Today is historic for two reasons. First, it is the four year anniversary of my receiving a life-saving kidney from my big brother, Butch. Second, it is the day that the federal government has gotten controlling interest in two out of three of the biggest automobile manufacturers.

Butch – I can’t tell you how much better my life has been the past four years and hopefully into the future because of your gift to me. As you know, I am a wimp of almost cosmic proportions so your gift saved us all years and years of me whining and complaining. Seriously, thanks.

President Obama – good luck running the auto industry. Now that you have the labor unions involved this all is beginning to look like a really bad rendition of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.; everybody in government and business looks and sounds like Wesley Mooch.

GAMA people should be doing double back-flips over the fact that almost every domestic made car will be done by the government now. Once Obama and the others get involved in the day-to-day of car making, they will be turning out cars much like the former Soviet Union did when they controlled their industries. I’m talking about terrible cars that nobody wants to buy.

This will lead people to flock to the skies and buy aircraft that are still made by rational human beings. At least until the Government takes over that business as well. Are Cessna, Mooney, Piper and Boeing “too big to fail”?

We would be well advised to place our deposits on future aircraft deliveries now to preclude that sad day. Personally, I don’t want to fly a plane with federally mandated air mileage figures, eighteen federally mandated airbags and charges built into the price of the thing two cover federally mandated two month paid vacations for the union/management workers.

So, Comrades, buy your airplane today before the next five year plan for aviation is announced.