1
US makers built/build
plenty of high MPG cars that
compete well with world cars; quality is close, even or better,
but US buyers either wanted those SUVs, or were too blinded by Japanese build quality perceptions to give US makes a fair shake. Ex; a Malibu
will outperform any world car of comparison, but old notions persist in the dull US buyer's mind; crisp performance, roomy,
31mpg in the one I rented, and not cookie-cutter looks like the
nisson. And since SUVs and lt trucks sold so well, they perceive that that is all the US can build.
2
Conservatives who shout 'drill, baby drill' are who by large
bought said SUVs and trucks they did not need. Like a Harley, it is their phallic object to worship...
3
Knocking unions means you also close-minded, and do not know your history. They are no different from us, and look after their own self-interest.
4
Auto workers will never fully find other comparible work, and will be a drag on the recovery. And they have skills this country needs to maintain from a defence standpoint. Remember NAFTA...
5
Like the AIG and bank deals, we should get part public ownership, so when they recover (like Chrysler and Harley did), it will pay itself off, or more.