Conspiracy theory of the week

Did the White House fake out Gettlefinger?  Get him to turn down a somewhat unattractive deal from Corker by signalling that they were ready to tide GM over, and then pull the deal?  I don't know that bankruptcy will destroy the UAW, but they probably won't have a lot of members and money left to campaign for Democrats in 2010.

What remains to be seen is whether GM really can't make it to January 21st without a cash infusion, or whether that was just a negotiating tactic.  I tend to think they meant it, but these sorts of pleas are usually exaggerated to get the best possible deal, so it's impossible to know.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2008/12/conspiracy-theory-of-the-week/4470/