STARS ARE TWO-FACED ON SUVS

[\"Hummer\", heh, heh]

MAC: "you are easily influenced, unfortunately you don‘t even know it"

Without arguing any of my stated reasons (and I provided several substantive reasons why the US/Japan auto landscape has changed), you labeled me as frivolous for changing my tune on buying Japanese over a 15 year timespan?

"do you know what a 9000SF house uses every MONTH? Minimum $2,000 of gas and electric"

Natural gas is much more abundant in the US so the link to terrorism isn't as plain as it is for oil -- and burning it doesn't pollute the environment. Electricity is mostly generated from domestic nuclear power which is also a relatively clean source of energy. Water, too, is a domestic resource, and is pretty environmentally friendly, last I checked.

Personally, I don't care whether Arianna showers with Evian water or sleeps on a bed of fresh-picked rose petals every night. I am more interested in the merits of the issue itself rather than whatever dirt you can find on the person presenting the issue.

Also, I do buy a lot of consumer stuff from China. But not automobiles. Back to the topic of automobiles, my point was that if you are not satisfied with American products, and have concerns about American interests in the Asia/Pacific region, then buying Japanese is preferrable to European.

"Stop the hate and all the negative energy, it does you no good and it does our great country no good."

"Hate and negative energy?" I'm for love and positive energy. Doing good for our country? I'm all for it! That's why I support energy policies that are good for America.

Jason