reason.com - 1/27/2009
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"We must ensure that the fuel-efficient cars of tomorrow are built right here in the United States of America," President Barack Obama declared yesterday. He also signed an order directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the denial of California's request to set ...
pajamasmedia.com - 1/26/2009
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John McCain came awake on Larry King tonight
(paradoxical as that may seem) by raising questions about...
Obama’s immediate closing of Guantanamo Bay. I wonder what the President actually knows about what goes on there. Does he rely on the media? ...
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RON BAILEY ON “FUEL ECONOMY FOLLIES:” Politicians want you to pay more when you drive. They just won’t admit it.
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Profit Is A Dirty Word to Leftists
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Obama’s Fuel Economy Follies: Politicians want you to pay more when you drive. They just won’t admit it. - Reason Magazine
If California’s state legislators—and the other politicians who favor the new higher mileage standards—really want their citizens to drive more fuel efficient (and generally smaller) cars, there is a simpler and more honest policy: Hike gasoline taxes substantially.
Or permit oil companies to make “obscene” profits.
Oops, can’t have that, can we?
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