If the proposed auto bailout were any closer to 'nationalization' of the industry, it would be 'nationalization'. So much for even the appearance of capitalism as a way of life in the USA. This is the first of many steps folks.

I expect to look down (or up) in perhaps 25 years and not recognize the country. If I'm still living, I'll be drooling and won't give a damn about what's going on.

It was a grand experiment.