It's funny. I was sitting there listening to the Big Three Auto Makers discuss their financial issues and I thought to myself, "God I hope flew commercial to this thing". Of course I feared these morons had flown on their personal or company planes, but I hoped they had thought ahead a little bit.

This single act alone sums up the problems at GM, Ford and Chrysler. "Out of touch" would be too easy to pin on them. I like to think of it as Economic Retardation. But then again the question of nature or nurture comes into play. For the last 50 years the Big Three have had to deal with the Economically Retarded Unions too, so perhaps it rubbed off.

Whatever money has been spent by these companies on media relations, brand management or just plain old damage control needs to be refunded. Whoever is advising these goof balls is stroking them and their wallets hard.

So I am going to offer a little free advice...

To Rick Wagoner, Robert Nardelli and Alan Mulally,

Have your people deploy 1 of every car you build in any alternative fuel form, in front of the Capital Building prior to your next appointment with the money printers. We want to see Volts, EV100's (dust them off if you have too) we want to see hybrids, electrics, solar powered, fuel cell, banana powered, whatever you've got, make sure there is one of each at the door when Congress shows up. Then DRIVE ONE TO THE BEGGING YOURSELF, or better, CAR POOL, you are all coming to the same place to grovel.

Show America, and those equally Economically Retarded Congressional Members, what you are working on. Have time tables set up on when each is going to be available, what you are doing to speed up those dates, how many are on the road now, and what you intend to do to increase those numbers. Have children deployed at each car with a rehearsed 2 minute speech about America, their future and why the Big Three are interconnected to that future. (Congress people will do anything for the children)

Then have a real plan in place to streamline the s*** out of your companies, merge them or propose another solution that makes sense instead of "We have a plan". Show the plan!!!

Then lay off 25% of your workforce upon your return to Detroit, equally from Blue and White collars alike. Send thousands to the unemployment lines if you do not get the answer you want in the time frame required.

This gentlemen, is a death match, and right now, you are getting your asses handed to you.

But what would I know; I'm just an Average American.