Obama is Right: His Tire-Gauge Solution is No Joke

[wade52]

Originally Posted by yo vanilla

Wow, you are all missing the point or the argument. Keeping your car in order will of course increase its efficiency. This is not an energy policy - ITS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. All of you forget about Jimmy Carter, "wear a sweater"?

Obama doesn't have the first clue on the extremely important subject of energy (not that McCain is a whole lot better). The way he talks proves it; he's an idealist with no idea of the consequences of his proposals; such as taxing the, ahem, extreme profits of oil companies or worse yet nationalizing the oil industry.

Please post a source for your claim that Obama wants to "nationalize the oil indusrty."

You want to see how the oil industry could ever LOSE money, let the US government run it lol. And if he gets in office with a democratic house in power you might all see it first hand. I really don't want to say I told you so to anyone on that.

To be honest, I think you're chomping at the bit to say "I told you so."

[Mike from back east]

Not only does proper air pressure IMPROVE gas mileage, so to does having the right tires on your car, by yet another 1-2%.

Story at: Cindy Skrzycki - Shifting to a Greener Attitude on Tire Ratings - washingtonpost.com

I check my tires regularly and get 35 MPG on the highway with a Camry, at 75 MPH and A/C running.

When I replace the OE tires on the Camry, I'll get Michelin's, a tire brand that works to improve the mileage their tires deliver.

[yo vanilla]

Originally Posted by wade52

Please post a source for your claim that Obama wants to "nationalize the oil indusrty."



To be honest, I think you're chomping at the bit to say "I told you so."

He's said it on stage. And as much as I'd like to say ha, I told you so, I don't want to do it from Skid Row

[goldengrain]

Originally Posted by yo vanilla

He's said it on stage. And as much as I'd like to say ha, I told you so, I don't want to do it from Skid Row

This is all I can find of this matter, the rest seem to be nasty rumors by some obviously pro-Bush/McCain people -

Obama wants to close a loophole in federal law that exempts some energy traders from regulations that govern other exchange-traded commodities. Democrats call this “the Enron loophole” because it benefited the Houston energy-speculation firm that collapsed in an accounting scandal.