A lot has been written about how GM and their Detroit brethren Chrysler and Ford are a bunch of dummies. The news that they all took separate jets to plead for a bailout does not make them look any smarter.

This post over at graduated taste is awesome. It talks about what Richard Branson, one of the world’s best showmen, would have done had he owned GM.

Caveat: I have flown Branson’s airline, Virgin Atlantic, once from Los Angeles to London. I have to say it was among the worst flights I have ever taken. The seats were tiny and uncomfortable, the stewardesses had a nasty attitude, and the food was putrid. The nadir of the flight was on our approach to Heathrow, when all of the staff whipped out their cellphones as we were circling the airport, and started making evening plans.

BUT…when our connection on Emirates got delayed, they were quite helpful and nice.