"Since Chrysler is privately held, the books are not transparent, and no one knows what's in them. That's a bigger problem than blaming the unions." Greg Dworkin, Daily Kos

"Chapter 11 is the way to go here. The government should guarantee and/or supply DIP [debtor-in-possession] financing to ensure that the reorganization succeeds. As a result of the Chapter 11, current management would almost certainly be replaced -- which would be a very good thing." David Kravitz, Blue Mass Group

"Why are the standards so much higher for a company that employs blue-collar workers? I don't remember anyone screaming for concessions for the banking industry..." Susie Madrak, Suburban Guerilla

"Let's see, the Big Three lobby against higher CAFE standards, make gas-guzzling Hummers and SUVs that are now sitting on dealer lots, drag their feet on making fuel-efficient vehicles, and they want taxpayers to bail them out. No." Matt L. Barron, RuralVotes

"Um, how about 'with no concessions at all'?" Kari Chisholm, Blue Oregon

"I may be wrong, but I think the UAW has already agreed to make major concessions or has already made them. It was the management that hadn't shown a similar inclination." Tracy Viselli, Reno And Its Discontents

"It's hard to know where to draw a line on incompetent management when we're over $7 trillion in bailouts and loan guarantees. But surely, the Big Three are on the other side." James Joyner, Outside The Beltway

"The auto companies and the unions need to renegotiate their retirement and medical programs. A bailout will impede, rather than assist, the necessary restructuring of the auto business." David Kopel, The Volokh Conspiracy

"They should go into Chapter 13 bankruptcy." John Hawkins, Right Wing News

"We bailed out Chrysler in the 1980s and now they're back at the trough again. If we bail these companies out, we're just kicking the problem down the road. I say let them go bankrupt, reset their business models, and try again." Rob Port, Say Anything

"Rather than bail out the Big Three's crappy management and the UAW, it makes much more fiscal sense to simply buy the stock, install new management and union contracts more in tune with reality and then reprivatize the company and recoup the taxpayers' money by reselling the stock. More details here." Robert Miller, JoshuaPundit

"Certainly, these are all well-qualified candidates. However, I'm already exhausted with analysis of what these people will or will not do in these jobs. Recalling another secretary of Defense, there are too many known unknowns, in particular how well they will work with President Obama and what he will direct them to do. And let's not forget unknown unknowns. I'm withholding all judgments for now." Barbara O'Brien, The Mahablog

"The fact that so many of these nominations were in previous administrations concerns me, and if there will be change." Maegan Ortiz, VivirLatino

"Holder served as No. 2 to one of the worst, most lawless attorneys general in U.S. history. His role and his lies in the Elian Gonzalez abduction were despicable." David Kopel, The Volokh Conspiracy

"While I like aspects of Sen. Clinton's apparent ideology, I don't know if she can run a department. Keeping on Secretary Gates is a sign that President-elect Obama acknowledges the security challenges he inherits. The big negative with Holder is his baggage. Of the four, I expect that he's the one who will be toughest to confirm." David Gerstman, Soccer Dad

"All are big names. Gates is terrific. I question HRC's foreign policy, managerial and diplomatic competence and Holder's integrity. Geithner presided over the meltdown of the financial sector in New York but is oddly considered a rock star in financial circles." James Joyner, Outside The Beltway

"I give him an F for Clinton and Gates. Apparently everything said in the campaign meant nothing." Martin Solomon, Solomonia

"The foreign policy group have very similar views on Iran, foreign policy and the War on Jihad. Events may change those views, but only after a great deal of damage has been done. Oddly enough, Sen. Clinton is probably the odd person out here, with a slightly more realistic view of things -- but she will of necessity be forced to go with the flow of the group. Geithner gets a B-. He has a great deal of overall intelligence and experience, but is very likely to be mandated by Obama to continue the wholesale globalization of the U.S. economy. About the best thing that can be said about Holder is that he isn't Jamie Gorelick, whom I expected Obama to nominate." Robert Miller, JoshuaPundit