
"The federal government is willing to spend trillions to right the economy. The $787 billion stimulus bill, including in its 1,100 pages thousands of programs unrelated to the home mortgage crisis or the constrained capital markets, is rationalized as necessary to jump-start the economy. That is like administering expensive blood transfusions rather than closing a significant wound." (Reprinted with permission)

"This is a sad day for me. It pains me to see my old company, which has meant so much to America, on the ropes. But Chrysler has been in trouble before, and we got through it, and I believe they can do it again."