“I’M GETTING’ BUGGED DRIVIN’ UP AND DOWN THE SAME OLD STRIP…”

I wrote the following letter to Jim Mateja, the Chicago Tribune’s car columnist and one of the foremost practitioners of his craft, in response to his correct contention that Ed Whitacre, whom the Obamacrats selected to be Chairman of the Board of the new GM, is no car guy. I thought my readers might like it:

6/28/09

Hi Jim,

You are absolutely right when you state that the new non-executive Chairman of GM, Ed Whitacre, is “another member of the non-car guys club.” (Letters, 6/28/09) Whitacre said himself, as J.S. of Bartlett pointed out, “I don’t know anything about cars.” However, as the former chairman and CEO first of SBC and then of AT&T after the merger of those two telecommunications giants, he knows plenty about sucking up to politicians. Sadly, this will be the most necessary and highly valued skill at GM, Chrysler, and probably scores or hundreds of our once great corporations as the brave new world of Ma Government unfolds.