Automakers need to take their lumps

The dirt cheep 1989 Geo got 50-58 MPG but it takes an overpriced hybrid to get 45-50 in 2009? Hooey!

Is Russia operating under a nuclear umbrella in Georgia?

AMBASSADOR JEFFREY: “In terms of how we've responded to this, the President was informed immediately on Friday, when we received news of the first two SS-21 Russian missile launchers into Georgian territory. He immediately -- this was at the Great Hall -- he immediately met with President Putin. They had a discussion. The President then engaged with his national security staff continuously over the last two days.”

The SS-21 carries 120KG of conventional explosives or tactical nukes, which begs the question why would the president need to be immediately notified if they believed them to be carrying 240KG of explosives?