[Frosty]

Dude....GM ****ing failed. They were losing billions of dollars per quarter and received our tax dollars to stop them from collapsing. They were rushed through bankruptcy court in record time by Uncle Sam and were propped up by said tax dollars.

If that isn't failure then I don't know what it is. You can spin it any way you want man but GM failed.....I love GM as much as you do but lets call a spade a spade. Massive government aid, Chapter 11=EPIC FAILURE.

They got fat and rich off of the SUV market and had NO sight for the future AT ALL...NONE ZIP ZILCH NADA. By the time they realized that it was too late...again, FAILURE on their part to see market trends.

As far as your tax break statement, yes Nissan and Toyota did receive tax breaks. Guess what? It employed people. Is it OK that the Big 3 shipped jobs to Mexico and Cana-duh? Don't DARE say yes. I'm all for protecting American companies but this supposed to be a free market and it's a global economy. Competition is at an all time high, especially now with so many companies cranking out quality cars. It's up to GM to keep up with the rest and if they can't oh well. Up until the last few years they haven't...is that the government's fault? Is that my fault? Is that your fault? NO, it's GM's fault. They produced average cars throughout their lineup with a few stellar cars. GM did NOTHING during the 90's and early 2000's to change their image, squash the stereotypes or lure people away from the Jap cars. Again, whose fault is that?

Like I said man, you can spin it any way you want to make GM look innocent or not as responsible as they are. The fact is they were on the brink of epic collapse...they failed...PERIOD. I hope that they can turn it around now that they have shed dead weight as far as vehicles and debt...things SEEM to be going well but the future remains to be seen. BTW, Chrysler isn't doing so hot....I guess that's lost money(BTW I don't recall you pushing for their bailout as much as GM's)