Hmm that is rather odd and sort of counter-intuitive since hybrids are fuel efficient for cars and Harley’s are most definately NOT fuel efficient for motorcycles. I could maybe let the whole American cars only thing slide because they have things in each class even if they are not the best in class. But Harley’s are just cruisers, that’s it. And if you try and squeeze Buell in there you get a little more selection but hardly American made for those models.

Globalization gives us choices!
Not if your running for president, or really any high level office, or your branded as unamerican and unpatriotic if your not about protectionism. Funny how outside of Michigan that doesn’t seem to matter.

That voice tugged at the very heartstrings of my emotional being. Now I have no choice but to vote for the man who thinks that Sarah Palin is qualified to run the White House.

Damn! Where is my Barack flavored Kool-Aid? Wait a sec. This is Hillary flavored. No wonder…

At least I didn’t drink the McKinney Skinny this time. Last time I did that I woke up with three gold capped teeth, a half empty bottle of malt liquor, and a ripped miniskirt.

Sadly, I’m beginning to think “no”.

A better line for McCain would be to appeal to those who are current on their cars, houses, and bills. And to those who are in the market for cars and houses and have suffered due to housing ’speculators’.

Of course, there may not be enough of such people in Michigan to win. Which is one more reason (for me) to ignore Detroit products…

I’m really tired of the term “Flip-flop”. When did it become a sin to change your mind based on the informed consensus of your team and/or the electorate. Leadership is not a one-way street. If George Bush had “flip-flopped” on a certain number of boneheaded moves, the US might not be in quite the straights it’s in right now.

There’s a certain value in being able to say “No, you’re right, we’ll change our position, based on what the people and/or our crack team of analysts think. Here’s why….”. I’d respect a leader that said that.

Of course, this is the same country that gets it’s collective panties in a bunch about what a candidate’s pastor says, won’t vote for someone who seems too smart and well-spoken, or has a significant portion of the electorate who won’t vote for one guy because his name is one letter different from a wanted terrorist’s.

Too bad this guy didn’t get nominated.

The US badly needs an economic conservative and a green liberal candidate. Or rather, they such candidates who stand a chance at winning, and Barr (or Ron Paul) and Nader certainly don’t.

I wouldn’t expect meaningful change until a significant number of disenchanted Democratic and Republican candidates are so sick of their current parties that they split off en masse. But that won’t happen, because the current system is so entrenched and works so well (if you’re a member of it) that there’s no need to change.

While it’s clear that winning is the #1 priority for both campaigns, there doesn’t appear to be a #2, #3, #4, etc priority list. They’ll each say whatever they think they need to say to win. To hell with principle.

All of these ridiculous marketing taglines about change are all garbage. As the late, great George Carlin would say, “It’s all bullshit and it’s bad for you”.

With the trillion dollar bailout, I cannot wait for “dude” and “bro” to be phased out in favor of “comrade.” I hope the bread lines won’t be too long in the new USSA.

Another side-effect of this mortgage disaster is that at this point, sad as it is to say, $50 billion for auto companies would be “in the noise” of the epic bailout planned for the financial firms. It would amount to something like %5 of the trillion (TRILLION!?) dollar tag being sent up the flag pole right now. “Sneaking” fifty billions into that bill for the auto companies, especially with all the votes at stake, suddenly becomes quite palatable I am afraid to all parties (no pun intended) concerned.

Too bad this guy didn’t get nominated.

Now watch your back. Here comes the Kool-Aid drinkers…