Rep. John Hall Buys American

The link from the Empire Zone had me worried about freshman Congressman John Hall who represents part of upstate New York. It said that he bought an S.U.V. and if anyone knows John Hall, he is very much in favor of protecting the environment. When I read the article at Capitol Confidential I breathed a sigh of relief to see that the S.U.V. was a small hybrid offered by Mercury.

The Mercury Mariner is a fuel efficient Sport Utility that is big enough to haul around campaign supplies and benefit the environment as opposed to a Chevy Tahoe or Suburban that are popular among many working for their constituents down in Washington.

The additional bonus for John is that as a politician, it is always better to have an American car instead of something foreign made. Plenty of elected officials have been criticized in the past for not buying their wheels outside the United States and now he doesn't have to worry about that either. Rep. Hall is a good example for other politicians to do their part for the environment unlike some that only pretend to go green for P.R. purposes.