A SECOND TERM FOR JIMMY CARTER? Courtesy of a Republican? “Sen. John Warner, R-Virginia, asked Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to look into what speed limit would provide optimum gasoline efficiency given current technology. He said he wants to know if the administration might support efforts in Congress to require a lower speed limit.”

The 55-mile-per-hour speed limit is a bit of idiocy I hoped we’d left behind. I’m not suprised to see Mr. Private Jets supporting it, though. Meanwhile, here are some better ideas for energy savings.