With so many SUVs on the road, it may sound callous to say this. But, I'm going to anyway.

For many years now, the world has been so safe that even those of us who walk in front of buses rarely actually get removed from the gene pool.

Perhaps SUVs, being a deliberate choice, will finally provide us with a means of natural selection. Perhaps they help to clean the gene pool by removing their drivers from it.

Yeah. I know it's callous. But, who really thinks our gene pool is improving?

Scott, nobody listens to you because you are not a progressive, you are "misanthropic". If you want people to take you seriously, ditch the name.

Danbolt,

Wow!! Nobody listens to me? And, you know this because you know everybody? And, you're progressive because you allow people free speech, as evidenced by your unwillingness to accept my chosen alias?

You pick your name; I picked mine.

If you have a point to make, make it. Ditch the irrelevant crap.

Oh, Scott, don't listen to those who need to be eliminated A.S.A.P. from the gene pool. You on the other hand, should have children!

Suvs and mini-vans are both gas guzzlers and socially responsible people should not be seen driving one.

Mar,

Thanks for the compliment. But, that decision has been finalized. The best gift I can give (and did give) my children is the gift of not having to deal with this world in its present and deteriorating state.

Emily, big and fat people need mini-vans and please don't lecture me about all the CO2 that I produce or the earth's scarce food resources that I consume to excess, I have had it with fat jokes. I admit that I am a glutton and enjoy life. I am selfish, live with it.