Tonight on MSNBC's Keith Olbermann program, guest, Jonathan Alterman of Newsweek, said that this administration may change FDR's famous quote, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" to a quote to fit their own needs. In the past, Alter said, this administration has used fear to scare the American people in order to win elections. Alter thinks they will use the following quote to regain power--"The only thing we have to do is fear."
I think Alter has a good point. Have you ever talked to people who said the only reason they voted for Bush was because of the security issues? You need to remind those same people that the Republicans can talk security, but they don't vote to deliver it. Remember when this administration was willing to turn the control of our ports to the Dubai Ports? When Republicans had the chance to increase port security, they voted it down (see vote here).
In reality, the only thing we have to fear is that the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate remains under control of the do-nothing, corrupt Republicans. It is time we stop listening to their talking points and vote for Democrats. It is the only way to put our country back on the right path.
--> On another subject....Gasoline Prices
Some analysts are saying that gasoline prices could go as high as $4/gallon. If gas would go that high, people would be forced to change their driving. However, according to an article found by the good people at the Huffington Post, Ford Motor Company is betting that you'll still buy SUV's no matter what the price of gasoline. In the article, Mark Fields of Ford Motor said, "There is a certain portion of the marketplace and customers who want that flexibility that is provided with a traditional SUV..." and "So I don't think our strategy would change too much."
In other words, Fields and the folks at Ford are betting the future of their company on the misguided hope that you'll buy a Ford SUV that gets 12mpg city/16mpg highway EVEN IF GAS REACHES $4/gal! How stupid can they be? As an owner of a hybrid, I want to tell you that if you want to give your money to EXXON, that is your business, but you don't need to do it. I continue to get 40-45 mpg city/45-51 mpg highway in my hybrid car. I think Ford is stupid and they deserve to continue to go down the drain.
