While Congress passes an awful energy bill which does nothing to help the environment or reduce our dependence on foreign oil...
http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/28/news/economy/energy_congress.reut/index.htm ...the EPA (read: administration) decides to sit on a report showing that the average 2004 model car is less fuel efficient by 6% than the average car from the late 1980's:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/28/business/28fuel.html and
http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/28/news/economy/epa_fueleconomy/index.htm Big surprise: improvements to car engines have pretty much all gone toward making cars bigger, faster, and less efficient.
I HATE THIS COUNTRY. I HATE OUR FRICKIN GOVERNMENT. I HATE BIG AUTO COMPANIES AND UNNECESSARY SUV'S.