Mind, that’s $55,000 for your typical grocery-getter/commuter/occasional family vacationer, not anything fancy. And that’s “massive” as in hundreds of thousands of jobs. Obama’s proposed 2025 62 mpg standard will accomplish both of these things, while delivering only minor day-to-day savings to consumers, a recent study found. Now I can imagine some of you out there … Read more
Quick—who won the second Republican candidate debate of 2008? Exactly. (And don’t pretend you rattled off something immediately.) As then, so now. I caught a little last night and a little more this morning, and there’s not really much significant going on in this most recent debate. This is safe treading, and no one’s going … Read more
Our crackerjack airport “security,” just this week, singled out a developmentally disabled man for an enhanced patdown. Drew Mandy, 29, has the mental capacity of a 2-year-old. He was traveling with his family to DisneyWorld when his adult diapers got the attention of a TSA agent. When his father tried to explain, the agents waved … Read more