Mocking Duh's Daddy

OK. One more.

After all the grief that Obama has taken from the RNC and from rival John McCain this week over the Democrat's comment that motorists could save some more oil if only they put some more air in their tires, it turns out a search of the clips has found that the administration of President Bush -- George H.W. Bush -- was telling Americans the same thing back in 1990.
Americans could save 50,000 barrels of oil a day with a little more air in their tires, said the public service announcements of that Bush administration, calling on Americans then to save fuel with a "Do Your Part, Drive Smart'' advertising campaign.
The folks at Americans United for Change were more than happy to point this out, of course, as the great tire gauge debate of 2008 reached full tilt this week -- with the RNC passing out gauges in mockery of Obama, and Obama accusing the party of taking pride in its ignorance on a simple matter of conservation.