And GM's bankruptcy?  It was inevitable before it ever received one dime of government (our) money. In the aftermath, let us see how a UAW/Obama partnership can run an auto company.  We will be lucky if it operates as efficiently as Amtrak.  Profitability may no longer be top priority--making a politically correct automobile and creating a pipeline to a guaranteed market will be the first two items on the list.  This does not bode well for taxpayers or consumers. What else is new?