Sigh.
Let's put numbers aside for a moment. We're losing track of the big picture here. The point is this, bottom line:
Given the way the economy works today, and given our dependence on oil (good, bad, or otherwise), every little bit helps, right?
Would anyone not agree (aside from you-know-who) that taking a baby-step is better than taking no step at all? Or is it better to just wait until some improbable solution comes along that fixes everything at once (it ain't gonna be drilling, either)?
If it's been proven (and it has, Lew) that proper tire pressure and traveling at proper speeds can help increase mileage, it's a good thing, right? We're not so deeply divided that we can't agree on this scientific fact, correct?
And if we can increase mileage, it means we can - however slightly - conserve fuel and literally not burn through it so quickly, is this also not a good thing?
So Barack Obama makes a statement, seemingly innocuous at the time (one would think), encouraging Joe Citizen to think about ways we can help out every day. In baby-steps. Fine.
OK, so the conservative talking heads pick up on the issue, and the next thing you know, "Obama's energy plan is to inflate your tires!" - as if this is the only thing he's suggesting, or as if he thinks that this will fix everything.
Obama never said that this was a fix-all, yet he is absolutely lambasted by people like Sean Hannity and Victoria Taft for ... for what, exactly? Trying to be helpful? For giving some kind of useful, non-governmental, every-day-life kind of information that could possibly <i>help</i> the situation, to whatever degree?
Oh, my. He's offering advice. How very, very ... <i>elitist</i> of him!
The attention this absolute NON-ISSUE is getting is beyond ridiculous. The sad part is, America is buying it. I can't figure out how or why, but these ridiculous attacks manage to stick.
And they are ridiculous, because the science behind Obama's statements seems pretty firm.
Obama said absolutely nothing wrong, and absolutely nothing controversial. Yet here we are, debating this RIDICULOUS issue with more vitriolic tirades against each other.
And why?
Because people like Victoria insist on spreading this nonsense like the manure that it is.
Let's put numbers aside for a moment. We're losing track of the big picture here. The point is this, bottom line:
Given the way the economy works today, and given our dependence on oil (good, bad, or otherwise), every little bit helps, right?
Would anyone not agree (aside from you-know-who) that taking a baby-step is better than taking no step at all? Or is it better to just wait until some improbable solution comes along that fixes everything at once (it ain't gonna be drilling, either)?
If it's been proven (and it has, Lew) that proper tire pressure and traveling at proper speeds can help increase mileage, it's a good thing, right? We're not so deeply divided that we can't agree on this scientific fact, correct?
And if we can increase mileage, it means we can - however slightly - conserve fuel and literally not burn through it so quickly, is this also not a good thing?
So Barack Obama makes a statement, seemingly innocuous at the time (one would think), encouraging Joe Citizen to think about ways we can help out every day. In baby-steps. Fine.
OK, so the conservative talking heads pick up on the issue, and the next thing you know, "Obama's energy plan is to inflate your tires!" - as if this is the only thing he's suggesting, or as if he thinks that this will fix everything.
Obama never said that this was a fix-all, yet he is absolutely lambasted by people like Sean Hannity and Victoria Taft for ... for what, exactly? Trying to be helpful? For giving some kind of useful, non-governmental, every-day-life kind of information that could possibly <i>help</i> the situation, to whatever degree?
Oh, my. He's offering advice. How very, very ... <i>elitist</i> of him!
The attention this absolute NON-ISSUE is getting is beyond ridiculous. The sad part is, America is buying it. I can't figure out how or why, but these ridiculous attacks manage to stick.
And they are ridiculous, because the science behind Obama's statements seems pretty firm.
Obama said absolutely nothing wrong, and absolutely nothing controversial. Yet here we are, debating this RIDICULOUS issue with more vitriolic tirades against each other.
And why?
Because people like Victoria insist on spreading this nonsense like the manure that it is.
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