May 19, 2009
Obama's 'blood for oil' plan
American muscle cars are not the only ones being sent to an early grave thanks to President Obama's radical fuel efficiency standards. The inimitable Steve Gilbert points out at Sweetness & Light that smaller, more fuel-efficient cars are also more dangerous to drivers and passengers in collisions:
Besides the obvious costs, and further strangulation of the already dying auto industry - is this not 'blood for oil'?Where are the estimates about how many more traffic deaths will be caused by trying to meet these standards by building lighter and less safe cars and trucks?How many will die on the altar of the false god ‘Global Warming'?