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Ask Obama & McCain these questions tonight Ther're Back: Ayers,Wright, and Rezko The House needs to step up to the plate. Where are the leaders? Time out? It's about time Here we go again Selective memories You can put lipstick on a pig,but it's still a pig Why I think Barack Obama will win in November October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 John Edwards & Barack Obama went straight for the jugular in going after Hillary. They attacked the vote on calling the Iranian Revolutionary Council a terrorist organization. Saying it will give this president the excuse he needs to go to war with Iran. Hillary’s inconsistent answers were exposed on social security and at the end of the debate she agreed with New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's controversial plan to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants but then a minute later started backtracking. Now Bill Clinton was a master at being evasive but her facial expressions and demeanor showed she is no Bill Clinton. Will this debate change the numbers? I don’t know. I think what was really exposed last night was status quo positions of the front runner. How can my party complain about the secrecy in the Bush Administration if Hillary does not turn over all her documents? I understand it gives the other candidates an unfair advantage, because she will be the only candidate required to do this. But if this lack of transparency is going to stop, someone has to take the lead. The other is lobbyist money; Hillary has out raised all the candidates of both parties in lobbyist money from Wall Street, defense department, and insurance and drug companies. Some might see it as success but really it business as usual. Somehow we must have a leader to take us to public financing because these lobbyist have too much influence. I am getting suspicious as to why the Bush Administration is getting their way on the latest NSA spying bill. Did the telecommunication lobbyist have something to do with it? I don’t know. This may sound like a slam on Hillary but it really isn’t, it just exposes some of her weakness in a primary. Great leaders learn form mistakes and they don’t usually repeat them. Constructive criticism will only make a person stronger. 
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Go ahead and buy that Toyota Prius
Strangers are always coming up my wife and I asking us how we like our Toyota Prius. I never get to answer, because my wife practically jumps in front of me (face all lit up), eagerly telling them it was her choice to buy the Prius. It was her first and only choice, when she saw the style of the car and the gas mileage rating. I was reluctant to trade in my Dodge Dakota, because I just knew I would get some use out that truck bed someday,and since I am retired I couldn't’t continue to use the “I need a high water vehicle” line anymore ,now we can just wait until it stops raining and the water goes down. After the salesman showed her the great hide-away compartment in the back , with a curtain to hide your purchases, I just knew making a return trip to Killebrew and the other car dealers was going to be useless. The $30,000 was a little steep for the #5 option (GPS, backup camera, and electronic road stabilizing control) considering the salesman said he couldn't get one for six months. I almost had her considering looking at a new Dakota, but I started calling around, and I found a salesman that actually had a Prius in Corpus Christi. The salesman actually had six on the lot with “Sold” on the window. The salesman told me it was a tactic they used to get around giving up their hot sellers. One year nine months later, and I have stopped saying “We could be riding in a Dakota.” The car is still small, but I have adjusted to driving at knee high level. That was hard. The 41 mpg in town and the 47 mpg on the road are not the only pluses. We're getting ready to go to Chicago for a one-week vacation in August and I calculated that we will use 73 gallons at about $4.50 a gallon ,totaling $328.50,not bad ;ask any trucker. For old geezers like me, that large digital speedometer on the left side of the dashboard is a must, and that GPS system has saved our marriage more than once. Oh, did I mention the $1575 income tax credit for buying an energy efficient car at that time. The Toyota comes with an eight-year battery with a replacement cost of $5,000. Someone is going to get a good deal on a used Prius in year seven. 0 comments from 0 users
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