“As goes California, so goes the nation”…which IMHO could be a good thing in this case, provided it is handled properly. But as all things political, I have my doubts…Now my wife wants a divorce because I agreed with something Johnny boy said.

Yes, we all have to be flexible and open to new information. The problem with pervasive flip flopping is that it indicates a lack of courage to stand up for a core opinion/belief you hold, even when it’s not popular to do so. Obama has done this on a regular basis and as a result, unless you’re at the Obama trough, you’ve got to question what the guy really believes. The lack of a paper trail on him should also set off some alarms, but unfortunately, his supporters are clearly not open minded enough to ask those questions.

Same thing can be said for GM’s non-existent leadership. That’s a company with such little vision because it’s insulated itself from reality. Talk about groupthink. Organizationally, it acts like a child with arrested development.

Not that it had all that much effect anyway with all its loopholes. Call the HHR and PT Crusier “Trucks” sure! Vehciles getting 30mpg+ credit for a never to be used ability to burn ethanol, right on! Add an extra 1000 lbs to your Full Size SUV and make it entirely exempt the regs!

Honestly I think some flip flopping has to take place as more information is brought to light – it’s human nature to form an opinion on something only to change our minds later once more information is provided.

We’re seeing first hand what can happen when a leader/leadership sticks to their guns in light of all sorts of new and pertinent information (Wagonner and GM’s board of bystanders).

That guy in the picture sure does have a hopeless look on his face. Meanwhile, Milkshake McGee is taking a nap, because that’s what 90 year olds do. I think both candidates are lying weasels, but Johnny is way too greasy for me. I hate having to chose between the lesser of 2 evils, but I guess that’s just the way she goes.

Yep, agreed.

CA has one of the highest, if not the highest, taxes on gasoline in the country. Gas is not that expensive in california, gas plus california state government inefficiency is that expensive.

Any chance you guys might start drilling off the coast anytime soon? It would put a real crimp in the speculators style if they couldn’t be so sure that no more fuel may come on the market.

The flip flops both candidates are doing is the same old politics (I thought Obama was a new kind of politician. Oh well).

That being said, I guess one could argue that Obama’s voting record (with more ‘present’ votes than nearly all his peers) indicates that it’s not so much that he’s a flip flopper, but lacks an opinion one way or another. This should trouble his supporters, but for them, they don’t seem to want to be troubled by any pesky facts.

Without taking any sides, I have been very disappointed to see 2 candidates propelled to the nominations by voters who wanted change, the end of pork barrel, the end of Washington insiders, and all that.
And at the same time, those same voters still want their politicians to be the same as they always were! I.e. bring them the pork, appeal to their own vested interests, and bring on the same tired themes.

In the end, I don’t blame Obama or McCain, but I blame all of us for wanting change, without changing ourselves.

E85: the fuel that will not die.

John McCain must have come to the realization that he isn’t going to win the election. When in Iowa promise more support for ethanol and when in California say a word or two supporting CARB.

Actually, McCain said he DIDN’T support corn (i.e. ethanol) subsidies. In Iowa. No less.

We have met the enemy…

The California Air Resources Board has gone over board with regards to their regulatory authority. Their setting the standards for the rest of us is like having the tail wag the dog.