Yet more proof that the technology industry needs Pete Ashdown to counter the asinine positions pushed by Ted Stevens and (Ashdown's opponent) Orrin Hatch. The nice thing is that even if you can't donate to the campaign, you can still help Pete receive funds by casting an email vote.

Well, let's be a little fair here. Yes, the autobahn is way better than the interstate system. But the U.S. has a lot more ground to cover. There's no excuse for not having better driver education and intelligent traffic laws (and enforcement), though.