Saw this article on msn.com and thought long and hard about whether it was diary worthy.
http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=2885&src=msn>1=3491
What really burns me here is where are the American auto-makers? Why, when the price of gas is such a hot button issue, and we are involved in a campaign that puts us at odds with the oil rich countries of the world, are we not having a serious discussion about our oil dependency?
The reason I don't buy American cars is that they consistantly do not offer what I want most.
Clearly, the arguement can be framed that you are fianacing those that seek to do us harm. Arianna Huffington and Bill Mahar tried to draw a similar argument about 2 years ago and was shouted out as being anti-SUV=anti-American. Now with the price of gas so high, how would such a campaign fair?
I have felt for some time that our oil dependence elevates the middle-east and gives them their power. Why are we not addressing that more actively? Besides voting with our dollars and buying more fuel-efficient cars, what can we do?