I would! Heck, there may be copies of speeches tucked under the seat or something. A plan to end the war in the glove box. Maybe a couple signed Springsteen CDs in the disc changer.
You never know.
Video Credit: MSNBC
John Kerry's SUV Hybrid Sitting On Used Car LotIf you're in the market for a hybrid SUV once owned by a famous, environmentally friendly politician, Sen. John Kerry's (D-Mass.) 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid is for sale for about $26,000.
...But what is Kerry, Mr. Saving the Planet Jr. (Al Gore is Senior), doing getting rid of his hybrid? Is he going back to a gas-guzzling, ozone-destroying emissions way of the past?
Never, says Kerry's deputy chief of staff, David Wade. In fact, his boss decided to trade in his two-year-old Ford Escape Hybrid for a shiny new Chevy Tahoe Hybrid -- which won the 2008 Green Car of the Year award, he'll have you know. (Wade says it's a 40 percent increase in fuel efficiency.)
"Senator Kerry has already done two things this year to help fight global warming and reduce greenhouse gas emissions: he bought a new hybrid car and he's giving shorter speeches," Wade quipped.
Wade cracks me up.
Anyway, I looked up the Kelley Blue Book value, just to see what kind of deal I'd be getting. I'm guessing it's loaded, and in excellent shape (like the previous owner). Looks like it's worth about $28K, so a bargain at 26 Gs. I'm not sure how good a driver he is, and there are no studies, to my knowledge, comparing legislative ability to driving habits. So I'd have to ask about any repaired dings or scratches. Even so, no big. I'm guessing I'd have to move the seat up a bit, but that's easy enough.
If I bought John Kerry's car and put a John Kerry bumper sticker on it, would that be redundant? I might have to go with this one,
since a bumper sticker that says "Hey, guess what? I'm driving John Kerry's car" would be, well, just a little strange.
Comments (2)
Posted by beachmom | February 14, 2008 10:03 AM
Okay, I definitely like Kerry appearing on MSNBC better than CNN. I laughed several times, and I thought Kerry got in some good points.
Posted by wisteria | February 15, 2008 11:43 PM
Great post and a joy to read.