In Thomas Friedman’s latest article, he suggest we have Steve Jobs run the car companies for a year, as part of a bail out deal.  After living in an IT industry built on inovation for the last decade, it is hard to understand how our automakers have failed so clearly in this respect.  And, it is even harder to see them heading towards a taxpayer bailout when it is sink or swim for the rest of us.  How do you ever get better if you keep getting bailed out?  Its like the kid given too much early in life… it is almost impossible for them to ever break the cycle.  I hope its different with our automakers.  I hope Mr. Jobs is offered the job and accepts.  I doubt he will fail to innovate!