Editorial: Between the Lines - Throwing Chrysler to the Wolves

The mainstream media suffers from “opinion inertia.' Once the press corps adopts a certain angle on a story, its superglue city, facts be damned. To wit: TTAC's been slamming Chrysler for horrendous product quality, bizarre model choices, asinine marketing and a bloated, piss-poor dealer network since... ever. Meanwhile, our colleagues have been playing the underdog American automaker meme. Post Cerberus purchase, they’ve been ignoring Chrysler’s failed products and telltale gaffes, such as CEO Bob Nardelli's infamous "operationally bankrupt" admission. But now that rumors of a GM - Chrysler merger have surfaced, the media's woken up. And the fangs are out.