Having had John McCain’s campaign use her in one of their ads, Paris Hilton is hitting back with her own political ad. Claiming that since the “white haired dude” mentioned her in his ad, she must also be running for president, Paris puts forth her own energy policy.

Not really anything new in what she proposes though, and she’s not backing either of the mainstream candidates. Instead, she’s proposing a “hybrid” approach with limited offshore drilling, and development of alternative fuel solutions. Others have indeed suggested the same thing.

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Anybody who’s been following the US election news recently will have heard about McCain’s mocking of an answer Obama gave to a question in one of his campaign stops about saving fuel. Then he half-retracted it.

The truth of the discussion is that ensuring your tires (or tyres, for those English speakers outside the US) are correctly inflated does indeed help to maintain the efficiency. Having a handy little pressure gauge in your glove box and using it regularly will help keep your car running efficiently.

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