My own concern is that even with a bailout, all the auto industry jobs could still be lost anyways, just delayed a few months. I'd be less concerned if the automobile company executives explained what they would change, instead of threatening what would happen if the companies failed. It sounds too much like what's going to happen anyways.

• 9 minutes ago

I suspect you are right, Butch. That "more Jesus" thing seems to get people to look past many other things.

• 18 minutes ago

The site has a table showing question-by-question the average scores for citizens and elected officials. Average citizens did better on almost every question and on some of them they did dramatically better.

• 41 minutes ago

Given the auto companies track record, I would find their bailout even more onerous than the $700 billion bailout bill. At least the financial institutions don't have the auto industry's consistently bad track record, it's just the magnitude of the bailout that unsettles me.

But for the automakers, no one seems to be explaining why a drastic increase in unemployment wouldn't happen anyways even if they're bailed out. Maybe the automakers have some obscure but viable plan to switch things around that the media is not reporting, but right now it feels like a $25 billion bailout would just be money thrown away, when it could be used to invest in brand new automakers that aren't so ossified ...

• 5 hours ago

Ohai Mactard. How is your craptoy computer doing today?

I pity you for needing a computer with training wheels on. It must be rough.

• 12 hours ago