Please Save Us... Fiat?

So here's the situation:
1) We are a huge car company (Chrysler) that is hemorrhaging cash so badly that the president of the United States has stepped in to help.
2) People don't really like our cars due to a reputation for poor quality.
3) We've almost spent all of our bailout money, and we need a plan.

And the solution is...
Wait for it...
FIAT!!

That's right, Fiat.

It really is a perfect match. Both have poor quality reputations. Both are looked down on by car buyers. Both have corrupt leadership. It's a match made in heaven. I mean, be honest, doesn't the idea of owning a sparkling new Fiat sound even worse than owning a spanking new Chrysler? Ha! That's called progress!

Who thinks this crap up? It what bizarro world does this sound like a plan to build a stronger car company that will protect American jobs? The Italians won't help us - they'll hang us. And we made it easy for them.

If relying on the Italians to save us is the best plan we have, then I am afraid that our government is failing to admit how truly desparate the situation is. This move stinks of confusion, denial, and (soon) regret.

The cure is turning out to be worse than the disease.