Osama bin Laden is dead and GM is alive . . .

" . . . the best way to sum up the job the president has done — if you need a real shorthand — Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive,” (Vice President) Biden said, adding that he was passing on a line suggested to him by a supporter.

Obama signed off on the risky and unpopular bailout, seeking to save thousands of jobs, after concluding that if GM and Chrysler had failed, the entire auto parts support industry, as well as a third firm, Ford, could have also gone under.