A Prius does have a transmission.

Transmission
Electronically controlled continuously variable transmission (ECVT)

The long term costs for maintenance is covered by waranties

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Maybe with aftermarket warranties.

Zed,

I agree...while there is violence based on religion, this is also violence based on many other things.

In my opinion, the root of the world's problems boils down to human selfishness.

Edmunds just came out with something in the past month.

The Civic Hybrid is No. 14 in the TCO [True Cost to Own] rankings being released today, while the nation's best-selling hybrid, Toyota's Prius, doesn't even make the top 25. It finished 34th overall, although it is in second place among hybrids.

Should gasoline prices continue to rise, however, hybrids' ownership cost performance does improve. The Civic Hybrid would move up to sixth place overall if gasoline hits $6 a gallon

Problem with hybrids is the long term cost of ownership really isn't known yet.

Techie version of going postal?

Who'd want to steal horns? Are they that desperate for a brass section?

On a somewhat related note, just got through watching No Country For Old Men. That was messed up.

Over 3 months away...time got away from me for a moment.

But what this means is that Obama doesn't have to spend a dime to win the largest state in the union.

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Not necessarily. Election is still over 4 months away and polls change. But he probably won't have to spend much if any as California is a lock for Obama. Anybody know the last time it went to a Republican?

It's a winner take all. Makes no difference if you win 51-49 or 100-0.

I figured Jesse Jackson dropping the N bomb would be bigger news than this.

Is it just me or is the link to the article broken?

A Democrat way ahead in the polls over a Republican in California.

Why is this news?

I don't know why anybody would give any politician a large pile of $$$.

From the Politico link...

It has been the McCains practice and procedure, as previously indicated, to pay off the balance of credit cards on a monthly basis, so they do not carry credit card debt,-- the aide said in a statement.

Because the Pubs are trying to paint the Obamas as elitists out of touch with the average folk

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Corky and Hillary are Republican?

Well, Jackson apologized today for his "hurtful words" so there's some credence to it.

He also urged the public to boycott purchasing DVD copies of the TV sitcom "Seinfeld" after co-star Michael Richards was taped using the word during a rant at a Los Angeles comedy club in 2006.

Ouch.

What might be more ironic is all the energy wasted from people who spend so much time on their computers and message boards.

3 months old but still somewhat ironic...

While the rest of the economy struggles through what is almost certainly a recession, the video game industry is not only surviving, but thriving. Sales of games and consoles are up 34 percent from last February, and even the eight-year-old PlayStation 2 is selling almost 20 percent more units than last year.

Might still be $20 every 3 months. Got conflicting info on their website.

I've been pretty happy with Virgin Mobile. Their phones kinda suck though. Got a newer phone and got worse reception than my old K10 Royale so I switched back.

Looks like cheapest for Virgin Mobile is $20 a month now. That sucks.

Existing Minute2Minute users not affected.

Although they got rid of Minute2Minute. Can't sign up or switch to it after 9/21/06.

Just logged in and they still have it.

Oz,

Don't know if they still have it but I pay $15 every three months with Virgin Mobile.

if its a single computer connection
and the president looks at cached pages from all his favorite sites

it can definately be done.

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Then you're not on the internet. It would be less work, time, and money to just print out the information and let him read it on paper.

Do you really think that the White House cannot have a secure Terminal setup for the President of the United States?

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If you're hooked up to the internet, you're not 100% secure.

This one got me laughing...

"Pathetic," add DailyKos's BarbinMD. "How long should it take to 'learn' to get online? It's one point and a click."

One point and a click? Really?

I cant believe when you join the drudge report you have to prove and debate your fathers difficult situations because of greedy cooperations though..that is kinda sad..

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Well, there's your problem. This is the Drudge Retort. Join the crowd on that mistake.

Goatman,

You are correct, sir.

About 57 percent of Enron's 21,000 employees participate in the 401(k) plan. The company generally matches employee contributions at 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6 percent of their salary, with Enron stock, which cannot be sold and put into another investment until the employee reaches age 50. But Ms. Denne said workers otherwise ''have a range of options'' in which to invest their money.

AU,

The employees still had a choice. I would rather lose the matching than to put most or all of my retirement in one company's stock.

Especially if I was close to retirement.

This is a liberal website.

It's hilarious how you pretend to be nice while hurling insult after insult.

Especially please focus on what he will do to help my 67 year old father who was about to retire when he lost all of his retirment thanks to Enron

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A 60 some year old had 100% of his retirement in one company's stock?

That either screams BS or the worst retirement planning ever.

goatman you make me laugh ...you have no debate skills, you attack and that is the best you can do.

you remind me of the developmentally disabled boy in my third grade class last year. he would fight with all the other students in my class, and rather than make a point about anything he would just attack others. It was clear that he was disabled because he had no thoughts of his own, all he had was the ability to attack and restate what other children in the class said. Are you his absent father? because all i see on here from you is attacks towards other people. Do you only come on here to attack people. Try and original thought, you might like it

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Criticize another for attacking and then attack that person.

Making a run on the bank to withdraw their money probably isn't going to help matters.

They have been lampooning political candidates since FOREVER!

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Yep...and I'm sure the left, including Obama, have had a chuckle or two from all the caricatures of Bush and Cheney.

I'm disappointed that Obama is all in a huff over this.

From the sounds of it, the article makes a good point and the cover goes with it.

Grow up, Obama.

I knew that would get Corky going.

Being a critic herself, shouldn't she get her husband to apologize for NAFTA?