Speaking truth to smug, self-satisfied morons

I sympathize with John Cole's and Glenn Greenwald's contempt for the Fox News actor who exhibited nothing but contempt and ridicule for his guest, Virg Bernero, the mayor of Lansing. But it has to be said that it is rare these days for a UAW supporter to be allowed to speak his mind on the teevee to the lengths mayor Bernero does. He speaks for many that it is high time that the leading lights of Washington stop feeling it is wise and appropriate for the sins of this economy to be placed on the backs of workers. The Fox talking head unknowingly illustrates Washington's disdain for people who make stuff, but at least the mayor is allowed to say his piece.

Watch it.

And the problem for GM, Chrysler, Ford, is not that it costs them $2000 more per car due to labor costs, it's that American cars typically cost $2000 less , according to Susan Helper of Case Western Reserve University, than comparable vehicles with Japanese marques and still Americans don't care to buy them.