I neither approve nor disapprove of the appointment of David Hayes for a position in the Interior Department, however, I do disapprove of this. It seems so juvenile to block an appointment simply as retribution for some other action that was taken. Now, if the Republicans said they were blocking the appointment based on Mr. Hayes’ past record, I could respect that. This “playground” behavior (which has been played pretty equally by both sides) is what has so many of us sick and tired of politicians in general.

Pacific Steel & Recycling is proud to announce that we finally have our automobile drain rack for the proper evacuation of fuel, oil, other fluids, and CFCs from scrap vehicles. We no longer have to rely on another company to do those things before we are ready to process a vehicle. It’s only our first so it will be awhile before all of our recycling facilities have one but this is a great day for us. It provides us with a lot more control over the environmental concerns connected with recycling cars.

Well, we didn’t make this list – yet. But, if we did, we would be the only one with a blog. Maybe next year we’ll be on the list.

While this news isn’t very heartening, let’s try to look on the bright side. At least when the automakers go to purchase steel to make cars, the steel will be at a greatly reduced rate so they should be able to cut their losses to the point they may actually make money. And, according to our good President Obama, this would bode well for the US population because if GM and Chrysler can be turned around and make money, our investment of however many billions of dollars will pay off and we’ll all get additional tax breaks. So, there you have the silver lining to the dark cloud of the depressed steel market outlook. It’s ok, no need for a standing ovation, just send me money so I can buy one of those new cars.