this shutdown. and it is symbolic of the failure of our government to pull together, unlike the people here who knew how to pull together to get something tough done. the cemetery at the site is the final resting place for 9,400 killed in the d-day invasion. turning to this week s office politics, steve ratner speaks of a near death experience of two of america s largest car companies. he played a big role in the revival of the so-called car czar. i was not an auto guy. i never worked with cars. i knew nothing about autos. but i knew something about companies. i have never seen two companies in worse shape, for two very different reasons.
to losing the power like no longer intimidating those who duddenly don t feel you at all. like the moment in the wizard of oz when dorothy discovers via the dog totto no less there is a metaphor for you, but i digress. there is no oz behind the curtain and the powerful oz takes a big tumble, right then and there. doesn t obama know it now? now some ceos are speaking out against the guy. some don t surprise me, like the oil guy. or the healthcare insurance guys, once petrified to think of raising premiums for fear of being made that day s villain du jour now doing so enmass as if to stick it to the big guy du jour. those guys i can see. the auto guy? the auto guy? the guy the president bought and paid for to safely conclude they owed him and