Total Recall

Am I the only one who has had the passing thought that the Great Toyota Recall of 2010 and the media attention focused on might simply be a ploy to sway drivers toward purchasing vehicles from GM?

Apparently not.

But for some conservative bloggers and even some mainstream media outlets, this is much more than a passing thought. It's a frightening harbinger of the New World Order.

I don't really think that the government is sabotaging Toyota's image to garner buyers. But I will say this: GM has survived for so long by sole virtue of being an American institution, not a competitive company. I think it's going to be a while before they are able to work past using media and government funds as their business plan, and start actually acting like a car company.