When the auto industry is down ... kick them again

I am shaking my head this morning reading about the new auto emission requirements imposed by THE GOVERNMENT on struggling auto industries that have been taken over by THE GOVERNMENT.

At a time when Americans are financially struggling in the wake of lost jobs and higher taxes, THE GOVERNMENT has decided to burden companies that are already down by kicking them again.

As with most environmental "improvements," the increased cost will be passed on to consumers:

But cars will be more expensive because of the new regulations by up to 600 dollars per vehicle, above the 700 dollar price hike expected with the latest Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) rules already passed by Congress.

That's $1,300 added to the cost of vehicles that will be passed on to consumers because of requirements by THE GOVERNMENT.

Check out Dan Spencer's post at RedState ... Automakers succumb - embrace tougher emissions and mileage standards ... where he expands on this subject.

Mike puts a slightly different spin on it.

Jerry Fuhrman's quote of the day....

"Big government is where once successful nations go to die."

Amen.

H/T From On High

Sarah Palin called Glenn Beck for an interview....

Glenn Beck, the newest member of the Fox News Channel family, was on Fox and Friends this morning talking about a phone call he received from Sarah Palin during the campaign. It turned out she had wanted to be on his show but the handlers would not book her ... so she finally called and booked herself.

The layers of staffers in politics apparently is stifling to someone like Sarah Palin who has streamlined government in Alaska and has tried to get back to basics. That is Alaska and is what is so refreshing about that land to the north. My experience there included truthful people who were down-to-earth and not bogged down in the material quicksand of the Lower 48. They were common sense folks who knew how to take care of themselves in rugged Alaska.

We complain about the bureaucracy in government ... but do we do anything about it? It is past time to get back to basics ... and Sarah has begun, much to the chagrin of those benefitting from the layers of bureaucracy.

Glenn Beck will begin appearing on a regular basis on Fox News in January.