Ask the pilot: Bailout nation: Will the airlines follow Detroit to the government trough?

I was watching those unfortunate CEOs from Ford and Chrysler and General Motors, cowering behind their microphones, weathering sneers and, in some cases, open mockery from their congressional interrogators. Anger toward the automakers has been almost palpable. Even the staunchest advocates of a bailout have taken little pity on these entities who, by most accounts, brought ruin upon themselves.… » Full Story on Salon.com