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IS THIS A FACE SAVING SPEECH TONIGHT?
Some are saying that this speech tonight is a last ditch effort by President Bush to save his legacy. All I know for sure is that this WAR is his. It's as Collin Powell said about being a bull in a China Shop, YOU BREAK IT YOU OWN IT.
GO FIGURE
Well once again Detroit and General Motors are late to the party. GM, the company that had about 800 or so electric cars in the hands of test users a few years ago and for some reason gathered them all up and smashed them, this week unveiled the Chevrolet Volt concept car at the Motor City Auto Show.
While not a pure electric like the EV1 that GM leased to about 800 people from 1996 to 2004, the Volt relies on batteries and electric motors for nearly all of its propulsion. It can be charged at home using a household outlet and includes a tiny turbo-charged gasoline engine to help keep the batteries charged.
It's a concept rather than a working vehicle, and GM says the battery technology to make it happen is still three to five years away, but it's ``not a science-fair project,'' said Jon Lauckner, the company's vice president of global program management.
It's said that the Volt "reflects some kind of change of heart at the very highest levels of GM," said Bradley Berman, editor of hybridcars.com. "This idea of an electric car that has extended range is really smart."
I'm not one to go with the "conspiracy theory" but I could go for this one. Director Chris Paine's documentary whose film "Who Killed the Electric Car?" suggested automakers such as GM, oil companies and the government all worked to make sure electric vehicles didn't succeed.
I think it's heat from Toyota pushing to take over first place as the largest selling Automobile Company in the world that has forced GM to move in this direction. It's a little late.
BUILD A DAMN BRIDGE
Well the vote on raising taxes to fund a Passenger Only Ferry between Bremerton, Kinston and Port Orchard is coming up in a few week (FEB).
The campaign to promote a yes vote got underway this week with an endorsement from the county commissioners.
They say this new service will bring new jobs down the road. These passenger only ferry will carry about 100 passengers each. To me this is a bit of a stretch. Sure there may be some new jobs but to suggest that it's going to be the dawning of a new day is silly.
They complain that the Washington State Ferries have not been responsive to the needs of Kitsap County which is mostly true, and act as though these passenger only ferries will solve the problem. THEY WON'T.
What is needed is a bridge/tunnel from Kitsap to Seattle via Vashon Island. It's do-able and will allow for true growth in this County.
DID YOU KNOW THIS?
HAWAII ... Hawaiians live, on average, five years longer than residents in any other state.
INCORRECT PREDICTIONS - CAN ALLEN SURVIVE?
[Jim] Talent wins in Missouri.
-John Dickerson, Slate Political Gabfest, November 3
I'm very impressed with the campaign that Harold [Ford] is running. . . . I do believe that he may be the surprise of the night.
-Donna Brazile, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, October 1
Diane Farrell will unseat Rep. Christopher Shays. . . . Shays's change of stance on [Iraq] probably came too late to save his career.
-Larry Sabato and David Wasserman,Crystal Ball 2006, November 6
Chris Shays . . . gone.
-Chuck Todd on CNBC's The Tim Russert Show, November 4
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