Big Auto ... what do they owe us?

Al Gore (Gore tells Newsweek) doesn't want a White House job, but he does have advice for Barack Obama: Use the bailout plan to transform the Big Three automakers. As vice-president, Gore rolled out a billion-dollar program to pay for fuel-efficient Detroit vehicles—"but as soon as they felt they were off the hook, they pulled the plug and walked away," Now Obama can transform Michigan into a hybrid electric car hub, he says.