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JUNE 1, 2009 10:28AM

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The New York Times has an interesting article today about Brian Deese, the young (31!) guy who is a principal (the principal?) player in the Obama administration on the auto industry makeover.

Here's a link, if you're interested: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/business/01deese.html?hpw

Now, I'm not saying that something didn't have to be done. And I don't have anything against this guy. He seems intelligent, and I'm sure he has good intentions. (And paving roads would be a great stimulus thing.)

But I sure hope we're not putting together another "best and the brightest" here. You know?