Obama in Lansing: Big Oil Bad, Big Auto Kinda Cute

I simply don't get it.

Sorry, I'm dumb that way.

While Barack Obama his aimed the cross hairs right at the chest of Big Oil, he seems to have found a cute but sorely abused lost dog in the form of Big Auto. The difference, I suppose, is that Big Oil is profitable despite the government's attempt to run it into the ground, while Big Auto has had its body poked and prodded by a triad of culprits including its own mismanagement (among its major sins is having not responded adequately to the well aimed impact of government regulations,) government coddled labor unions, and ever tightening government regulations designed to force a retooling of the fleet.

As it turns out, that is one of the things that makes Big Auto so danged cute. It has hundreds of thousands of union laborers in tow. And if there is one thing that cannot be tolerated, it is a heavily left-tilted voting constituency that has been tossed out of work so that Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama can save the planet, well, at least not without retraining.

Ronald Reagan had this to say about the government:

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."

It is safe to say that Big Oil is still moving while Big Auto has been stopped cold.

Obama told 1,000 screaming fans, “We’re going to get them back on track."

So, lets dig a little deeper into the wallet boys and girls--this dog is going to need fixing, shots and $4 billion worth of salve.