Drew Dowdell

Stew - 784 posts

I recall that as a senator, President Obama drove a Chrysler 300c and then an Escape Hybrid. McCain likes his DTSes (kinda no surprise there). Romney was all about the Cadillacs and Suburbans. Bill Clinton had a vintage Mustang (or borrowed one because he loved it so much, can't remember). I doubt Hillary has driven herself anywhere in years.

The people coming of driving age and in their very early 20s can't afford a new Mustang or Camaro. The people in their late 20s to late 30s who can now afford such cars came into driving age just as the Camaro and Firebird were dying and the Mustang was still predominantly powered by a 4.0 from the Ranger, the 5pointSlow or a kinda Meh 4.6... and in all of the above cases with terrible interiors and build quality.... these people were the ones that got their mom's used Civic and "riced" it out. They have no particular fond memories for the F-Bodies or the Mustang and generally view them as junk even though that is clearly not the case these days. People in their mid-30s to late 50s have the most purchasing power, but they are in their primary child rearing years and thus head straight for the Explorers and Traverses without giving RWD sports cars a second thought. People in their late 50s and above are generally looking for something with more prestige than a Camaro or Mustang, or their rheumatism doesn't allow them to sit in a car so low to the ground. Though with the kids gone and the house paid off, they are in a better position to afford one. The demographics for these cars is not trending positive.

I still have my gym membership....though I haven't seen the inside of it for months.... still counts, right? But somehow, through diet alone, I have lost 25 lbs this year.

What has she been asking for?

There should be no password for access, that's the R-Rated forum (which is basically empty).

No further political posts in this thread. Take it to the thread linked above. Any that are posted after this message will be moved there.

Obama never claimed cheaper insurance for all... he claimed he would slow the increase in costs, which has in fact happened. There is NOTHING in the ACA that forces insurers to keep your plan active and most insurers, rather than add certain coverages to an existing plan decided to cancel the plans instead. That was not something the government did, that was something the insurance companies did. SO you're trying to blame Obama and the ACA for actions the insurance companies took.

I'm already having difficulty with the positive rep part, so I may have to drop that for now. At the moment it's only 1,000 posts minimum.

So... I'm going to be altering the rules for the Politics and Social Issues forum. Going forward, you will automatically be granted access if you have more than 1,000 posts, have been a member for more than 6 months, and have a positive reputation over 100 points. Going forward, all political posts can be made there and we'll keep it out of the lounge. Edit: I can't do all three requirements.... so it's just the 1,000 post minimum for now.

So basically he lied his way through the election to get elected? And undoing the damage of Obama... by what... putting the gash back in the hull of the economy? Increasing deficit spending? Losing the respect of our allies? (which is already happening), Taking the Sanctions off Russia so they can just run over any country they want? Will his salary be paid in rubles?

Land doesn't vote, people do. If 88 counties are where the most people are, then why are the voting wishes of the people in those 88 counties being overridden by large swathes of largely empty land? This country is far more liberal than is reflected in our government.

Apparently he was against it before he was for it...adding to the list of things he's already flip flopped on. He's called it settled law now. Five days in and I'm thinking Trump supporters have been had.

Outcome and intent don't even matter for the Hatch act. Even if she had won, what Comey did appears to have been a violation of the law.

The main reason to not be Registered independent is for the Primaries in closed primary States.

I'm tired of people telling me to calm down and that everything will be fine. The people who have no problem voting for Trump also likely have nothing to fear from Trump and his supporters. The hate crimes have already started, some less than 50 miles from my house. I fear my right to get married will be taken away, so I'm rushing into getting married this coming week. I've never owned a gun nor had the desire to, but now my friends and myself will all be going out get getting whatever lessons and licenses we need to carry. We're organizing it as an LGBT self protection thing. 20 million people will likely be losing their health insurance. But sure... if you're an old white straight dude who has company sponsored health insurance.... you'll probably be doing just fine. Enjoy the $50 you might get back on your taxes. Try telling me again...

Comey should be charged under the Hatch Act. He won't be, but he should be. At the very least he should be fired.

But it's what people want... Here's the deal though... I'm wondering if it will be a fad that wears off after a generation or two. I'm 3 years into my Encore, it is a great little car, but even just a year into it we started realizing that we might have downsized too far. We're absolutely moving up in size when it comes time for a replacement, though if I get the truck I want, the Encore may be replaced with a mid-size sedan instead.

1. A number of people make claims of Trump assaulting them. 2. Later, a video comes out where Trump himself narrates how he likes to assault people ..even down to a step by step process.... and it pretty much matches the earlier stories from before the tape. Because of #2, I'm inclined to believe #1.

My impression was that this would be a global change... so the Euro version would be updated to look like this also.

That's probably pretty darn close. And I like the look.

It... .looks like a new Trax But but... I know that it came out first in other countries before the new Trax came about.

This election is causing such huge rifts.

Talk about cars, not people. Final warning.... there should be points handed out for a number of posts thus far.

Not everyone's situation is the same.