JackC, I don't recall anyone calling for no government (anarchy).

My point is that a free( r ) market is best able to respond to the conditions of the world, whether those are pollutant-related, supply-related, or customer demand-related.

The usual Democrat thought about the market is that 'rich guys' control everything and have no thought for the public good, but the market is the most democratic thing around. Everyone buys what they want, and really the big cheeses have little choice but to produce what's in demand.

Where a need exists but some monolithic company is unable to respond, a smaller company rises to the occasion.

By contrast a managed economy is actually controlled by the 535 Congresscritters and the Administration, all of whom live in D.C.. I have yet to hear any theory or evidence supporting the idea that these 535 people, usually lawyers, are so enlightened that they know the best course to take and all the implications of their actions.

As for energy policy, you'll have to be specific before I agree or disagree. I dispute many of the claims the green lobby makes about W's plans.

Well I'm in it now, what did you expect when ya named the board "Confrontation?"

P.S. No preference for Insight vs. Prius powertrains per se, only what fits in the small space of the 7.