Minnie Pearl talked of a cousin who bought bushels of hay for $5 each, trucked them to customers out of town, and sold them for $4 each.  Minnie said, "You ain't makin' money that way."  Her cousin said, "You're right, I need a bigger truck."Or maybe he needed a czar.  A car czar.  How bizarre.  The auto bailout would make more sense if it were a Dr. Seuss book.Here is what Robert Lutz, vice chairman of GM, said in an interview :"I wouldn't like to speculate what would unfold, but suffice it to say the survival of the company as we know it would be highly questionable if we don't get some bridge loan."Note the phrase "as we know it."  As we know it!  The company as we know it is losing $2 billion a month!  We don't want the GM we know; we want a different GM.  We want a GM that makes money."You're selling cars for $25,000 but it costs you $27,000 to make them.  You're not making...(Read Full Post)