10:30 a.m.

• So peep the opening paragraph to this article about how car leasing may be a thing of the past.

Detroit's money troubles are starting to put a key part of the American dream -- a pricey new car -- out of reach for some people...

A PRICEY NEW CAR out of reach for SOME PEOPLE? Hmmm, let’s see, a big-ticket item is too costly for some people but there’s a way for said laymen to acquire the product, which they really can’t afford. Sound familiar? What industry does this sound like whose bubble recently burst?

And since when did a "pricey new car" become a "key part of the American dream"? God I'm so out of touch.