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I want Ford to succeed even more than you because I live in Detroit and do work with automotive manufacturers, primarily the "Big Three," but also some Asians.

Of the "Big Three," Ford is by far in the worst shape. Cutting costs is only part of the problem. They need to start designing products (particularly cars) that people want to buy, stop losing market share and completely rebuild morale of both employees and its dealer body.

GM looks like they are starting to turn the corner. GM has introduced a number of new models and its new full-size pickups have received rave reviews. Chrysler Group has major inventory problems, but has lots of new models it's about to launch. Then, there's Ford.

A lot of people question the wisdom of paying top-dollar for a new CEO with no automotive experience. Typically outsiders named to high positions in the auto industry fail.

Unfortunately, with all Ford's problems, I'm not sure any competitor would want to merge with them.

You bring up a good point. Many different companies are affected by the health of the car industry. If we lose American manufacturing, we would lose thousands of related jobs. I do not believe you can be a great country if you manufacure nothing. Do liberals and anti-American conservatives believe that we can serve hamburgers to each other and maintain our prosperity and our status in the world?