For the last time people, GM is asking for LOANS, which they would pay back- not a bailout. No one seemed to care when the Government gave loans to the Airlines after 9/11, but I guess that's because you can't just drive up the street to a foreign airline after the American ones go out of business
Incidentally- the Government backed loans for the airlines actually turned a $300M profit for the Government in less than two years. Giving a loan to the world's largest carmaker could actually turn out to be a great way for the Government to generate some funds to use toward other areas of the budget that need attention.
Wall Street journal Article HERE