Cars becoming political machines?

General Motors was bashed for producing large gas guzzling SUV's.  At the same time, GM was developing an electric hybrid under wraps that was promised to be revolutionary.  The resulting Chevrolet Volt was finally introduced this year in a limited market.  The buzz around the Volt has been tremendous with automotive enthusiasts.  Motor Trend called it a "moonshot".   Automobile Magazine named it "Automobile of the Year".   At the Detroit Auto Show, the car was awarded Automobile of the Year.  Customers are averaging 1,000 miles between fill ups.   No small feat.  The Volt is truly the electric car (with a back up gasoline motor) that is the most efficient and liveable electric hybrid car on the market.

Despite all this praise, Autoblog Green published a story saying that right wind republicans hate the Volt because it was "designed for Democratic Bureaucrats".   The Volt was designed to be the most efficient car on the road.  The Volt was designed to raise GM's CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) numbers.  The Volt was designed to show the world that GM can truly design a revolutionary product.  The Volt was not designed because of democrats.  It was designed for the free market place that exists in our country.  Cars are not political devices.  They are transportation.  The republicans who are spreading this hate should be supporting General Motors because it is a home designed product.  They should not bash it.   What's good for GM really is good for America.