On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:20:36 GMT, "Larry L"
wrote:

A
healthy company is far more likely to be there in 15years to supply parts
than a temporarily bailed out one ... IMO

I hope you are right, but you forget the unions. The unions will not
budge an inch. They would just as soon cut off their nose to spite
their face. Poor planning, poor product, poor design, and a screwed
up I-deserve-it work force will bring down any future GM/Ford merger.