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An industry that became brain-dead: by Thomas L. Friedman

"...And it included endless lobbying to block Congress from raising the miles-per-gallon requirements. The result was an industry that became brain-dead.

Nothing typified this more than statements like those of Bob Lutz, GM's vice chairman. He has been quoted as saying that hybrids like the Toyota Prius “make no economic sense.” And, in February, D Magazine of Dallas quoted him as saying that global warming “is a total crock of [expletive].”

These are the guys taxpayers are being asked to bail out."
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