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The next president of the United States is a...cyclist
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The next president of the United States is a...cyclist
Just tapped into this thread and reviewed a few of the historical
posts. Can't withhold my $0.02 (I tried. Honestly, I did): (Forgive the bicycle reference on this newsgroup) We're all cyclists, right? That's a start. A huge start. I drive a hybrid. 45mpg. That's another huge start. If the weather doesn't support my cycling, I ride my motorcycle (48mpg). That's a start. My wife is selling her (tiny) SUV as soon as her hybrid comes in (we're on the waiting list!). Another start. In the 1950's, the US began stationing 'advisors' in Saudi Arabia to look after our interests in Middle East petroleum. We never left. Ask Mr. Bin-Laden why he hates us. It's because the infidel is in Mecca and Medina. I could argue all day (really, I could!) about the issue of WMD, the honesty/dishonesty of the Bush administration, the blatant disregard for world opinion, the inCREDible spin (how many of the "Coalition of the Willing" can _you_ find on a map?), etc., but that's just j**king off. I'd rather do something. Raise the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) a few MPG...every few years. Eliminate the (up to $106,000) deduction for = 6,000lb SUV's. Encourage bicycle commuting. Fund viable mass transit. Raise the price of gas through a several $/gallon tax, using that money to provide government subsidies and incentives to renewable, alternative fuel sources. In short: break America's long-standing and nearly disgusting love affair with the automobile. Get a G-D _bike_! (Now obesity is the government's hot button. Hmmmm. I wonder if encouraging bicycling could possibly... Nawwww!). Put some bona fide bike paths in this country. I know, I know: it's everybody's God-given right to drive a freaking 3+ ton Chevy Suburban (which they _need_ to pull their 34' speedboat with twin 454cid Chevy engines that consumes 70 gallons/hr), etc., etc., but if we want to win . . . if we want to decisively WIN, we'll kill the demand for the product that OPEC has and to which we all seem inexorably addicted. IMHO, _that's_ how this thread has relevance to a cycling NG. You wanna' be a patriot, Cowboy?? Get that f***ing American flag sticker off your Yukon and trade up to a hybrid. Phew. I feel better! Neil |
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