Idiocy Prevails On the One Side, Cools Heads on the Other

And apparently ne’er the twain shall meet.

‘Twas the night before Christmas..and some kind gentleman just told me a few days ago that we have three ways of thinking in America (remember this?): Right brained, left brained and lame brained. Guess who (or what) is winning?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28108346/

And the beat goes on. " White House and democrats have limited intercourse and produce handicapped child". For $14M.

I have already sent out pieces by both Krugman (German/European cars) and Freidman (Electric cars and software upgrades) earlier this morning (check all the stuff you deleted). There have been comments.

Martha said:

I've seen Friedman interviewed before and he gives a lot to think about. Habits of mind are dangerous things, and hard to break. What we need is a merge of expertise in vehicle manufacturing and the new business platform. Then we could have the best of both worlds. It doesn't have to be a "either/or" proposition, if the two could co-exist, which, so far they haven't, in the automobile industry. Friedman makes it sound that some in the world have seen that it's in their best interest to do so. I don't think Detroit, or Washington has caught on to that yet. They better get out of the box, or they will be left behind. That goes for the consumer too.

Tracey said (along the way, after reading Krugman and me):

Uh - I am one of those "underclass" who are more plugged in, and wear my "pretentious Eco-Snob" badge with great pride. Please convey that to all you know. THEY are the underclass of insensitives whose karma will catch up with them. Intellect and awareness trumps conspicuous consumption any day.

(Tracey drives a Prius.)

Barbara said that the "idea of a Czarina" was much more attractive. Or words to that effect. When I later told her that "Czarina" had just called me, from down on 6th St. in Austin, and wanted me to come buy her a beer, Barbara said it did not much help the cause of female equality. Touche'.


It sounds like having a “car czar” appears inevitable, because everyone in Congress is thinking exactly the way in which Friedman (see the NYT article) urged that we should not. I think the decisions (in spite of what I think about republicans) probably are ass-backwards, but that is because we have so many asses making them.

This is a really crappy thing to do to Santa Claus.