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The U.S. auto industry is (allegedly) on life support, gasping for cash. And who responds to the Code Blue?

The Big Three Stooges.

OK, maybe Larry, Moe and the other guy left their gold cufflinks at home, but everybody now knows how the Ford, GM and Chrysler CEOs trekked from Detroit to DC:

. Private jets.
. Plural.
. Three separate round-trips at roughly $20,000 each.
. How bad did this look? Even congressmen were appalled.