Assigning blame in the auto bailout collapse.

The LATimes takes one tack on blame for the bailout collapse, pinning it squarely on "conservative Republicans" with antipathy towards unions.

"This is the Democrats' first opportunity to pay off organized labor after the election," read an e-mail circulated Wednesday among Senate Republicans. "This is a precursor to card check and other items. Republicans should stand firm and take their first shot against organized labor, instead of taking their first blow from it."

(Good to know the focus is on saving the economy.)

Politico outlines the GOP plans to make it all about the UAW.

The NYTimes splits blame between Senate Republicans and Gettelfinger, the UAW president. (And Corker comes out a hero doing the Sunday shows?)

Thankfully, the White House appears willing to cover these politicking Senators and bailout the automakers from the TARP. (However, that makes their politicking somewhat costless.)

(Let's remember, these are the same Republicans who opposed a minimum wage rise for a decade.)