Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Tire Gauges and Sweaters

The Republicans are mocking Obama with tire gauges, every since he observed that increases in energy efficiency could save more energy than drilling for oil (was it off-shore, or ANWAR--I haven't really followed).

Recalls when Jimmy Carter was mocked for wearing sweaters in the White House, turning down the heat in winter, and engaging in energy saving measures generally. Then, of course, there's that President who put solar panels on the White House and went with geothermal heat pumps for his summer house. (Oops, that's GWB, but both sides want to forget about him.)

Bottom line--it's easy to mock, but efficiency is the way to go.

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