Rule of the Mandarins

These guys at the car companies have been wasting tons of money and haven't accomplished very much.  Someone else should run their businesses.  Who should we put in charge there?  Why Congress, of course!  After all, we don't want too much change, do we?  If they suddenly started using money efficiently and actually building cars that people want it could prove very unsettling to the economy. Last thing we want in these uncertain times is an abrupt change, and who else has the experience of wasting money on such a colossal scale?

Of course the actual person running it can't just be a politician.  It has to be someone with the right technical skills.  Engineer?  Businessman?  Silence you crazed ideologue!  We need someone with sympathy and understanding for all the interests and social values at stake.  Yes, that's right: a lawyer.  I am surprised we didn't think of it before.  In fact, that was probably the whole problem in the first place over there at the car companies: not enough lawyers.