If anyone thinks that last week's crushing, humiliating defeat might have launched a process of self-examination among the defeated and rejected, think again. This is what's on the front page of The New York Times right now.

Democrats Seek Help for Automakers

Lobbyists Swarm the Treasury for Piece of Bailout Pie

Democrats in Congress are saving the collapsing auto industry; republicans at Treasury are throwing your money out the windows for the benefit of lobbyists. It doesn't get clearer than that.