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Originally Posted by Slideways
Ever wonder what goes through the minds of some of our legislators? I imagine it's a little something like this:
Even though I'm not an engineer or a designer, and have no idea what's realistic, it's still my duty to make a rukus and get reelected, so I should propose significantly more stringent CAFE regulation. If it will save that much money and fuel at 35mpg, why not make it 40mpg, or 50mpg? Who's with me? While we're at it, let's make cars safer, with more electronic monitoring systems since people can't check their own tire pressure.
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As I recall, Billary Clinton casually said during the primary campaign that we ought to be looking at 50 mpg. She thought that was a really "green" thing to say. The crowds, apparently not realizing they'd all be stuck driving clown cars, roared approval.
Then she went and climbed into a Suburban and rode off to her campaign jet.