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2011-07-19 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve White 2011-07-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 To engage in deep transparency as an inspiration for new ways of doing business."

As I recall the dot-bomb period consisted of people who wanted a new way of doing business: losing money instead of turning a profit.

Strangely enough, it didn't work then either.

Posted by badanov 2011-07-19 00:26|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2011-07-19 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Coming up next for Salinas, the greatest thing since High Speed Rail...

Posted by tu3031 2011-07-19 00:41|| 2011-07-19 00:41|| Front Page Top

#3 OOOOOOO, just wait until the City Fathers find out how much Germany is charging for their "Nuclear Tax" to offset the effects of their nationwide shutdown of all Nucplants?

Better yet, wait until the Voters find out.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-07-19 00:49|| 2011-07-19 00:49|| Front Page Top

#4 That minus coal and lack of any real energy makes buying an electric care like buying a horse without hay. Hey!

Posted by newc 2011-07-19 00:57|| 2011-07-19 00:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Now, now, I'm sure they will be real purty to look at.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-07-19 01:01|| 2011-07-19 01:01|| Front Page Top

#6 The biggest rip off in history since Catholic church stopped selling indulgences.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-07-19 02:59|| 2011-07-19 02:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Heres an idea, why don't we all have electric cars supported by a power grid where we import our electricity from other states and are dependent on those states for power generation during peaks! Come on doesn't anyone else like my brilliant plan?

/sarc

Posted by Valentine 2011-07-19 06:03|| 2011-07-19 06:03|| Front Page Top

#8 John Delorean had the same thing happen in Northern Ireland.

Posted by gromky 2011-07-19 06:09|| 2011-07-19 06:09|| Front Page Top

#9 Hey, the cold war is over, right? Why don't we park an old Ohio class boomer in ever major port and rewire them to supply the grid?

Could we get one up river to St. Louis?

Posted by AlanC 2011-07-19 09:07|| 2011-07-19 09:07|| Front Page Top

#10 And why is anyone surprised by this?

Posted by DarthVader 2011-07-19 10:24|| 2011-07-19 10:24|| Front Page Top

#11 They shouldn't be surprised.

Substitute 'railroad' or 'automobile' for 'electric car'. Congratulations, you're in the late 19th/early 20th century.

Posted by Pappy 2011-07-19 11:12|| 2011-07-19 11:12|| Front Page Top

#12 "Stupidity at multiple levels..."

That's California (and unfortunately the federal gummint).

"Wonder what his net worth is today?"

I wonder how much he's got squirreled away in the Caymans.

Posted by Barbara 2011-07-19 16:33|| 2011-07-19 16:33|| Front Page Top

#13 Substitute 'railroad' or 'automobile' for 'electric car'. Congratulations, you're in the late 19th/early 20th century.

See yawl in Willoughby, no need to knock, come on here and sit a spell.

Posted by S 2011-07-19 19:20|| 2011-07-19 19:20|| Front Page Top

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