HILL DRIVE FOR '55' ( National Maximum Speed Limit )

New York Post ^ | May 24, 2006 | IAN BISHOP

[george76]

- In a surprise move yesterday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called for "most of the country" to return to a speed limit of 55 mph in an effort to slash fuel consumption...

"The 55-mile speed limit really does lower gas usage.

And wherever it can be required, and the people will accept it, we ought to do it," Clinton said at the National Press Club.

[IslandJeff]

Everybody!

One foot on the brake
And one on the gas, hey!

[cardinal4]

This woman will say ANYTHING. She gets chauffered around in SUVs, for petes sake!

[socal_parrot]

I don't know about anyone else but....


I can't drive 55.

[atomicpossum]

Try to sell this one to the 'Nascar' Dads, Hilly.

[elhombrelibre]

Oh, that will go over well in the West and South. I'm sure no one will remind people of the Carter years with this idea of hers.

[george76]

Another great idea.../s

http://www.motorists.org/issues/speed/StateSpeeds.html

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

She can whip out several studies that prove her statemant while others can produce just as many that show she's wrong.

If I wasn't against it before, I sure would be now thanks to her.

[MeanWestTexan]

Like Carter, she also lusts after women in her heart.

[Txsleuth]

I will if she wants to pretend to be a speed bump.

[jwh_Denver]

"And wherever it can be required, and the people will accept it"

No. And drop dead.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

"The 55-mile speed limit really does lower gas usage.

So does walking every place you go.

Set an example Hillery. Take a long walk....

[TRY ONE]

Here the Libs go --- Let's not drill in ANWR, let's just put a cork in the lifestyle and everyday activities of all the little people!

[george76]

This worked out so well for Jimmy !

.../s

[stylin19a]

oh great...the Feds woudld hold road funds hostage again to get the states to comply.

[GunsareOK]

...She gets chauffered around in SUVs, for petes sake...

And we can bet they go a lot faster than 55 when directed to do so by Her Majesty.

[Cincinna]

INSANITY!
Who is advising this woman?

It really makes no sense, most of her comments lately make no sense.

Next, she should outright *iss off the gun owners and make the circle complete.

[elhombrelibre]

True, but we cannot give Hillary the same power.

[SF Republican]

you are BAD.
I sure miss West Texas, sometimes I dream of those summer days in Chillicothe or Vernon at my grandparents, the street so hot you couldn't even walk to the swimming pool.

[MOgirl]

Hello,

One of my earliest memories is driving with my Grandfather in his car, one that would sound a loud buzzer when he went over 55 MPH. He hated that car (I don't think he kept it long). He would yell at the top of his lungs to SHUT UP!

Glad to be here, MOgirl

[GunsareOK]

....Set an example Hillery. Take a long walk...

Off a very short pier.

[Onelifetogive]

And we can bet they go a lot faster than 55 when directed to do so by Her Majesty.

They go faster than 55 when Her Majesty directs them to blow through security gates injuring the guard...

[Uncle Hal]

Hillary is an idiot.

[cardinal4]

And we can bet they go a lot faster than 55 when directed to do so by Her Majesty.

Yep, when she is on her way to the airport. Speaking of which, does anyone remember when Hillary held an AA flight on the ground for 40 mins while she was giving a speech? Boarded up and fueled, the frigging thing sat on the gate waiting for her heinous to arrive. When she got there, she blamed it on the TSA..

[CheyennePress]

She's too perfect! Let this woman win the Democratic nomination in 2008!

[AntiGuv]

Wow. Hillary figures out perhaps the one thing that would force me to vote for McCain..

[demlosers]

The oil companies need to tap Hillary's inexhaustible gas supply.

[ErnBatavia]

I can't drive 55.

When I was commuting from Newhall to Santa Monica, via the Sepulveda Impasse, I couldn't either....but I'd have loved to have gotten up there once in awhile.

[george76]

Her jet goes more than 55 mph.

I wonder how many gallons of fuel she burns in the jet per mile ?

Or pounds of jet fuel per hour ?

[cardinal4]

Hillary, you disgusting piece of filth just go away, just friggin GO AWAY!!!

There I feel better now..

[SIDENET]

'Cause there's too much traffic

I can't pass...

[So Cal Rocket]

One foot on the brake and one on the gas!
Well, there's too much traffic, I can't pass!
So I tried my best illegal move
A big black and white come and crushed my groove!

Go on & write me up for 125
Post my face, wanted dead or alive
Take my license n' all that jive
I can't drive 55!

So I signed my name on number 24!
Yeah the judge said, "Boy, just one more
I'm gonna throw your @zz in the city joint"
Looked me in the eye, said, "You get my point?"
I said "Yeah!, Oh yea!"

Write me up for 125
Post my face, wanted dead or alive
Take my license, all that jive
I can't drive 55!

When I drive that slow, you know it's hard to steer.
And I can't get my car out of second gear.
What used to take two hours now takes all day.
Huh - It took me 16 hours to get to L.A.!

Go on & write me up for 125
Post my face, wanted dead or alive
Take my license n' all that jive
I can't drive 55!

[SIDENET]

What a winning issue!

She should stick with it.

[Mr_Moonlight]

Liberals have been screaming about this ever since the 55 limit was lifted back in '92 (or '94 maybe? I don't remember). The 55 limit was a joke to begin with .. almost nobody ever payed attention to it, not even the cops. An average of 65-70 on the Interstate's was always the norm around here, and still is (in NY at least, where the limit was raised to 65). The 'norm' is even higher in Western states, where 80+ is the average.

It's pointless, Hillary, to bring this outmoded debate to the table once again. It ain't gonna win her any political points with anybody except amongst the loony left fringe.

[Mazda3Fan]

Just think of all the revenue we'll get from speeding tickets! </sarcasm off>

[meyer]

Hitlery wants 55, I want 110. Let's split the difference and add 10. 92.5 mph is fast enough for me on most roads.

[paul51]

She forgot the part about lowering the thermostat also

[GoforBroke]

I thought of the Carter years also. Wasn't it Carter that implemented conservation plans like the 55 mph speed limit and the the paper conservation plan to "use both sides of the paper when you wipe" plan.

[obnogs]

Wasn't the 55 limit passed during the Nixon years?

[eXe]

Well I have part of the song down.. lol

"Gonna write me up for driving the speed I should.
Take things way for the "common good"
Hillary Clinton, she's gonna connive
But I can't drive 55! Oh No!"

:)

[Centurion2000]

In a surprise move yesterday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called for "most of the country" to return to a speed limit of 55 mph in an effort to slash fuel consumption...

Not gonna do it lady. We'll build fuzzbusters, radar detectors and stealth systems on our cars. Keep it at 55mph and we'll generate Klingon claoking systems to get past that.

55 is insane.

[meyer]

Set an example Hillery. Take a long walk....

....down a short pier.

[daviddennis]

This really seems like a political tin ear.

Is anyone nostalgic for that vile law?

I'm ... amazed.

If she runs for President on this platform, she might carry New York.

D

[Gordongekko909]

I've got an idea, Hillary. If driving a mere 55 actually does save gas, then why not just recommend that people do it on their own? If I can get from point A to point B on less gas by driving slower, then isn't the onus on me to drive slower because it's in my own best interests, and not on government to force me, under threat of fines, to drive slower?

While you're at it, how about outlawing throwing rice at weddings? It wastes rice! I could save money on rice by not throwing it at weddings, but since I'm too stupid to act in my own best interests, why not use the law to force me to do it?

LIBERALISM: The Democrats think you're stupid enough to need it!

[cardinal4]

I thought of the Carter years also. Wasn't it Carter that implemented conservation plans like the 55 mph speed limit and the the paper conservation plan to "use both sides of the paper when you wipe" plan.

We were living in Italy during the Carter years, so I missed out on most of this. Both sides?

[george76]

We can all wear sweaters like Jimmy did.

[Kenny Bunkport]

Where I live, if people would just keep it below 80 that would be a major improvement.

[maggief]

How about all congress critters fly commercial coach?!?

[Maceman]

I certainly am interested in hearing anything Bill Clinton's Moral Compass has to say about changing what it means to be a human being in the 21st century (as she so charmingly described her social engineering agenda during her co-presidency).

[conservative in nyc]

It really makes no sense, most of her comments lately make no sense.

It makes sense to her constituents in New York City, where you can't legally drive more than 50 on the highways and parkways within the city, and need to drive way out of town in order to legally drive more than 55. Many New Yorkers have a myopic world view - if we can't drive fast because of traffic, it must mean that no one else is able to drive fast in the rest of the country.

Never mind that the local speed limits are already set artificially low in order to generate revenue for the state. Never mind that in a rational state like Texas, they are proposing to RAISE the speed limit in wide open West Texas to 80 because *gasp that's the speed people drive in the middle of nowhere *gasp* and it doesn't make sense to criminalize normal driving behavior.