Should the US bailout the big three automakers?

[Bobcat]

So it took 32 + years .... at least one of the companies got the message , and if the other post is correct , Ford is in a position to make it without the "help" from the Wonderful Imperial Federal Government . If the Pols get their hands on the car companies , we are talking about a black hole for our tax money and the kiss of death for the companies involved .
It is beyond my comprehension that politicians who screwed everything up think they can come up with a workable solution .... when they caused the vast majority of the problems over the years with their regs and mandates etc .
If this package , which stinks to high heaven , goes through ... let`s at least hope they put Mitt Romney in charge/overseer instead of some moronic Bureaucrat .

[Rick Weber]

I always get a chuckle about the "quality" issue. JD Powers is always about "INITIAL QUALITY". So the quality is good when you first put in the key? What about 3-4 yrs. later? After that period, the Fords, GM's I have owned have shown their age rather poorly. The Japanese cars I have owned have remained bullet-proof during that same time line and beyond. No electrical gremlins, no squeaks/rattles, no burning of oil. Would love to return to Detroit to buy a car but my opinion of their vehicles has soured. Maybe was just my bad luck.

Rick