Tire gauge or drilling rig?

Turns out that the tire gauge is mightier than the drilling rig. (And considerably cheaper!)

You may have heard about the pot that the GOP has been stirring since Obama made his "tire gauge" comment. (A person at an Obama townhall meeting asked for something simple to do to save on energy costs, and Obama suggested making sure his tires were fully inflated.)

Republicans had a field day mocking him.

Obama's reply: "It's like these guys take pride in being ignorant."

Time magazine has backed Obama up by pointing out that the fuel savings that would result from all Americans taking Obama's advice would be greater than the annual oil output of Bush & McCain's proposed offshore drilling.