Interesting story on NPR this morning about how folks in Eastern Tennessee, and the state government, are reacting to the scandal that VW cheated it's way past emission tests in the US. A former governor is quoted as saying it's really about forgiving like you'd forgive a spouse. Or, it might be about a huge investment that the state made in getting VW to bring a production plant to Chattanooga.
http://www.npr.org/2015/10/30/453072643/as-an-investor-tennessee-maintains-support-for-volkswagen
http://www.npr.org/2015/10/30/453072643/as-an-investor-tennessee-maintains-support-for-volkswagen