Schizo 'Conventional Wisdom' at Newsweek on Congress and Auto Industry

December 9th, 2008 2:40 PM

On Friday, Newsweek.com's Conventional Wisdom gave an approving up-arrow to Congress for brow-beating Detroit auto executives. The magazine lauded the Democratic Congress for having "rediscovered what oversight means."

But what a difference four days make. The December 9 Conventional Wisdom lambasts the notion of a federal auto industry "czar":

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Car Czar The only thing less comforting than the management of Detroit's Big Three is the thought of having Congress in the driver's seat.