>> jim, the government bailout of the auto industry seemed to work. it seems to be working. you were just raving about gm. >> yes. >> why isn't that confidence in the government figuring out how to do the gm deal correctly? why isn't that confidence translate to go the rest of the business community some. >> they don't know how on embrace a win. they go to some little battery company in michigan that would be defunct if it weren't for their checks but where is malawi? whittaker says i want the government out of my company. >> wait a minute. they hired whittaker. >> whittaker saying every day i want the government out of my company. >> breaking weather news. ezra klein is in washington, d.c. is someone watching? there are massive thunderstorms. we, obviously, have a lot of people that watch in washington, d.c. since this is washington, d.c. show. but a massive thunderstorm is coming through washington, d.c. right now. i know a lot of you watch the show while you're getting