@Rock517: Hey, atleast he didn't say that it is taking from the poor. This is the same mentality that says, "It is ok to steal GM from its shareholders and bondholders and give it to the government because management wasn't doing a good job." To which I would reply, "No they should have gone through regular bankrupcy…

@Alfisted: For example the clip above would be about 15hp.

I have read somewhere that horse have about 15 hp. Depending on the breed.

I hate that Cadillac comerical with Kate Walsh, I am guessing @pauljones. I know she is supposed to sound sultry or sexy. But is just sounds like she is the most boring person in the world telling you how facinating chemistry is.

@vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: The funny thing is that the rear-wheels are being driven in either case. You can think of the horse as the engine but the driven wheels would be the horses feet in this metaphor.

And you thought that Chinese cars made of pure pB were heavy?

This really begs the question that no one is asking:

@eggwich del fiero: All I have to say is "Mmmmm. White Castle."

I don't see the point of making driving more expensive (via gas tax) because you percieve that people are making stupid choices. I am sure that everyone who buys a care considers their own wants and needs. Why add more taxes (especially on the lower end of the spectrum) during an economic downturn.

Ray,

@Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: If that was a game of risk, I would be worried if I had Orange County.

Please sign up for a test drive in our brand new 2010 parallel mild-hybrid front wheel drive crossover with continuously variable automatic transmission it is like driving a washing machine the Maytag Failstorm.

@Cognitive Friction: Compare them to the size of Rhode Island.

@bmoreDLJ: One Memorial day weekend in Baltimore, the price of gas had already started its slow and steady climb to $4.00/gal. If you know the Baltimore and DC area, you would know that it seems no one is from Baltimore or DC. On every three day weekend, it is a pilgrimage out of town. I got off work right at 3 with a…

@combat chuck: Paid 2.859 this weekend and got a full tank so I could visit my grandma in the hospital. Oh well. Atleast my car gets respectable milage.

I am very against this bill. However, is it shocking to anyone that the limit of $1 billion is so much lower than many ear-marks that only benefit certain individuals and/or regions? This bill could benefit any consumer*, any dealership, and any manufacturer.

@Airbag: I like Connan but monolog is not his strongpoint and I think that is so much of the 11:30 timeslot because people used to stay up just to watch Jay's.

Pictures or it didn't happen.

So by compact van you mean filing cabinet on casters?

@Prius Racing Fanatic: I bet landing is hell though. It is one thing to be able to pull the weight stopping it is another story.