...my faith in government.

I'm for bailing out the Detroit automakers. In essence, nationalizing 'em. I want the government to dictate what comes out of those plants. No more gas-guzzling vehicles. Instead, smaller cars that use little gas. And the primary mission should be to develop electric cars and to start manufacturing them in big numbers. Yes, government should take the lead. Show that it can be done. If private enterprise thinks it can do better than government -- well, then go ahead and try. And let's have government sponsor research projects into alternative fuels, such as hydrogen. I'm putting my faith in altruistic and well-run government rather than in the greedy, money-grubbing private sector. --Jim Broede