Mr. Frank

Nah, think lower and also body cavity.

“…they will save us billions of dollars in money we’ve been sending to the Persian Gulf and elsewhere…”

Mitsu

Dude, it’s called “domestic oil production”. No, it’s not just for oil, it’s also for petroleum products that you use in the production of plastics and other materials. Can you say polyester? Surely you must be thinking of those leisure suits you heard about, that is true. Hmmm, go a head and take off that R.E.I fleece you’s wearin’ and look inside the collar, vas dis? POLYESTER!!!!!

Energy independence is a nice goal we want to get to, but the current plan just don’t factor in the domestic need for oil and the use of domestic production during the transition period to cleaner and greener fuel.

Clue, get some.

Consider the air quality of the LA basin 40 years ago, and the # of cars then and now. Much better.

BTW, US emission standards were way ahead of the rest of the world.

Having Obama run the auto industry is like putting a 14 year old behind a semi on a curving mountain road. He couldn’t even run the Annenberg Challenge, and he thinks he can run the auto industry? Lords preserve us.

Saw 8 in Cambodia once. Dad, driving, Mom (holding baby), Grandpa, four young kids (one in front of dad, one between Mom & Dad, one on Grandpa’s lap, one behind him). Plus a dog and a chicken. And not a helmet in sight. It was truly amazing. But 6 is also the max I’ve seen in Indonesia. If Obama wants to ride around that way, that’s his business, but he shouldn’t be forcing it on the rest of us. But “for thee, not for me…”

“Nothing more deserving or entertaining than Union Thugs beating and getting beaten by Government Thugs!”

Blue on blue!

Mitsu Says:

May 20th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
You guys are writing as though these mandates only apply to American car manufacturers. They don’t — they will apply to ALL manufacturers, obviously, foreign and domestic, across the board. And they’re long overdue, as they will save us billions of dollars in money we’ve been sending to the Persian Gulf and elsewhere. Not to mention reducing greenhouse gases and pollution.

Furthermore these standards are already in place in Europe, Japan, and elsewhere. We’re simply playing catch-up.

Mitsu, I don’t believe that the rest of the world has such strict emission standards. Car companies specifically make cars for US vs non US, and the US ones are typically the neutered version. That’s why some of the best Jeep and Toyota products are sold elsewhere, but not in the US.

You will also note that some of the most efficient vehicles are not sold in the US. The reason is that CAFE standards are at odds with efficiency; hence our industry is hampered at attaining top fuel efficiency.

Furthermore, CAFE has hampered efficiency by punishing big cars, with the result that people now buy trucks. The 70s station wagon was replaced by minivans and SUVs, an unintended consequence of CAFE. This Obamanation will further this effect. Soon, everyone will be driving a truck.

Face it. We’ve all been slowly marinated in the sauce of Government knows best and now America is cooked.

Never miss an opportunity to take advantage of ……..

I submit the current catastrophes were oh so more than “allowed to happen” in order to “take advantage of it”.

Too many things have occurred at once, basically, and fallen into place, causing the constituent freezing fear that has allowed us to be where we are. W is way too silent. Surely, he has a mouthful he could say. Quietest ex-president I’ve ever seen. I mean…the man has disappeared. Is it him, or the MSM making sure he is missing by exclusion? They don’t even seem to be curious. I never hear a word from them wondering where Bush is and what he’s doing.

We are at a point where one can no longer look at these things individually. The cumulative result is what matters. The snowflakes have become avalanche.