"According to Sun-Times columnist and long-time Chicago journalist,
Carol Marin, journalists at Barack Obama news conferences have come to
realize that Obama has pre-picked those journalists whom he will allow
to ask him questions at the conference and many of them now "don't ...

This is a follow-up to my thread "Toyota Sienna Electrical
Problems" (where I last posted on 12/21/08).
I had described an intermittent starting problem with my 2000 Sienna.
It is now clear to me that the cause is the starter solenoid, although

I was in the local DIY place yesterday.  There was  whole rage of spray-can
lubricants.  3-in-1 oil had about 6 types. Normal, Professional, silicon,
some with PTFE, and many others.  WD 40 was there. Most on the can say the
same thing and the same applications. I don't know what ...

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"Julius Genachowski (jen-uh-KOW'-skee) held several positions at the FCC
during the Clinton administration. He also was an executive at

"The Toyotathon of Toyotathons".  Good grief.  I don't normally
complain about crappy TV ads (not enough hours in the day), but this
one just keeps going and going.  And to think....they probably paid
some ad agency mightily to come up with this gem.  Bring back "You

My 1997 4-cylinder Camry's temperature doesn't reach the middle of the
gauge anymore.  Should I assume the thermostat needs to be replaced?
If so how difficult is that procedure?

Question to discuss.  I heard a caller to a radio talk show say that
the nuclear reactors used onboard navy ships are not breeder reactors
and therefore are very safe.  Virtually no one who has lived on these
ships have had any problems usually caused by landed reactors.

"I don’t see how I can get back home in Texas and look in the mirror
and be proud of what I see, if I allowed the loud voices, the loud
critics to prevent me from doing what I thought was necessary to protect
this country."

The postmortems on the presidency of George W. Bush are all wrong. The
liberal line is that Bush dangerously weakened America's position in
the world and rushed to the aid of the rich and powerful as income
inequality worsened. That is twaddle. Conservatives--okay, not all of

Check all of them out at:
http://thatsmyelcamino.blogspot.com/

The left headlight which is the original on the 97 Camry doesn't
project the light very far.  The lens is cloudier than the right side
which as been replaced due to an accident a few years ago -- that side
is okay.

Dear Rod bl.wj.b,
The State of Illinois, not exactly known for its honorable politics, had had
what remains of its honor futher stained by your arrest last month and your
impeachment last Friday.

Here:
"Hamas Accused of Using Kids as Shields"
'Iran Lurks in Background of Gaza Fight'
Sally Buzbee, AP

I have a few questions...
I have a 2002 Toyota Corolla CE automatic.  It has 167,000 miles so I
know it's due for round 2 of spark plugs (at least under my ownership)
and everything else like the S-belt has been replaced, oil, trans