OUR GOVERNMENT DECIDES - AT 8:43 P.M. ET:  A great example of what happens when the government takes care of us.  From The Washington Post:

Washington's wordsmiths are at it again. A new federal program seems to have changed the very definition of the word "clunker."

A vote, a stroke of the pen, a desire to get Americans buying cars and a mandate to shrink greenhouse gas emissions have turned a fleet of old Audis, BMWs, Acuras and other luxury cars into clunkers overnight.

The Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 -- also known as "Cash for Clunkers" -- will offer vouchers of up to $4,500 for car owners who trade in their old fuel-slurping cars for new models that can really stretch a tank of gas.

Like all new age religions, the church of global warming has something for the trendies and the affluent:

But if you imagine a clunker as that old, rusted piece of junk that can barely accelerate on the interstate, think again. The list of potential clunkers includes a zippy 1997 Lexus SC 400 coupe and even a luxury 1998 Mercedes-Benz M-Class sport-utility vehicle.

They are improving society and saving the Earth, don't you understand?  Why, without the cash for clunkers program, there will be floods, earthquakes, natural disasters, starvation. 

Get that car into the dealer, would you?  Do your part.

July 18, 2009