Auto CEOs should hitch-hike next time

Is it bad that I hope Congress doesn't bail out the US automakers?

I mean, I definitely do not want 2.6 million Americans to lose their jobs. But neither do I want a single more Chevy or Ford on the road.

These corporations have been shoving gas-guzzling, poorly-made, and let's just be honest, fugly-ass cars down our throats for too long. That's what we have to choose from? I'll stick to Japanese or European, thank you very much.

The clincher for me was when one of the CEOs admitted in front of Congress last week that their business model for the last 20 years has been merely to compete with foreign automakers. Not to surpass, not to evolve, but just to play in the same league.

Oh, and they also fought Congress tooth and nail every time somebody suggested tightening fuel regulations. Now they want our money?? Ay, the arrogance.

But hey, at least this time they carpooled from Detroit together in one big, happy fuel-efficient road trip. That makes it all better.

As my 86-year old Grandma Nazima said in Arabic when we told her the news: "Next time they'll go by foot."