OK, thanks.
You are absolutely correct that Obama would raise energy taxes (not just from Mexico, but from all sources) if he could (and he is already restricting the lands available for drilling), because he is a global warming and high tax fanatic. Maybe in Kenya they don't know the fairy tale about killing the golden goose. Obama may "run out of other people's money" soon. There are signs that some Dems are uncomfortable with Cap and Trade, and like Rush, I hope Obama fails.
I got a smaller car last year, not because I think that it will "save the planet," but because I didn't want to pay so much for gas. People who want to buy bigger cars should get bigger cars. Sometimes one bigger car carrying 7 people uses less gas than driving 2 smaller cars, and I think the cost per mile, including all the costs of maintaining 2 cars, is very likely to be lower in that case.
If we had more cheap, affordable, reliable, hybrid cars for those who want them, that would be good, but Big Gov is not good at running businesses.
Speaking of golden geese:
