50 Billion Dollar Fixer Upper

When I was growing up and even today I have always been convinced that a Chevrolet automobile was better than a Ford or Chrysler automobile. I have never been able to explain that reasoning but I know I would still never buy a Ford or Chrysler and for that matter you can kick me in the ass if I ever buy any American car.
With the $50 billion government bailout of General Motors the tax payers of America now own what was once the greatest automobile company on the face of the Earth. The company's luster has faded just as the luster on this 1967 SS 396 Chevelle has. The car's 396 cubic inch V8 motor coupled with a positive traction rear end and 4:10 ratio gears begged to be driven as hard as humanly possible.
GM was in it's glory days when it produced this car but what happened in the following years was a shame brought on by corporate greed. General Motors decision to build cars that would fall apart after a few years so that the consumer would need to buy a new one is the main reason the company is now in bankruptcy. Once you screw the public they never forget it! Over the years GM has refused to build cars the public wanted and gave America gas guzzlers even when gasoline was $4 a gallon so now we are staring upon GM's tombstone. With their body barely cold I find myself filled with I dare say "JOY". The days of GM's glory are as dull as the taillights on this classic yet the company begs America for one more chance, promising that this time it really does understand the need to build cars the public may want to buy.
General Motors turns 100 years old this year so maybe America should give them another chance because anything that has lasted 100 years deserves something special. They convinced us to give up the horse and saddle and even our buggy whips. They let us make out in their back seats and watch movies on the big screen. They let us cruse the A&W and flirt with the car hops. They even let us see the ocean for the first time through one of their windshields but it is a new day and a new century. Whats a billion or even 50 billion for that matter all I know is I'll never be able to buy a SS 396 Chevelle and even if I could buy a fixer upper I would never be able to afford to fill it up with gasoline. Dreams are all I'll ever have but dream I can because somewhere in America there are still A&Ws and car hops to flirt with.