We’ve been car shopping to find a great, reliable vehicle for Ky. Should be a fun and quick experience, right? How hard can it be to find a used Corolla or Civic or something like that for a great price? Uh…very!

At first i thought it was the economy - times are a bit tough, people are holding on to their rides for a bit or trading down for a more economical ride. Yeah, that’s part of it. The other part is something i thought about a while back and now seeing the fruits - Cash for Clunkers! Grrrrrrrrrrr.

Yep, that wonderful program where you could trade in your “old” car and pick up a new or newer car for a great deal. Trouble is, they took the “old” cars and trashed them which created a shortage in decent used cars. Add to this the economy and people holding on to their rides and it’s tough to find a good used car.

Did they really have to trash the cars traded in? That just seems silly when cars are being made much more reliable now. It’s not far-fetched for some cars to go 175-200,000 miles or more.

Sooo, i think we found a nice little Corolla that we’re pretty sure about after a couple of weeks of heavy Craigslist/Autotrader/Cars.com usage and playing taxi service in a one car family.

Can we do a Cash for Clunkers for some politicians that don’t think things through?

54% opposed the Health Care bill…where is our representation in the House of Representatives? so thankful my rep, Glenn Nye (D VA02), voted against this bill. i tried calling for a full day last Wed, but couldn’t get thru. finally got thru at the end of the week.

i’m also thankful that my state, the great Commonwealth of VA, is heading the charge to take the new bill to court on the constitutionality of the bill.

the current health care/insurance system needs fixing…but lets just fix it a bit at a time. i don’t think it’s wise to change 1/6 of the economy in one fell swoop. tort reform, the ability to purchase insurance from other states…just a few quick changes.