One problem: back roads can have much steeper grades than the interstates.

I paid 2.5K for mine, in 2005. It was good shape, but high mileage.

190 Cossie? Best road going Mercedes sedan ever. I miss mine so bad.

Relevant: http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Blu…

The emphasis is on the word "congress." State governments were free to establish state churches. Our understanding of the Bill of Rights (as binding on all levels of government) is based on the 14th amendment.

Not to be a pedant, but our understanding of separation of church and state is also based on the First Amendment being incorporated in the 14th. Several states had state churches at the time of the Bill of Rights was ratified. It was a process that occurred over time. Teacher-led prayers in public schools weren't…

Japanese politics are even more corrupt and dysfunctional than ours. The Liberal Democratic party has been in charge for almost the entire postwar period. It's not a dictatorship - there are competing factions within the LDP - but it's corrupt. Their saving grace is the civil service, which is very much a…

I was discussing why we're still interested in this. As far as the scandal goes, yes, the blame should be on Clinton. Both for having the affair, and, once found out, not going on TV and making a "Checkers" speech.

And my reply was a qualified "maybe." Keep in mind, nobody took the Japanese seriously, at first. Low cost European imports where a much bigger deal at the time - and not just VW.

Funny you should mention the Japanese. In the 60s both Toyota and Datsun were the subject of FTC enforcement, for their cars rusting out.

Tesla isn't a big deal, so far. When their lower-priced models come out?

"You go to Kinja with the acronyms you have, not the acronyms you wish you had." - Donald Rumsfeld

I wonder how much the continuing criticism is because of how American politics played out, post-Clinton. The 2000 election was very, very close. What if the Lewinsky scandal had never happened? (Not to mention that the rest of Clinton's 2nd term was about impeachment, not his agenda)

IANAL, but the answer is probably "yes" to both questions. Presumably she'll settle out of court, because she's clearly in the wrong.

If the shoes are on the steps, they're on private property. If the house is mere backdrop, you're right.

Back in the early 1980s, a car dealer in Mahwah NJ had the following sign in their window: "Buy a Lotus Esprit - Get a Renault LeCar FREE."

Earlier this year, a guy hiking in West Milford NJ, a suburb 20 miles from New York City, was killed by a bear. We smug east-coasters get pleny ot nature, thank you.

That may be location-specific. The ones I've seen auctioned off (in Jersey) had the spotlight.

And Maxwell Smart drove one in later seasons. (Believe he had a Sunbeam Tiger in season 1)

Maybe not. I just Googled for NJ, my home state.