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While I personally believe SUVs are gas-guzzling wastes of energy, I believe a supply and demand free-market should dictate energy policy, not an over-officious Government-Police State. If the radical conservationists have their way, we'd all be given energy "credits", and THEN that dried human dung would become priceless! ;-)

I almost totally agree with you. The only place I don't is that the concept of free market is fine in a nice peaceful world like the liberals view the place. We know better. We know that the world is not a nice place and that there are a lot of people out there that hate us and have lots of cheap oil. I'd rather not let their cheap oil dictate a dependence on them but that is the situation that you get if you let market forces make all of the decisions for you.

Seriously, how ridiculously intrusive can a government get? Note the European Union's obsession with laws on the books prohibiting bananas that are "curved beyond official EU standards." And not too long ago a shop keeper was fined thousands of pounds for not selling his wares by the "official EU weights and measures."

Well that's pretty bad. I was just reading about the Taliban beating and jailing people for having their hair too long or their beards too short. The banana thing is really a joke but atleast they don't beat you for it and cut off a limb or kill you or rape your daughter. We have our isolated incedents of government attrocities too. How about dildos in a library where no American flags are allowed to be flown.

BTW, must be an relaxing 3.5 miles on your bike -- Can't exactly see you pedaling through the Lincoln Tunnel though...

It's not exactly a bike path in the woods but I've figured out how to keep off the worst streets. Bicycle commuting books say that bikers should take to the streets and not the sidewalks because it is our right. That is total foolishness in my opinion. On a bike you start to get a real feel for how many people out there have no business driving a car, and there are a lot of them.

153 posted on 11/13/2001 5:50:01 AM PST by biblewonk

I concur with you -- I despise being dependent on the Arab world for even one drop of oil -- as long as that is our situation, we are held hostage politically. We need to drill in Alaska and concentrate on alternative energy sources (IF BIG OIL WILL "LET" US), no doubt.

How about dildos in a library where no American flags are allowed to be flown?

Really?? Where? I submit that advocates of such policy should be deported to Afghanistan immediately, but not before the dildo is painted red, white and blue, and the insertion of said suppository is in place during the entire plane ride.

BTW, just keep your bike helmet on -- lotta Mr. Magoo's behind the wheel, eh? :-)

154 posted on 11/13/2001 8:12:23 AM PST by F16Fighter

What's wrong with a Ford Taurus, or Honda civic, or Chevy Cavelier,Ford Contour, etc. Most of those drivers of SUV's don't need somthing that big, and the ones I see on the road are ALL OVER THE ROAD!