HEY, IF YOU’RE NOT A CRONY, YOU DON’T GET IN ON THE GOODIES FROM CRONY CAPITALISM: Private emails detail Obama admin involvement in cutting non-union worker pensions post-GM bailout. “New emails obtained by The Daily Caller contradict claims by the Obama administration that the Treasury Department would avoid “intervening in the day-to-day management” of General Motors post-auto bailout. These messages reveal that Treasury officials were involved in decision-making that led to more than 20,000 non-union workers losing their pensions.” (Via NewsAlert). Bonus question: Did somebody lie to Congress about this?

Meanwhile, reader Ed Stephens emails, “It really is like something out of Atlas Shrugged.” For some people, it’s a cautionary tale. For others, it’s a how-to manual . . . .