We were told to bail out GM and Chrysler to "save" them, then they promptly went bankrupt. All we did was prolong their demise - they should have removed the ventilator BEFORE we gave them any the medicine many of us knew would not work. I like metaphors, so it is like the doctor gave some medicine which cause the doctor to get sick.
It particularly irritates me that GM is being maneuvered into having to stick together as a whole. Why can’t the cherries (e.g. Cadillac) survive, and the lemons die? At least it was good that Saturn was able to duck out.