What in the hell is wrong with Ray LaHood?

He just doesn’t get it. While America has moved to more energy efficient vehicles, a move most thought was a good idea. We are now poised to take it up the tailpipe. Conservation combined with a slumping economy has caused gas tax revenues to decline. These revenues are used for roadway construction and repair. So now they are thinking of other ways to raise revenue/taxes. This new revenue stream would require every vehicle to be fitted with a GPS unit to track the movements of the vehicle.

Does this mean that we all will be able to use the carpool lanes? After all, we will all have “Big Brother” along for the ride. And unlike a carpool buddy that usually kicks in a few bucks for fuel, or new riders only job will be to snatch dollars from us.

I drive a truck. Not a truck like SUV, which are mostly imposters, placed on a car chassis, but a real truck, on a truck frame. This extra weight causes my vehicle to get around 12.5 city 16.5 Hwy. This causes me to pay more in fuel taxes than everyone driving not only truck imposters, but also just about every car on the road. Don’t get me wrong, I’m fine with that, I love my truck. It’s not that I want to crush Prius’s, it’s just a side effect of being a Redneck. Whatever the circumstances, we like to come out on top. It’s all about survival. These people in tiny cars have made every effort to conserve resources for two reasons. It makes them feel good about the environment, and the government asked them to conserve. Now that they have complied with government request, they will be screwed for their efforts.

I look at this as an effort to get us all on “Mass Transit”, an option that for many trips actually cost more per mile than flying 1st class to the E.U., which is where they are trying to drag us. If you think a GPS on board is “Big Brother” in action, wait till you want to get to a public protest via “Mass Transit” only to find the government has restricted your movements.