Union Goon Assumes Duties As Obama's Car Czar

The unions made General Motors and Chrysler what they are today, so why not?

After just five months on the job, President Obama's "Car Czar," Steven Rattner, is quitting. An administration official gives Politico this terse explanation: “He determined that this was the right decision for him and his family at this time." His replacement, a six-figure official with the Steelworkers' Union named Ron Bloom, is already waiting in the wings. It sounds like a firing, but if the GM and Chrysler deals turn out poorly, Rattner will probably be happy he's already gone.

The scandal-plagued Rattner probably needs to devote some time to his own self defense.