Oh yeah, they have a lot of routes that the Bigs have. Not. And it isn't directly pertaining to "free trade" except and as regards the rather sudden claims of fabulous economics. Gee, isn't that interesting how these fundamental sectors can be dying on the vine...but oh, look at those supposedly accurate macro-numbers. Again, Not! As far as gas prices, as you should know that is a result of a lack of free trade, with RINOS and RATs preventing exploration and development of our own resources. And they aren't defeated yet. Look at how even supposedly conservative GOP candidates like Mark Kennedy (R-MN 6th Dist) and US Sen. Norm Coleman...have BOTH gone along with the Rats on stifling progress on ANWR.
And GM, good grief, incompetent management plus unionized workers will kill any company.
So GM suddenly, after coming up with a whole new line of very competitive vehicles, is "incompetent."
Japanese companies make better, cheaper cars in the US than US companies do.
Cheaper? Not last I checked. You can get a better GM, Ford or Dodge pickup or SUV than anything made by Japanese companies anywhere....here or there...for less.
The management is doing good things. Its just that they can't carry the load of the pension funds that they inherited from when the democrats ruled all industry-labor relations. Nor does GM simply file Ch 11 like the NWA or Delta...they have too much cash in hand ($25 billion). So you can lambaste unions if you want, and even prior management (which had unions on one side, with the government on the other side backing the unions). I can tell you for sure, the net result of GM taking the dive they are in downsizing is really bad news for the U.S. populace. Not just is it lost GDP. And tax revenues. And of course, innovativeness, as they won't have as big a cash revenue base to support their R&D. Nope, it is because they will be forced to rely on the plants they have built in China for their U.S. market. This is a slippery slope to U.S. industrial oblivion. The Japanese, being canny businessmen, will follow suit.
Definitely a good time to be heavily dependent on poor fuel economy vehicles.
Perhaps you should consider putting down the Big Three kool-aid and steping away from the computer. Or did you miss them getting beat down by Japan the last few years?