re: #139 Second Amendment Renegation

I think he is betting that most Americans are intelligent enough to understand that although we need to get off oil over the long run, we cannot just go cold turkey on it.

I hope he can sell the GOP on that notion, they seem to think that there is something about fossil fuels that is part of our national identity.

It’s a tough sell because the GOP is the party of the Good Ol’ Days. Included among all the mind-blowing stupid is the fact that they yearn to have the muscle car era back. Embargo? Never happened. Peak oil? No such thing. Take the fuel injectors off and give us our Holley double-pumpers.

Not that I have anything against badass race cars, but the time for driving gas-guzzling powerhouses on a regular basis is long since past. Americans need to get over their fascination with high-horsepower V8 engines and start making smart economic/environmental choices for their daily drivers. I have nothing against someone who wants to keep a powerful vehicle for recreation, but you don’t need a 4-ton Hummer to drive your special snowflakes to school.