Bush Impeachment Hearing

[nando]

Nice, but this one is my favorite. Sums up the mindset of the opposition nicely:

wow, so you're saying if somebody doesn't vote for obama, they're a racist?

you really know how to argue a point, huh?

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[Lair]

wow, so you're saying if somebody doesn't vote for obama, they're a racist?

I'm saying whoever made that picture is a racist.

You were close, though. ;)

[Lair]

and all of them were adults.

They were?

Really?

The Bush twins were busted for underage drinking while Dubya was in the White House.

Chelsea was 20 when her father LEFT the White House.

[CorvallisBMW]

They were?

Really?

The Bush twins were busted for underage drinking while Dubya was in the White House.

Chelsea was 20 when her father LEFT the White House.

pwnt

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[Lair]

My M3 went from less than 28mpg highway to almost 29 mpg with a bump up to 38 psi from 32.

Doesn't sound like much, but if you multiply it by a million, you'd have substantial savings.

[rwh11385]

My M3 went from less than 28mpg highway to almost 29 mpg with a bump up to 38 psi from 32.

Doesn't sound like much, but if you multiply it by a million, you'd have substantial savings.

If you bump up the sample size to 1000, who knows if that 1mpg difference is even significant...

not saying tires shouldn't be properly inflated, but once again you fail at stats.

[Pinepig]

My M3 went from less than 28mpg highway to almost 29 mpg with a bump up to 38 psi from 32.

Doesn't sound like much, but if you multiply it by a million, you'd have substantial savings.

And then you wear the tires out in the middle early, guess what they make tires out of. Also getting rid of used tires is a problem.

As per usual, no thought used in your post.

A properly inflated tire will get good MPG and last a long time.

[rwh11385]

Hey, I forgot what Lair used this site to reference, but it's now updated to this article, which is brighter than the other link to it.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/low-interest-rates-may-be-helping-the-economy-recover.htm

Inflation seems to be under control with the break in energy and food prices. Consumer confidence may begin to rise if consumers see prices dropping, especially at the pump. The financial crisis seems to have stabilized. The better this situation gets, the more likely credit will loosen up for economic expansion. High unemployment and a poor housing market will take time to improve, but there is hope the longer the Fed keeps rates at current levels.

[Ral]

Is it bad that much of what I've learned about economics I've learned from this thread?

[Lair]

If you bump up the sample size to 1000, who knows if that 1mpg difference is even significant...

not saying tires shouldn't be properly inflated, but once again you fail at stats.

A million free miles is failure?

[Lair]

And then you wear the tires out in the middle early, guess what they make tires out of. Also getting rid of used tires is a problem.

As per usual, no thought used in your post.

A properly inflated tire will get good MPG and last a long time.

38 psi is improper? I run 40 psi in my truck tires.

Fuck. Get the tire manufacturers on the phone, stat!

[Lair]

Hey, I forgot what Lair used this site to reference, but it's now updated to this article, which is brighter than the other link to it.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/2008...my-recover.htm

Let's hope it holds up.

[uofom3]

My M3 went from less than 28mpg highway to almost 29 mpg with a bump up to 38 psi from 32.

Doesn't sound like much, but if you multiply it by a million, you'd have substantial savings.

If you have your tires inflated properly, fresh air/fuel filters, good oils in the various drivetrain components... it will make your car work more efficiently and probably reduce fuel consumption because of it's efficiency. Also, if everyone did this I bet you would see maybe a 1% overall reduction. This is a GOOD THING...

BUT

Making your energy policy revolve around inflating tires is just stupid. Also, most gas stations charge for air and water at their stations. So, now you're paying the gas man 50cents to fill up your tires. The air is compressed and run by a motor which requires energy. The tires, the hose to fill up the tires, the plastic case it is in, are all comprised of oil. As tires fail prematurely from over inflation, you'll see blow outs that are unsafe and as mentioned before tires wearing out before they should. What does this translate to? More oil to make more tires which are a huge problem for disposal in the first place.

The problem with policies like this is that there are a LOT of unintended consequences. On the face, it sounds great. But ultimately, the costs outweigh the potential benefits.

If this is the logic that they are following for cars... why not get rid of CAT-converters? You know how much back pressure those cause on motors? Talk about aiding in internal combustion inefficiency. Also, they add 30 to 60 lbs to a car - and it takes more gas to pull those things around. SO, why not ditch all cat converters and see if that helps gas prices? Oh wait! Then we will have more global warming! OH NOES!

It requires more than handing out a bunch of tire gauges to sheep to solve this problem.