Last one out, turn off the lights.

There's something poetic about this line in a report from the Detroit auto show.

By mid-morning, an estimated 5,000 journalists stood 10-deep to watch General Motors Corp. vehicles sashay down a fashion-show runway. Along the sidelines, 600 GM employees, retirees, and suppliers yielded signs and yelled cheers to support the company.

Employees, retirees, and suppliers. That's about all who's left in GM's corner.