"I Predicted/ I Told You So"

Blowing smoke out of your ass is a trick that few honest people can do. I'm not calling anyone dishonest but somebody is blowing smoke out his ass and up ours and here is why.

Cash For Clunkers was inevitable, as when you get Democrats, they bring tree huggers with them like baggage. Its been that way since someone gave birth in a granola patch. With some Republican support it passed but it looks more like the toothless grin of my favorite DJ.

Here's how it reads according to CNN;

"How program will work: Clunkers eligible for the program must get 18 miles per gallon, or less, in combined city and highway driving.

The subsidy ends up benefiting more owners of light trucks, SUVs and mini-vans more than it would owners of regular old passenger cars, auto experts say.

A $3,500 subsidy can be used to purchase cars and vans that are more fuel efficient than the older clunkers by four miles per gallon. A $4,500 subsidy can be used toward purchasing cars and vans that are more fuel efficient than older cars by 10 miles per gallon.

However, cars that have not been insured for the past year, or those that are older than 25 years, are not eligible to be traded in for vouchers.

So how do you get doom and gloom from this? It ain't going to be as bad as someone says and scrap yards won't be affected and in the fine print it will run for 6 months only.

I don't agree with the bill and I did stand up to be counted. But to tell us it is our fault that it passed, is a stretch. The fault lies in those that call to arms the People, but hide when the fighting starts. When I see his face at the next public hearing in Augusta fighting for our Hobby, then I'll back off, until then he's just blowing Smoke up our asses.

So now maybe he can take that Chrysler Pacifica that he couldn't sell for 2 years and get something else to bitch about. From Ford, that way he won't have to support a Government Bailout.