Mike’s Blog: What’s Not To Like?

I heard a couple stories on the radio this week that amazed me:

Story #1: A fundraiser was held in Chicago to benefit starving children of Darfur.  It was an all you can eat buffet dinner.

Story #2:  GM announces XFE series of fuel efficient trucks …better mileage by 1 single MPG. Here’s the AP story:

GM offers more fuel-efficient pickup trucks, SUVs

By DEE-ANN DURBIN – 20 hours ago

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. is releasing new, more fuel-efficient versions of its full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles later this fall.

The XFE — or extra fuel economy — versions of the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks and Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon SUVs will get one mile per gallon more in both city and highway fuel economy than non-XFE versions. The boost will give them a total of 15 miles per gallon in the city and 21 on the highway.

Are they kidding?  These behemoths that they claim chug only 15mpg are being pitched as fuel efficient?  Are these people crazy? I can’t believe anyone in their right mind could justify this as any sort of effort at conservation.  

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