THE TRICK WAS TO...:

Car czar decision has critics revved up (CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN, 2/17/09, Politico)

The “car czar” is out. The Presidential Task Force on Autos is in.

And by taking longer than expected to decide which way to go, President Barack Obama is drawing fire from industry analysts and some key Democrats who fear he has inadvertently delayed help to an auto industry frantically trying to bail itself out.

...find a way to kill them off while appearing to help. Which is why he and W have both used delaying tactics.

Posted by Orrin Judd at February 17, 2009 8:51 AM