Gore has enemies. Big oil, Auto makers and the DLC.

By a man’s enemies you may know his politics. :-)

My guess is if those are his enemies then his friends must be the People. That’s good enough for me.

The usual suspects Fox News All-Stars’ Bash Progressive Bloggers As ‘Pungent,’ ‘Profane,’ ‘A Pox’: LINK

In my fantasy dreams, I envision Bill Moyers as Chair of the FCC. Think of the media we could have?

And was your car really American-made? Or merely American-branded? I have a Honda that’s nearly 10 years old, made in Ohio.

Yeah. If all that’s American about the car is the CEO, that really doesn’t count.

Everyone should ask “Who is paying you? The Libby Defense Fund? RNC? Who?

There is a coordinated Libby Apologia Campaign going on and someone is paying for it.

Isn’t it odd that 4 columnists (Hitchens, Joe Klein, Broder and Cohen) in the last couple weeks have used identical republican talking points:
–No charges on the underlying crimes
–Libby wasn’t first to leak
–Sideshow, mole hill etc
–Out of control Prosecutor

And identical factual misrepresentations:
–Ignoring the conviction on the obstruction of justice
–Plame’s cover status in doubt

The articles these otherwise “intelligent” men are writing are truly awe inspiring in their disregard of the facts. Why would they do it?

The more you look at this the more it looks like a coordinated campaign. The only thing that makes sense is that these men are being compensated in some way. Who is paying for it?

This smells like a Armstrong Williams type scandal.

Hypocrite Bush: “all human life is sacred”.

‘pends on how he defines “human” “life” and “sacred”…

Prius now selling with “market enhancements” — rebates and low interest rates.

Toyota built too many as gas prices rose last time; they may have saturated the market. They are, now, sitting on lots. Also, Honda’s in the hybrid game seriously — competition makes it tough for Toyota.

Funny story: At the Toyota dealer here a year ago, there were a bunch of Prii, already sold, at the body shop with their interiors torn out waiting for leather to be installed.

A hybrid car stuffed with animal skins — there’s no accounting for Bay Area sensibilities!!

Actually, Honda is dropping the hybrid Accord because it came a cropper. Problem is that it does not get better mileage than a regular Accord. Why? Because they put on their GM hat, and designed the Honda hybrid for performance, not economy, and got burned badly by the Prius.

Now they are switching their horizons and are looking to introduce a small economy hybrid, and a hydrogen car as early as 2009.

My guess is that within 20 years, China will lead the world in hydgren/fuel cell design. For them it is an imperative, just like the Great Wall was.

Honda Drops Accord Hybrid

I am seriously awaiting the spats between Bloomberg & Ghouliani. Its going to be so much fun.

Note to self: restock popcorn.

Yupper. Not even a billion dollars will get the GOP’s Fundies peeled away from Fred Thompson (as if the same people who’ve now dropped the Italian Catholic Rudy for WASP Fred would turn around and dump WASP Fred for a Jewish guy), and he’d have to do some very fancy footwork to get any Democrats.