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Just how stupid does Senator Schumer think you are? Well on May 13th in a Senate speech he said... "If Saudi Arabia were to increase its production by 1 million barrels per day that translates to a reduction of 20 percent to 25 percent in the world price of crude oil, and crude oil prices could fall by more than $25 dollar per barrel from its current level of $126 per barrel...

Last May, he chides the domestic auto industry for failing to effectively compete with foreign automakers during a speech. Since then, he has often reminded voters of that speech and called the car he learned to drive in, a Ford Grenada, a "tin can" and one of the worst cars made by the Detroit Three. Fast forward to yesterday...

The bloom is off the rose. Maybe, just maybe, this rush to the panacea of ethanol should have been thought about a bit more before we decided to turn our food supply into fuel. "Our enthusiasm for corn ethanol deserves a second look...

Prices at the pump have been rising. It's a Presidential election year. So you'd expect to hear the candidates position on an energy policy, right?..

It feels like we have 24/7 coverage of gas prices from the media telling us every day how bad things are. Then there's the never ending drumbeat of how bad the economy is. So unless you live in a cave, you're aware of these things...

Dear Dub, I've been looking into buying a hybrid for the tax credit you can get for going green. Do you think this is a good idea? Wesley Wes, you should buy a car because you need a car and you can afford the car...

Green is in. And if you ask any questions you're branded as someone who hates the planet, loves the oil companies, and generally are not a nice guy. Never mind that a hybrid vehicle actually costs more to own over the typical amount of time I'd own a car even taking the fuel savings into account...

The strike at American Axle has ratcheted up another notch as the company has received hundreds of applications in response to its newspaper ads Sunday seeking new hires for its Detroit plant. The flurry of applications came on the same day that American Axle workers who were laid off before the work stoppage declined the company's recall notices and officially joined the strike. One story of a laid off worker caught my eye in particular...

A famous comedian once remarked that congress is the opposite of progress. Who knew that that joke would turn out to be a prediction. Consider the announcement by Representative Sid Finch (I - ND) of the proposed legislation H.R...

We are inundated with advertising clutter. Everything seems to be an ad for something, and if a space is empty, you can bet it's about to be filled. Automotive advertising is no different...