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Reports of  Mumbai flowed to my radio as I traversed the rural midwest for the holiday. The recurring topic was the nationality of the attackers. My first thought was “are these guys really Pakistani?” They seem to be well-trained, if only because the amount of carnage from ten people showed a great deal of lethally-efficient planning.

That, alone, is certainly no indication of nationality. Fanning the nuclear-powered tensions certainly fuels chaos. “If this is part of the intention”, the second thought, “Do these guys have a cause?” The BBC suggests that this may be more like the events of Columbine or Va Tech, without a cause other than celebrity. I continue to pour over reports and photos looking for answers, dots to connect met with only more dots and fewer lines. Anyone else care to share their reaction?

I must say there’s something comforting about seeing Obama at the lecturn each morning. I realize there’s probably a point of diminishing returns on press conferences, but considering how the resident-in-chief is rarely seen on tv, it certainly is a change. Check out the new poll to the right weigh in.

“Current crisis not related to fuel prices: Current problem is not that consumers are demanding different, more fuel-efficient vehicles; the problem is that consumers are not buying vehicles at all.” – UAW

You spent years trying to get me to drive a Ford Gigantor, Chevy Truckles (now with balls!) and Chrysler Mini-my-wallet Van. There’s a reason the car I drive is from 1991, actually quite a few. The largest factor? It gets 26 m.p.g. highway and it’s all-wheel-drive! Why would I pay you for no improvement? Certainly it’s time you set the bar at 50+ for anything that doesn’t tow something. You’ve had years to work on this.