Ronn Blankenship schreef:
> At 10:45 PM 5/20/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 5/20/01 8:13:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> >
> >> >>When emission control devices were first introduced, many people
> >> >>disconnected them because they got better gas mileage (used less
> >> gasoline)
> >> >>without them. Of course, it is virtually impossible to make such a
> >> >>comparison today, because disconnecting all such devices on a
> >> contemporary
> >> >>car would render it inoperable.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Which would of course render it very fuel efficient
> >>
> >>
> >>But hard to sell to the public who actually wants to go somewhere. ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >>Since when do politicians (left or right) care about what the public wants.
>
> They do have to keep enough of them happy enough to get re-elected.
Isn't this only applicable in election years?
Sonja