Toyoda's Toyotas

BAM. See what I did there?

So Toyota's been in the news a lot recently because of the whole faulty break issue. Today, the owner was finally in court to discuss what to do.

According to the Wall Street Journal, "The hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was the second of three planned by Congress on Toyota's safety crisis, which has prompted the Japanese car maker to recall more than eight million vehicles world-wide for unintended acceleration, brake problems and other issues."

That's a lot of cars.

Now, I don't exactly think a bunch of hearings is going to do much good. I mean, this guy probably had nothing to do with the issue in the first place. Do you think Mr. Toyoda is down there, up to his elbows in oil, makin' cars? No. I think Mr. Toyoda is sitting in a Japanese mansion, rolling in a pile of money.

But his company sent out eight million faulty cars, so it is his responsibility to fix the problem. I just think the government is doing it wrong.

I mean, according to Reuters, "Under a program announced by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the U.S. arm of Toyota Motor Corp promised expedited repairs and other "special accommodations" to New York residents who bought Toyota vehicles from dealers in that state."

They are paying heavy reparations for the mistake. They are redoing the cars. Let's open up the courts for important things.