As a small investor in Bear Stearns I read with amazement your approval of the government's orchestration of the takeover of Bear by JPMorgan ("Wall Street's crisis", March 22nd).

I would just as soon see Bear go into liquidation and get the leftovers of an operation that had a value of over $80 per share. With my downside being a loss of the offer of $2-10 per share, why not?