Goring the ox . . .

The so-called big three auto makers have nobody really to blame but themselves for the predicament they're in, but doesn't anyone find it ironic that their harshest criticism is coming from the Senators from Nissan and Toyota?

That would be Senators Shelby and Corker . . . who just happen to have large foreign car makers in their states.

It would be almost funny if we weren't talking about the meltdown of American manufacturing here . . . not to mention a hell of a lot of jobs, and lives . . .

The question that really is before the congress right now is simple: Do we want American-owned heavy industry in this country, or should it (and the profits) just go completely overseas?

And if we do want manufacturing, how do we restrain the greed and stupidity that have brought it to this point?

Funny, that question didn't come up Thursday.