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To: Alighieri who wrote (640409)	12/30/2011 9:22:36 AM
From: PROLIFE	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576800

the problem is that it is not "shovel ready", pinhead. Until it is, we need to drill drill drill.

To: Alighieri who wrote (640409)	12/30/2011 10:28:12 AM
From: i-node	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576800

>> The Volt is a far cry from primitive and it is as useful as any car out there...its downside is its cost. The real bonehead is a person who believes hybrid vehicles make any sense at all OR that taxpayers can or should continue funding their development: "The problem, however, is that despite several decades of optimization, lithium-ion batteries are still expensive and limited in performance, and they will probably not get much better. Assembled battery packs for a vehicle like the Volt cost roughly $10,000 and deliver about 40 miles before an internal-combustion engine kicks in to extend the charge. The battery for the Leaf costs about $15,000 (according to estimates from the Department of Energy) and delivers about 70 miles of driving, depending on various conditions. According to an analysis by the National Academy of Sciences, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with a 40-mile electric range are "unlikely" to be cost competitive with conventional cars before 2040, assuming gasoline prices of $4 per gallon." So, are we going to continue throwing money at these so-called "technologies" for the next 30 years? Because if we are, we're going to run out of money long before we get there. Ridiculous. Just ridiculous.

To: Alighieri who wrote (640409)	12/30/2011 11:07:07 AM
From: Brumar89	3 Recommendations Respond to of 1576800

Course, neither one of you guys has a Volt.

To: Alighieri who wrote (640409)	12/30/2011 11:21:21 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1576800

I wonder how wingers think that progress is made in this world. Imagine the first IBM PC...it was primitive and nearly useless....AND...it cost a mint. The Volt is a far cry from primitive and it is as useful as any car out there...its downside is its cost...as I understand it, GM's No1 goal is to take cost out of the car...this is classic BAU for disruptive technology ...what is wrong with these neanderthals? What is wrong with them? They have no vision. They want it to be 1950 for the rest of their lives. They are reactionaries much like the Egyptian military and Syria's Basher. They are the Iranians who whip women who refuse to cover their heads; the Saudis who cut off the fingers of someone who steals. They fight against progress because it only adds to their insecurities. They are holding us back.

To: Alighieri who wrote (640409)	1/2/2012 3:35:25 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576800

You have to watch this video clip around 10:19 in.............Stahl says Reagan compromised his principles and Cantor's press secretary freaks out off stage. Cantor can’t handle the truth about Reagan CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a good profile on House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) last night, but there was one portion of the interview that was especially important. [see video clip] In this video, it starts at about the 10:19 mark. For those who can’t watch clips online, Cantor told Lesley Stahl, “Nobody gets everything they want.” Asked if that means he’s ready to compromise with Democrats, the oft-confused Majority Leader replied that he’s “ready to cooperate.” Stahl, of course, noticed word choice, and pressed Cantor on the difference between cooperation and compromise. It led to this exchange: Stahl: But you know, your idol, as I’ve read anyway, was Ronald Reagan. And he compromised. Cantor: He never compromised his principles. Stahl: Well, he raised taxes and it was one of his principles not to raise taxes. Cantor: Well, he — he also cut taxes. Stahl: But he did compromise — Cantor: Well I — At that point, Cantor’s press secretary, off camera, interrupted the interview, yelling that Stahl was lying when she said Reagan raised taxes. As Stahl told “60 Minutes” viewers, “There seemed to be some difficulty accepting the fact that even though Ronald Reagan cut taxes, he also pushed through several tax increases, including one in 1982 during a recession.” Let’s call “some difficulty” a dramatic understatement. Unfortunately for Cantor and his press secretary, reality is stubborn. The facts are indisputable: in Ronald Reagan’s first term, he signed off on a series of tax increases — even when unemployment was nearing 11% — and proceeded to raise taxes seven out of the eight years he was in office. The truth is, “ no peacetime president has raised taxes so much on so many people” as Reagan. Of particular interest is the “Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982,” the largest of Reagan’s tax increases, and generally considered the largest tax increase — as a percentage of the economy — in modern American history. In fact, between 1982 and 1984, Reagan raised taxes four times, and as Bruce Bartlett has explained more than once, Reagan raised taxes 12 times during his eight years in office. Why do Cantor, his press secretary, and Republicans everywhere deny what is plainly true? Because reality is terribly inconvenient: the GOP demi-god rejected the right-wing line on always opposing tax increases; he willingly compromised with Democrats on revenue; and the economy soared after Reagan raised taxes, disproving the Republican assumption that tax increases always push the nation towards recessions. In other words, Reagan’s legacy makes the contemporary Republican Party look ridiculous. No wonder Cantor’s press secretary started yelling: Stahl was bringing up facts that are never supposed to be repeated out loud.