Posted on 06/24/2008 11:11:48 AM PDT by inkling
After nearly eight years in power, the Bush administration is winding down. You would think that the Bush-loathing fringe would be thrilled at his departure. But you would be wrong. Very wrong.
Despite all their profane criticism, conspiratorial accusations, and pronographic Photoshops, the far Left is apparently as outraged that Bush is leaving office as they were for the past several years. So, how are they going to vent their boundless anger? By throwing one final, futile tantrum, of course!
The “Bush Legacy Project” will circumnavigate the nation in a massive bus-cum-museum to show their fellow Americans that Bush is a bad, bad man. Check this baby out:
After conducting a bit of research, the vehicle is a Prevost XLII – an elite touring bus used by the richest entertainers. This ride is 45 feet long, weighs more than 27 tons, and provides “hallmark styling and unparalleled living space.” Hey, if you’re going to spend a few months banging your spoon on a high chair, do it in style!
The interior will include exhibits attacking Bush’s record on the economy, the environment, and his ties to the oil companies. It'll even feature a big gas pump that reads "Grand Oil Party." Really, what better way to stand up to Big Oil than to drive 50,000 miles in a gas-guzzling bus? That’ll show those conservatives who really cares about the environment!
Let’s do some quick math. The Prevost XLII gets 5-6 miles per gallon. Since the AC will be needed the entire time, we can safely assume an MPG of 5. For their planned drive of 50K miles, they will use 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel. About 238 barrels of crude.
With an average diesel price of $4.65/gallon, they will spend $46,500 total. That's 48 fillups of their 208-gallon tank at about $970 a pop.
But it gets better. According to a quick carbon calculation (10,000 gallons x a diesel emissions factor of 22.4), this road trip will create 224,000 pounds of CO2. For comparison, my fuel-efficient car will generate less than three percent of that total over the same time period — but I have to drive.
Keep in mind that I'm not accounting for the need to leave the engine running while stopped. They will have to keep that AC blasting to ensure their fellow lefties can "stick it to The Man" in a pleasant climate.
Ah, sweet, sweet irony. I can't wait to see the rolling "Don't Drill in ANWR!" exhibit they no doubt have planned for Summer 2009.
What has the Democrat led Congress done to improve things in America over the past 2 years? Things got worse under their leadership. Including public opinion of Congress.
My guess is they are going to suffer a greater than normal number of flat tires on their trip.
What’s the carbon footprint of one of those large bus tires?
About Blue State Digital:
"Blue State Digital is an Internet strategy and technology firm based in Washington, D.C. The company was founded in early 2004 by four members of the Howard Dean Presidential Campaign: Clay A. Johnson, Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Joe Rospars, and Ben Self. They are involved in providing custom Internet applications and communications strategies to Democratic organizations, political candidates, and non-profit organizations."
(Although I genuinely would not wish any vandalism, etc. on even these hypocrites,)
I doubt they have the courage to drive that bus (or, rather, to park that bus) in any deeply red states.
“10,000 gallons of diesel fuel. About 238 barrels of crude.”
Not good math.
At 14 gallons of recoverable diesel fuel in each barrel (42 gal) of crude, they will need to import 3333.33 barrels of Saudi oil.
Then again, what vehicle would be safer - the answer’s obvious:
An SUV with a Bush/Cheney sticker on it at some lib rally,
or a prius with a Kerry sticker on it at some conservative rally?
Duh.
Oh, absolutely. An acquaintance of mine in my law-school days (in a typically left-as-heck college town) had a bumper sticker defaced in the early 1990s — JUST the sticker. What was the horribly un-PC message on that sticker?
“Visualize Whirled Peas” — a most gentle satire of “Visualize World Peace.” Apparently not gentle enough for SOME “peace”-loving person. (Is destroying private property and stomping on freedom of speech “peaceful”?)
Leftists are “Pragmatists”, in the sense of a worldview definition.
They support some ideals (free speech, peace, etc),
but see no problem with ANY method of getting their ideology implemented, including short term violation of those ideals.
My Bush Derangement Syndrome Tard Ping neighbor was ranting about his latest outrage the other day. (If I suffered as much outrage as these libs do, I’d be in the cardio ward on a weekly basis.) I interrupted and told him that neither George Bush nor any other President is intended by nature or law to be his Daddy. Most of your problems, I told him, are your problems and need to be fixed by you. No big ol’ Mojo Daddy in Washington can fix them for you nor is he supposed to.
It left him gasping.
Shuffling of the deck chairs. No one new has entered the game. They can pretend that they operate independent of the Obama scampaign but the truth will out.
“Obama’s new media director, Joe Rospars, formerly of Blue State Digital, a Web developing firm that grew out of the Howard Dean campaign, agrees that relationship building has been the secret to the campaign’s fundraising success.”
Politico via yahoo
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080615/pl_politico/11086
It's my understanding that although only 14 gallons are recoverable from 42 gallons of crude, they use the rest of the crude for other purposes. They don't just toss out the other 28 gallons. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.)
"they will use 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel. About 238 barrels of crude."
Your math simply divided the 10K gallons of diesel fuel by 42 and came up with 238+ bbl.
That would make it 238+ bbl of diesel, not crude.
the vehicle is a Prevost XLII - an elite touring bus used by the richest entertainers. This ride is 45 feet long, weighs more than 27 tons, and provides "hallmark styling and unparalleled living space." Hey, if you're going to spend a few months banging your spoon on a high chair, do it in style! The interior will include exhibits attacking Bush's record on the economy, the environment, and his ties to the oil companies. It'll even feature a big gas pump that reads "Grand Oil Party." ...The Prevost XLII gets 5-6 miles per gallon. Since the AC will be needed the entire time, we can safely assume an MPG of 5. For their planned drive of 50K miles, they will use 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel. About 238 barrels of crude.
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