oh where, oh where as all my oil gone?

Oh where, oh where, could it be?

Eeep. You catch that State of the Union speech by ol' Bushie last nite? Yup, niether did I, I was busy playing Halo. But...one tid bit I did pick up was that Bush wants to try to curb our country's appetite on foriegn oil. You know, that's not really a bad thing, but I can't help but wonder what'll happen to the cars we all love and drive? What about the classic cars? Will the government foot the bill to have the cars converted over to be able to burn ethanol? Bio-diesel? Cooking oil?

I guess we'll have to wait and see how the government handles the swap from analouge broadcasts to HDTV. There are a lot of people who simply can't afford to buy ANY new TV, much less an HDTV. Will the government help those people out? Only time will tell.

For a long time it seems as if those with the power try to choke out the fun from us normal folks. In some cases, it is completly justified, and I don't blame The Powers. Could this switch from gas as we know it be the death of hot rodding as we know it? I really hope not.

Fortunatly, things progress slowly and it won't be anytime soon that a switch takes place, 2025 by one estimate. But why should that matter? Does the future of hot rodding lie in the hands of the oil police? Will hot rodders allow MPG to overtake HP as the main attraction point? Who knows, but I certianly hope the high HP, low MPG cars will stay arounf forever.