The US senate failed to give support to the proposed $14 bn bailout plan to the struggling US car industry. ‘We were three words away from a deal’ said Republican senator Bob Corker. He has been a key negotiator on the failed package, and he is now blaming the White House, saying it undermined attempts to reach a deal. But why should American tax payers save this industry who sends it’s beggars in a private jet? Will Bush finally get one thing right?