House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in Detroit today for the North American International auto show with other Congressional leaders -- kind of like a visit from the board, given that the government owns much of GM and Chrysler. Pelosi joked last month that the trip was to check out "the Back 40."
Pelosi said the trip is to "see first-hand the innovative technologies the industry is investing in to create the jobs of the future and to ensure our national competitiveness," and demonstrate "our commitment to continue to preserve our manufacturing base."