What began with the banks has spread to the auto companies. Are the insurers of home-and-car next?Alan Aronoff wrote in an American Thinker piece entitled “The Politicization of the Auto Industry” that,“The American automotive industry will not be nationalized under the Obama administration; it will be politicized.”The common denominators of nationalization and socialism are collectivism and its modus operandi -- central planning.In the spirit of Henry Ford, who resisted FDR’s National Recovery Administration (NRA), the Ford Motor Company has not accepted bailout money.  It will soon be the only U.S. auto manufacturer without a major ownership role deeded to the federal government and the United Auto Workers Union. When the price of gasoline moves toward the $4.00 per gallon mark again, and stays there, Ford sales of trucks and SUVs will decline. Its revenue from car sales won’t be able to sustain the company. Bankruptcy is likely in its...(Read Full Post)