Recuse! J'Accuse!

Why is it that Toyota is being hounded by the US Government, which now just so happens to own two of its major competitors? Why are we letting Congress, the owner-manager of GM, hold hearing of the safety of Toyotas, with whom they are in economic competition? Should they not at least be required to recuse themselves, and let some neutral third party, such as Fiat, hear the case?

In the meanwhile, for your reading enjoyment, let me pass along this article, which I found at fpb 's journal here, ...