And I Still Don't Seem To Care

The high point of my day thus so far I think involved either bowling on the Wii or finding the first couple of seasons of Pinky & The Brain for to make with the watching.

Also, I am two hundred pages into the book I started reading at about 11 this morning.  Hooray!

Off to the Starbucks (MY Starbucks, because it is amazing!), and then to return Sis-Tar's computer, sans iPod, to her.

Also, this:

Looking to Raise Money, U.S. Government to Begin Offering “Clunkers for Cash”

Washington, D.C. – Looking to raise money after exhausting their $1 billion appropriation, the Car Allowance Rebate System, more commonly known as “Cash for Clunkers” announced that they will now be implementing a “Clunkers for Cash” program that will allow Americans to buy “clunkers” back from the government for their full blue book value.Under the original plan, consumers could trade in an older, less fuel efficient vehicle and receive up to $4500 in vouchers toward the purchase of a new, more fuel efficient vehicle. This proved to be wildly popular, as the processing of claims on this plan began on July 24 and ran out of money a mere six days later. Congress initially asked for an additional $2 billion, but decided it would be a more profitable venture to just sell the clunkers back to the American public at full blue book value.

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood told reporters, “Like a bunch of pussies, we initially went to congress for help. However, after adding up the blue book values of all the ‘clunkers’ we took in, we found out we could bring in over $10 billion if we flipped them, so that’s what we’ve decided to do.”
As part of the plan, the “clunkers” will be parked at State Capitol Buildings around the country and members of the U.S. House of Representatives will be sent home to act as salesmen for the cars. Negotiations on the sales commission they will receive are still ongoing.
Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio), the house member who sponsored the original bill, was livid with the decision and lashed out at LaHood saying, “The whole idea of this program was to get these older, gas guzzling cars off our streets. By taking them in and re-selling them at a much higher rate than we paid for them is a complete travesty. It literally turns us into used car salesmen and entirely nullifies the positive environmental impact the plan was meant to have.”
Many consumers, however, appear to be siding with LaHood in the matter. Terry Schaaf, a life long citizen of Larely, couldn’t be happier, saying, “I’ve always felt there wasn’t a better family car out there than a 1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic. It’s roomy, and at 4300 pounds, it’s tough to be on the wrong side of a collision in it. Because of that, I’m ok with paying a little extra for gas and the bottles of lead additive I need to mix with it.”
Sales of “clunkers” are set to begin August 15th.

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