If Barack Obama were not half black, he would never have been elected to the Illinois State Senate, much less the United States Senate.
If John McCain were half black, he'd be driving a beer truck instead of married to a beer heiress. barfo
Couldn't agree more re: the "street kids." I'm not foolin' with this statement - I see less homeless people in NYC than I see in Portland. It's disgusting that our local government allows it so freely. Most of these kids are CHOOSING this lifestyle. Wait, I'm not supposed to respond. Never mind. I didn't just say the above.
My boss drives a 2008 BMW and thinks he's pretty cool as he spends an hour and a half a day commuting. I have no commute. When I drive my 1999 Odyssey to Starbucks to take a break from telecommuting, the pain of not going 0-60 in under 6 seconds is surprisingly easy to overcome.
Riding buses in Milwaukee sucks and extremely inefficient time-wise. I can drive faster than buses. And going 0-60 in 15 seconds with a hybrid is an extreme waste of time and boring as hell. I want to hear the roar of my engine and take off fast, because its fun. At. 12. Miles. Per. Gallon. Can't wait to get a new SUV. I'm thinking a bigger engine...
Some car manufacturer is going to build a sportscar that gets 40 mpg. It's a doggy, 4 cylinder gas engine car for your commute that basically lets you keep up with traffic. But you can hit a button that engages the electric motor that fires you from 0-60 in 4 seconds. The "booster" lithium batteries get recharged by the gas engine while driving. Front wheels driven by gas, back wheels by electric. You get the great gas mileage and the insane thrill ride in one vehicle. Complete opposite of the Chevy Volt.
I cannot stand people who are for restrictions on gay couples and stand for the prohibition of a gay couple's rights to become married. It is absolutely sickening to me. It is one of those issues where some think, "You have your opinion, I have mine. There is no correct answer". I say bullshit. You have no right to restrict the freedom of homosexuals based solely on your religious "morals". I can't stand those people. prunetang