Sony doesn't ask for bailout

Image of Sony Westmoreland facility from Westmoreland County

The AP is reporting that Sony will close a 2.8 million-square-foot facility in western Pennsylvania that employs about 650:

[Pennsylvania Governor] Ed Rendell said Tuesday the Westmoreland County plant is a casualty of the worldwide recession and innovations in making flat-panel televisions lighter.

He said Sony officials told him that the plant will not close immediately and that laid-off employees will be eligible for state-subsidized job training.

How can we let that happen? TV manufacturing is a vital part of our American heritage! Congress should bail out Sony now!