Obama's Tire Gauge policy. Out of touch with not only people, but also reality.

[rn79870]

An air socialist haha? Seriously? I hope that's sarcasm. 1/3 of that post was sarcasm, 1/3 of that post was fact, 1/3 of that post was opinion. Someone who wants to charge me to air up my tires, to me, is saying don't air up your tires here. I mean, who pays for air, seriously? I have never in my life had to pay to use an air pump. They are so rare here that if I actually do find one, all I have to do is drive across the street to the other station. And why would anyone else pay for it? I mean, its air. When you go to gas up, you aren't paying to use the pump, you're paying for the gas. I'm sure those air pumps people pay for are making some nice profits Don't be jealous of my free air.

Yeah, but it's all too often cold Canadian air, which is worth less than 48 State air, that's why they give it away. Seriously, if you're running Canadian air in your tires, you need to put in about 20% more just to come out even.

[AZhitman]

Soravia, great OP. You've redeemed your prior uber-fail.

So if you're too retarded to maintain your car, the government will get involved and make sure you do it?

Where's personal responsibility in all this?

The Left wants government out of our bedrooms, but not out of our garages?

Freakin' retarded.

[rn79870]

Why does it not surprise me that the Lib-O-Matic makes his WIFE take care of her own tires?

No bro, that's progressive, woman's rights equality in action. They (the women) just take their cars into a station and bat their eyelids and presto, 4 dudes surround the car. I guess there's still a bounty on them in AZ 'eh bro?

[AZhitman]

No bro, that's progressive, woman's rights equality in action. They (the women) just take their cars into a station and bat their eyelids and presto, 4 dudes surround the car. I guess there's still a bounty on them in AZ 'eh bro?

Sorry. Equality has a more meaningful goal to me than making my gal maintain her own car...

While she's on the side of the road with a flat, guys like me are stopping to change the tire that their weak husband failed to maintain.

[smockers83]

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to or

[AZhitman]

Feel free to do both.

Oh - Go check your tire pressure, BTW.

[ishkabibble]

Oh - Go check your tire pressure, BTW.

I'll just wait for you to come save me instead.

-entitled, lazy libbie

[AZhitman]

I'll just wait for you to come save me instead.

-entitled, lazy libbie

You'd better shave those legs first.

-chauvanistic, redneck conservative

[telcoman]

I have a 12 volt air compressor in my trunk that I found for $10. Been using it for the past 9 years on many of my cars. No excuses...

I'm surprised the 10 amps it draws hasn't blown a fuse in your 12v power outlet?

Telcoman

[telcoman]

No bro, that's progressive, woman's rights equality in action. They (the women) just take their cars into a station and bat their eyelids and presto, 4 dudes surround the car. I guess there's still a bounty on them in AZ 'eh bro?

Bob

Gregg just enjoys bashing me because he refuses to accept reality. He's in a time warp prior to Arizona statehood.I trust not everyone living in Arizona has his misguided views?Many states have seen huge population influxes and views and party affillation are changing. Arizona and McCain opposed making Martin Luther King a national holiday and many of those going to the polls across the United States in 90 days are going to remember that. They will be voting for Obama.I've been in the workforce for a long time and have personally seen how mismanagement of large corporations and mismanagement of our government by mostly republicans have brought us to where we are today. Who can honestly say they were better off eight years ago. Yes some democrats have made mistakes as have most politicians. A mistake can be rectified. Lying, and cover ups to the American people are grounds for impeachment. (personal sexual activity between consenting adults does not apply).

Telcoman

[Cold_Zero]

Tel-They have Republicans in New Jersey? Holy Crap!

[Soravia]

I know WHO will be voting for Obama for sure, Racism works both ways, you know.

However, just because there are more numbers doesn't make one's ideas better nor correct nor just.

I don't know who remembers what, but I remember myself thinking Obama might be a good call if Hillary gets shot down, until I heard Obama threw his grand mother under the bus. That was the end of the rope.

[AZhitman]

1) opposed making Martin Luther King a national holiday

2) Lying, and cover ups to the American people are grounds for impeachment.

3) (personal sexual activity between consenting adults does not apply).

1) I oppose it as well. It's a stupid idea. Very stupid.

I do support a civil rights day, to honor ALL those who fought and sacrificed for the civil rights of others.

2) Still waiting for proof of said lies. Hell, even your buddy Bob has said he doesn't think the Prez "lied" to the American public. Fight with him. (He'll win).

3) Now who's in a 'time warp'? Brother, you're still rehashing politics from the last millenium.

But since you brought it up, your buddy Bubba Clinton DID lie to the American public. He looked STRAIGHT into the camera and lied. And then, like a true weasel libby, he squirmed and juked and hemmed and hawed and played dumb, and made the situation worse that it really was. And we won't even get started on what Vince Foster thinks of him... ....On a side note, I chuckled to myself thinking of how J-Mac would handle a "Lewinsky-ish" scandal:

"My fellow Americans... Yep. I porked her. Just to prove I still can."

[smockers83]

On a side note, I chuckled to myself thinking of how J-Mac would handle a "Lewinsky-ish" scandal:

"My fellow Americans... Yep. I porked her. Just to prove I still can."

But would he need to do that? I mean Mrs. McCain v. Mrs. Clinton...Mrs. McCain looks pretty good for her age, much better than Hillary. I don't know too many old men like McCain who can say they have a wife like Cindy.

[wingFeather]

Heh, one of the few times wingFeather actually tries to back up a point, and it's invalid.

Nice personal insult, but it is you who is incorrect. Do two wrongs make a right? LOL

Even the lower model Chevrolets are reporting exact tire pressures per tire. No idiot lights there! My Infiniti also reported exact pressure... and this was back in 2005.

But, OMG the Versa has an idiot light, so Wingfeather must be 100% FAIL! Stupid Democrats

Sell your Versa & buy an HHR

[srellim234]

You're combining posts from different people here. I have the Versa, not wingFeather.

My gripes with the Versa are well covered in the Versa forum. After all, this is a Nissan/Infiniti owners site and the cars have their own sections for car talk. It's well known there that I'm dissapointed with the Versa and would get rid of it if I could afford to. I would not replace it with a GM product though.

Responding to your TPMS on a Chevy observation, though, legally, automakers have to program their TPMS systems to alert drivers if tire pressure drops below 25 percent less than the recommended inflation pressure, but some systems trigger an alert if the pressure drops as little as 15 percent. If GM is using a more precise system on their entry level cars it might explain the mindset that prevents American automakers from turning a profit on those cars.

FYI, too, I hope you weren't referring to me as a Democrat. I was a registered Republican for over 30 years until the current batch of liars and thieves took over the Republican Party and transformed it into their own personal haven at the expense of traditional Republican ideals. The Democratic Party is equally corrupt, so I'm not with them, either.

[Soravia]

Politicians are like used cars. You got to know them well before choosing them.Dem or Rep doesn't matter.

[rn79870]

Sell your Versa & buy an HHR

I didn't realize they sold HHRs to the public, I thought they all went to rental companies.

You must really be new around here if you're calling srellim a republican. He's made it more than clear that he's solidly a third party person.

[skylndrftr]

Sell your Versa & buy an HHR

[offtopic] The HHR is assembled in Mexico just the same as teh Versa just thoguht that was fun information [/offtopic]

It can report whatever it wants but I highly doubt that anyone actually responds to anything unless the light goes on.

Obama said a couple of days ago says we all should inflate our tires. I don’t disagree with that. The American Automobile Association strongly recommends it

He also (if yo uactually check) said that this is a step nothing more. Its actually a huge one when you consider that your talking with other car people here, and 99.999998% of Americans aren't car people. The American public is much better represented by a young lady from South Carolina who talks about globes...

[96Qowner]

If anyone cared, they'd be checking their tires already - the info isn't hard to find.

http://www.google.com/search?q...fox-a

Maybe McCain's people should give the Google link to Obama's people.

But, you bet, good for Obama for mentioning it. You can just sense the expertise and depth of knowledge that went into the argument. It gives you an idea of how much Obama really knows his energy policy, eh?

[rn79870]

McCain's negative comment on Obama's statement represents more than another attack in an already negative campaign, it represents how lost McCain's campaign is, and how clueless they are in responding to a young, intelligent opponent with real world solutions to real world problems.

I'd like to hear a little more about what McCain thinks about national issues than what he thinks about Obama. Never mind that he promised in April he wouldn't stoop to this level or that it only took him 2 months to break that promise. Maybe that's why they call him McSame.

[skylndrftr]

96, I think your first statement shoudl be less about peopel caring, and more about them not knowing any better. I'll bet you could explain this to 5 people at work (assuming you don't work with somebody like Roger Penske) and 2-3 wouldn't know. And I'll bet half the people who know don't bother. its the same problem with the American electorate...

However the comment making fun of Obama just shows what I'm talkign about. Your tire pressure isn't goign to solve world hunger, but hes offering something. McCain's response shouldn't be to make fun of it. Especially given that hes now having to backpedal *cough*flip-flop*cough*. Given the state of energy in this conutry, people shouldn't be making fun of anything that helps. He didn't preach this as a solution, he preached it as a small step.

I've said it time and time again, I probably would have voted for 2000 McCain, but new McCain is so disengenuous it sickens me. 90-95% of his cumpaign revolves around Obama and what Obama says...you can't call it media bias or any other BS when your participating.

How silly does he look when his own campaign is giving Obama more coverage.

[wingFeather]

a young, intelligent opponent with real world solutions to real world problems.

Ron Paul

[rn79870]

None so blind as those who won't see.

[wingFeather]

I love lamp.

[96Qowner]

McCain says let's build nuclear plants and allow offshore drilling.

Obama's response is maybe offshore drilling if it's part of a "comprehensive" plan involving windfall profit taxing, environmental restrictions and god knows what else, and maybe nuclear power with the same caveats ... but definitely good tire pressure.

Good to know he's up to speed on the big issues - from all that experience with it, doncha know. Incidentally, I ran across this Googling for Obama's nuclear power position:

Obama Weakened Nuclear Safety Bill After Consulting With Firm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/....html

So, it's really hard to tell where Sen Obama stands on energy policy. Maybe, maybe not.

[wingFeather]

Quote »When residents in Illinois voiced outrage two years ago upon learning that the Exelon Corporation had not disclosed radioactive leaks at one of its nuclear plants, the state's freshman senator, Barack Obama, took up their cause.

Mr. Obama scolded Exelon and federal regulators for inaction and introduced a bill to require all plant owners to notify state and local authorities immediately of even small leaks. He has boasted of it on the campaign trail, telling a crowd in Iowa in December that it was "the only nuclear legislation that I've passed."

"I just did that last year," he said, to murmurs of approval.

A close look at the path his legislation took tells a very different story. While he initially fought to advance his bill, even holding up a presidential nomination to try to force a hearing on it, Mr. Obama eventually rewrote it to reflect changes sought by Senate Republicans, Exelon and nuclear regulators. The new bill removed language mandating prompt reporting and simply offered guidance to regulators, whom it charged with addressing the issue of unreported leaks. [/quote]...but he did offer HOPE!!!

Obama sure knows how to fool some of the people all the time.

[96Qowner]

But it's the first incidence I've run across where Obama has compromised with the opposition - that's a good thing ...

It also shows he didn't have any particular clout in the Senate. This is one of the things I keep harping on. Who's afraid of Sen Barack Obama? Big deal. The other guy, the old old guy with the funny looking cheek, has clout. People are afraid of him. He knows where the bodies are buried, and he's used to getting things done.

[rn79870]

But it's the first incidence I've run across where Obama has compromised with the opposition - that's a good thing ...

It also shows he didn't have any particular clout in the Senate. This is one of the things I keep harping on. Who's afraid of Sen Barack Obama? Big deal. The other guy, the old old guy with the funny looking cheek, has clout. People are afraid of him. He knows where the bodies are buried, and he's used to getting things done.

Yes, the old guard certainly has done well for us. That's the beauty in Obama's Change, out with the old, in with the new. Like cleaning out the refrigerator, when stuff gets too old, it just plain stinks.

[telcoman]

Tel-They have Republicans in New Jersey? Holy Crap!

Hey Bud

There are or were a substantial number Republician strongholds in some of the more affluent counties of New Jersey. Perhaps many are now hiding from embarassment?Republicians on a local level have been losing elections mainly on what has happened to the mismanagement of our country at the federal level.

Tom Kean was governor a number of years ago and lost to Democrat Jim FlorioFlorio after reviewing the budget mess and deficit left by Kean attempted to raise taxes to balance the state budget and was voted out after one term. Republician Christine Todd Whitman was elected governor. She attempted to balance the state budget by borrowing and deferring payments into the state workers pension fund. After losing to democrat Jim McGreevy she was appointed as head of the EPA by Bush. She told workers at ground zero after 9/11 that the air was safe. Many of those workers are dying from following her misguided advice.Our current democratic governor Corzine is trying to resolve a budget deficit that has grown from republician mismanagement to over $33 billion dollars.I spoke to our governor at a town meeting at our local high school a few months and gave him a few suggestions for resolving his budget problems.

I realize it must be hard for republicans like yourself to watch the news and realize that over the past eight years we got ourselves into two wars, incurred huge budget deficits causing the decline in the value of the dollar.This in turn raised all commodity prices including the huge run up in oil prices.After 9/11 Bush opposed the creation of the 9/11 commission and still refuses to heed their recomendations. Many New Jersey residents lost their lives and a number of widows live here in town. The present administration has done nothing to encourage conservation and reduce our dependence on foreign oil which is now around 70%Drilling off shore is not going to accomplish diddley squat.As the price of oil comes down, federal taxes should be increased to keep gasoline between $4 and $5 a gallon. That will reduce our consumption and encourge automobile companies to produce more fuel efficient vehicles.There are a lot more issues but

OK, I'm done for now

Cheers

Telcoman