I’ve heard recently on the news that the big automobile manufacturers are now coming crying to the federal government that they need a bailout of their own.  I don’t know any of the details at all, but I would like to say a couple of things about that.  First of all, the big auto companies have known for a long time that we need cars that get better gas mileage.  The technology is available, but they have ignored the need and keep manufacturing gas hogs.  Those gas hogs are no longer selling, and that is why they are in trouble now!

If the companies get bailed out I’d like to see the government mandate that they will manufacture no vehicle that gets less than 30 mpg.  And I’d like to see the government mandate that they will stop sending “our” jobs overseas, that they manufacture all of the cars (and parts) here in the USA!