If it wasn’t for coffee, I’d have no discernible personality at all. ~ David Letterman

Wizbang (Kim Priestap) Why Price Controls Don’t Work — “When prices spike as they have with gasoline, lawmakers who don’t understand the free market think enacting price controls will solve the problem. In reality, price controls do the opposite, as the lawmakers in Hawaii learned the hard way.”

Iowa Voice (Brian) Hayden Should Be Confirmed — “By every account of what I’ve read and what I’ve seen on the news, Hayden is qualified to lead the CIA. He’s got the experience and, as a top military man, he’s got the ability to lead.”

Confederate Yankee Spies Like Us — “This is going to be one interesting confirmation hearing, and if these sources and others can be trusted, Senators looking to attack General Hayden for their own personal gain might very quickly find themselves in well over their heads.”

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Feinstein: I’m Inclined To Support Hayden — “Neil Cavuto interviewed Senator Dianne Feinstein about the nomination of General Michael Hayden as the replacement of Porter Goss at the CIA. Far from hostile to the appointment, Feinstein praised Hayden as a “superb choice” for the Director position. She claimed than anyone familiar with the intelligence community would have listed Hayden as one of the three top picks for the position, and that while she would not commit to any vote before a thorough hearing, at the moment she was “inclined” to support Hayden’s nomination.”

I was watching some TV earlier this evening (The Phillies/Braves game, if you must know) when it struck me. Not quite the “insight” advertised in the back of magazines from my youth, but an insight from advertising none the less — These high gas prices are great!

“What”, you say?

Sure, it’s not so great for the person who puts 50+ miles per day on their car, or even for the soccer mom (or dad) who is paying nearly $40 for a tank full. So, who is it good for?

The ads gave me the answer — struggling car makers. In the span of just a few innings I saw a number of car ads touting “best mileage in it’s class” and similar messages. Trade in that gas hog for something new and efficient they all seemed to say.

Here we have a perfectly good conspiracy and my tinfoil hat is at the cleaners.

(Oh, the Phillies won, 6-3)