Robert Hall

+1. Very well stated, sir. This summarizes quite well the qualities of Obama that I like. McCain on his own--esp. McCain of 2000--- seems more capable of the job than Bush ever did, IMHO. But adding Palin to the equation skews the ticket to the far right.... which is 100% against me and my views...I view the evangelical social conservative right as hypocritical, intolerant, anti-science, anti-progress. This is coming from living around and working with some of them over the last 10 years...the Colorado Springs 'Focus on the Family' crowd is scary as hell. I want nothing to do with supporting those people and fear for the nation if they are in power. Rob

True....I suppose I thought people were smarter now than then.. I'm too optimistic, I suppose.

This sounds like the kind of nonsense made up by Karl Rove or Rush Limbaugh. Zero credibility.

I had the same thought....I saw 'smorgasbord' and thought 'buffet'!!! Chow down!

Nothing wrong with that. A left dominated supreme court would be infinitely better than a right dominated supreme court, IMHO. Way too many conservatives in the court now. Yes, the amount of vacation provided in most jobs in the US is absurdly low.. I've been at places with only 2 weeks vacation, though 3 to start is the norm in my industry... I had 4 weeks at one place after a few years. 6 weeks is common in Europe.

humidity

This car reminds me of one of those puzzles they have in Collectible Automobile magazine occasionally, an illustration several car parts glommed together and you have to guess what came from where... too bizzare

Keeping things out of reach is something I've been learning about the last couple weeks with a 5 month old puppy at home now... the adult dogs in the house are fine, but the puppy (3 pounds of Yorkie joy) will take my socks out of the clothes basket, chew on my shoes, even try and carry off the tv remote... She even unzipped my backpack which was sitting on the sofa, pulled out my iPod, and started chewing on the earbuds.. Ginger:

The whole prospect of the merger still seems surreal to me. Desperate times lead to desperate decisions.

Perhaps the Lexus GS? It has a really short tail. Very similar greenhouse and tail to the '10 LaCrosse. I like the ultra short deck on the CTS coupe, since it's a fastback.. the short deck on the CTS sedan looks ok, IMHO. What I don't like about so many of these designs, though, is the rear quarters end up very wedge-like with a tall, very short deck... it's amazing how tall some cars are from the top of the deck to the bottom of the fascia today.. One of the things I like about the Panthers is they are nicely balanced...longish hood, long decklid...that's an old-style proportion you don't see anymore... I always liked the proportions of the '90-97 Town Cars, perfect for a big American car, IMHO.

I just can't support the conservatives... they don't represent me or my reality. If the Republicans had a more moderate, centrist candidate, I could certainly consider them, but I can't support the far right social conservatives.

Yeah.... which is the lesser of two evils---merge with large layoffs following, or declare bankruptcy with large layoffs following? One article I saw today said that if GM declared bankruptcy next year, Ford and Chrysler would immediately follow..something about they'd have to be able to match GM's terms with labour or something to that effect.

I wouldn't have voted for McCain anyway. I usually always vote Democratic, I just can't bring myself to support the Republicans.

I couldn't see the point in having both a Tahoe and Traverse and an Acadia and Yukon on Lambda, they'd be redundant, since the Lambdas are as big as the GMT-900s are now..

I know a number of people that had electrical problems with the Jettas from 2 generations back (the mid to late '90s). Probably was due to poor Mexican build quality.

Saw $2.69 at a Chevron in central Phoenix this afternoon.

It is pretty fascinating..when I was in Upstate NY about 10 years ago, I walked across a high trestle over a gorge at Letchworth State Park...beautiful place.

A hybrid or electric tank could be very quiet and stealthy, though..

Someone on the East Coast would probably think of Maine first.. Response to thread: Virage

Love is Noise-The Verve

Love that song..reminds me of where I'm from...

Probably something that is unknowable to mere mortals like ourselves...maybe it's a sign that only the illuminati or freemasons are meant to understand...

Maybe the military will work with Toyota on building green tanks powered by Prius drivetrains..

Time Stand Still- Rush

Where has the 'Big Money' gone? Big money goes around the world Big money underground Big money got a mighty voice Big money make no sound Big money pull a million strings Big money hold the prize Big money weave a mighty web Big money draw the flies Sometimes pushing people around Sometimes pulling out the rug Sometimes pushing all the buttons Sometimes pulling out the plug Its the power and the glory Its a war in paradise Its a cinderella story On a tumble of the dice Big money goes around the world Big money take a cruise Big money leave a mighty wake Big money leave a bruise Big money make a million dreams Big money spin big deals Big money make a mighty head Big money spin big wheels Sometimes building ivory towers Sometimes knocking castles down Sometimes building you a stairway -- Lock you underground Its that old-time religion Its the kingdom they would rule Its the fool on television Getting paid to play the fool Big money goes around the world Big money give and take Big money done a power of good Big money make mistakes Big money got a heavy hand Big money take control Big money got a mean streak Big money got no soul...