What Needs To Be More EFFICIENT? Our CARS Or Our GOVERNMENT?

The past several weeks have been a mess, really. Washington just can't seem to get its act together and tie its shoes if you asked it to.

I mean, I am not a political guy by any means but the whole debt ceiling mess has plenty of people on edge. There's no discrimination here. Whether your a tea party'er or a liberal, tensions are about to boil over here as Americans across the nation are phoning in to let Washington know one thing -- they're pissed.

One news item that received some coverage was the latest regarding the CAFE standards, which was adjusted to 54.5 by 2025.

And according to Scott Burgess, the man who writes for The Detroit News AND bashed Chrysler this year, the new CAFE standards are a joke.

**I suggest you click "Read Article" to read his full piece, it's worth it

Burgess really hits the nail on the head though with this statement:

"Imagine if voters could apply CAFE standards to government, forcing it to double its efficiency by 2025."

If the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations were a vehicle, it'd be a Ford Edsel, Pontiac Aztek and Chrysler Sebring combined.

No, that's not fair. All of those cars served a purpose and actually could do something.

Now that all the haranguing has finished and a giant number has been attached to CAFE, car guys can get to work and politicians can do whatever it is they do.

Here's what I think of CAFE: It's a farce, a joke, the result of spineless politicians taking the easy road. Over its more than 30 years in existence, it has not reduced U.S. consumption of oil. No, it created more. CAFE, and the people behind it, helped create the Hummer H1 — a beautiful vehicle that was completely misunderstood.

The only thing CAFE does is guarantee future cars will cost a lot more money than present-day cars. But higher-priced cars do help states, which typically collect a percentage of the vehicle's price, known as sales taxes. CAFE is worse than pandering; it's political pandering...