Cavuto on GM bankruptcy: "The government has now become Tony Soprano and you don't make a move without checking with Tony"

Wow. You mean they might have to learn how to make fuel efficient cars? OMFG!!! Long-term viability being FORCED on them by the GOV'T. Save me from the tyranny of long-term profitability.

Unlike Cavuot, I actually WORK in the Auto Industry. Gov't intervention is the least of GM concerns. And always remember: THEY ASKED FOR THIS!!! BEGGED for it! THEY FLEW TO D.C. AND LOBBIED FOR THIS IN PERSON!!! So let's not shed too many tears for GM because of what the gov't may or may not do. Ford made their choice, GM and Chrysler made theirs. Time will tell who was right, assuming all three weren't.

Couldn't this hack cavuto (who as a child actor, played the part of Eddie Munster on 'The Munsters' television show... I bet you didn't know that), couldn't this hack just as easily have said:

"The Federal Government's role at GM has now become like Bill Gates at Microsoft, and you don't make a move without checking with Bill"

Or even to have said "the government has now become Henry Ford, and you don't make a move without checking with Henry"

Why didn't this hack cavuto (who played Eddie Munster back in his better days), why didn't he analogize the situation to be like Bill Gates at Microsoft, or better yet, like Henry Ford at Ford Motor Company?

Even this analogy would have been apt...

"The government has become rupert murdoch, and you don't make a move without checking with rupert"

Cavuto's just getting cocky because since "The Sopranos" ended, his show has the most strip club footage on television.

That's funny, I distinctly recall all these republicans saying they want bankruptcy over bailouts. They got what they wanted, and they are still complaining? Figures.

The government has become Tony Soprano?

Too bad Fox News remains Forrest Gump.

Yea but would Tony drive a car that get's 35.5 MPG? It's got to be a short term idea for a small car manufacturer. What size car will be built to get this kind of millage? What are two parents and 4 kids going to ride in that get's 35.5 MPG. Sorry I forgot about the VW Vans. How much millage do they get anyway? Wait, they DON'T MAKE THEM ANYMORE! Maybe there's a Toyota or Nissan that can hold 6 large Americans. How's GM, Ford or Chrysler going to compete with that? Who picked 35.5 MPG anyway? Why not 35 or 37.5, why 35.5? Is there a mysterious advantage to reduced carbon dioxide emissions that makes 35.5 the perfect number?