I just finished reading Charlie Martin’s piece on President Obama’s political prestidigitation — and I suggest you do, too. In fact, let’s call it this weekend’s Required Reading. But to se tup my point, I’ll go ahead and give you one snippet:
In the meantime, with considerably less fanfare, the Obama administration announced several other changes. They intend to accelerate the CAFE standards, forcing the U.S. auto industry to increase average mileage from roughly 25 miles per gallon to about 35 mpg. That is, a 40 percent increase in fuel efficiency. By 2016 — that is, in six years. [Emphasis in the original. And also, yikes.]
At this rate, Obama won’t be just our first “post-American President,” to borrow John Bolton’s apt phrase. He’ll be our first post-industrial President.
It’s the dawn (dusk?) of a new Dark Age. And we won’t even have to remind the last person with power to turn out the lights.
What I wonder is, what are they going to do when it doesn’t happen?
Steve,
One of Bill Whittle’s Silent America essays was about misdirection, how it can be used to lie by telling the truth selectively, etc and how the left uses it. See if you can get him to re-post “Magic”. I’ve asked him a few times to no avail.
Ooom-gawah.
Me likeum New Dark Age. What YOUR problem?
Take what you want. Hurt people you no like.
Probably Islamic. If not, who care?
Big fun all the time.
And after the lights go out, do not dare burn candles, for they emit carbon.
Mind you, no vehicle larger than a subcompact gets 39 mpg. Welcome to the New America- a clown car in every garage and a free-range chicken in every pot.