held the banking industry to different standards than those affecting blue-collar workers. You can read the article on the Hightower Lowdown Web site, or download a PDF version by clicking here.