You can't have your cake and eat it Ms Pelosi:

NYT:

"Ms. Pelosi said at a news conference that she and her colleagues want the car companies to “demonstrate that they can survive in the marketplace,” and ideally thrive once again."

I will have more reactions on this blog later but right now I'm wrapped up doing research on Citi's current condition. My first reaction is that the American car industry has been so protected and insulated that the government holds just as much responsibility for this catastrophe as the executives.