I've had my Prius for two years. I bought it because VW quit making a reliable car (I had two VWs die on me within about three months of each other) and because, as a bumper sticker says, "I'd rather buy green Japanese Technology than Dirty Arab Oil."
I'm voting with my dollars against funding terrorism. As much as is possible.
And I'm very happy with my Prius. It's not as zippy or as much fun as a Jetta, but it has a better work ethic. You turn it on, it goes. You don't have to call your husband or a tow truck (unlike my recent VWs). I place a high value on a car that runs. Even better if it runs quietly and on fumes -- I drive a lot.
I remember Jimmy Carter's oil shortages. When we don't control a commodity we rely on, it can get scary. So part of my reason for getting a Prius was strategic. I want to be able to go places and not need a lot of gas to do it.
But now, thanks to Obama and his addiction to automotive meddling, my car has become the symbol of everything I'm not. While I recycle and try to limit how much I impact the environment, I'm not an environmentalist. I believe in good stewardship of the earth, which could include drilling for oil in ANWR. And I believe Al Gore is the cause of global warming, which they have yet to convince me exists.
I hope someone is coming up with something other than oil to power our vehicles so long as it isn't made out of crops grown for food.
I'm not a Democrat or a socialist. I voted for Bush twice and think he's a decent, good man who kept us safe. I would go hunting with Cheney.
I think you have the right to drive a Hummer if you want. I won't even say ugly things about whatever you might be compensating for, because honestly, all I know about you is that you drive a Hummer. That's your business. I'll cling to my guns and religion and you go right ahead and cling to your Hummer. This is a free country still -- right?
But now, my car makes a statement I'm not making. I'm not smug or liberal. So I've just ordered two bumper stickers. This took a lot of thought on my part because I don't like bumper stickers, and the ones I really want to use will get my car keyed.
So here's what I chose: The Gadsden Flag and one about the link between oil and terrorism.
Read up on this flag. Very interesting. And it has a S.C. connection.



