When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
To Avoid Fuel Limits, Subaru Is Turning a Sedan Into a Truck:
It's all smoke and mirrors -- which some of you may recall is what candidate George H.W. Bush claimed about the economic proposals of candidate Ronald Reagan.
You recall further that once Reagan gained the nomination and appointed Bush as his VP candidate, Bush shut up about smoke and mirrors and began supporting the program.
The press asked him what changed his mind. He gave some sort of gobbledygook answer -- I forget the exact circumlocution now -- and that, ladies and gentlemen, was the last time the press questioned a Bush family member closely.
So what does the Bush family have to do with Subarus' fuel economy? The Bush administration is responsible for letting gas economy standards slip and slide.
For some 20 years we made good improvement in our regulations in regard to environmental cleanup. Republican and Democrat alike agreed to it. Who did not agree were the manufacturers who saw the regulations as a cut into their profits.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
(except the specific sources credited in quotes)
To Avoid Fuel Limits, Subaru Is Turning a Sedan Into a Truck
To Avoid Fuel Limits, Subaru Is Turning a Sedan Into a Truck:
Light trucks now account for more than half of all passenger vehicles sold in the country, up from about a fifth in the late 1970's.
It's all smoke and mirrors -- which some of you may recall is what candidate George H.W. Bush claimed about the economic proposals of candidate Ronald Reagan.
You recall further that once Reagan gained the nomination and appointed Bush as his VP candidate, Bush shut up about smoke and mirrors and began supporting the program.
The press asked him what changed his mind. He gave some sort of gobbledygook answer -- I forget the exact circumlocution now -- and that, ladies and gentlemen, was the last time the press questioned a Bush family member closely.
So what does the Bush family have to do with Subarus' fuel economy? The Bush administration is responsible for letting gas economy standards slip and slide.
For some 20 years we made good improvement in our regulations in regard to environmental cleanup. Republican and Democrat alike agreed to it. Who did not agree were the manufacturers who saw the regulations as a cut into their profits.
Palema
5:54 AM
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