Though it was a while ago in the infancy of GoodCarBadCar.net, a post on the Top 5 Cars Heads of State Should Be Driving became quickly popular and, to a degree, precludes doing the same thing for President Obama today. So we have to get a little sillier today. On a day where the United States of America will be front and centre with President Barack Obama gaining more face time than anybody else on the planet, it seems appropriate for an automotive blog like GoodCarBadCar to connect his administration with cars, trucks, and SUVs that suit their job and personality. Here goes.-----
#1- President Barack Obama - CADILLAC CTS: Without too terribly upsetting the status quo, Barack Obama has shaken up old Washington. He's stylish and relatively youthful. As for the job, President Obama will need to exert force (300 horsepower-like force) and live in luxurious surroundings (Cadillac, hello?). He's got a couple kids to fill the rear seat and sees America as a great hope for the future. The CTS is as American a car as there can be, understanding that part of its development was undertaken overseas. Like Obama again.
#2- Vice-President Joe Biden - CHEVROLET AVALANCHE: The position of a VP is firmly set in the law; but the actual role a VP takes is up to the president. Compare Quayle with Cheney, for instance. In other words, it would help if the VP were a jack-of-all-trades. Biden has served or chaired numerous committees on Capitol Hill. He's a genuinely capable oldish man who'll have to clean up White House problems with some frequency. And though not considered by all to be handsome or gorgeous, he cleans up well. As a Good 12 Supersize winner, the Avalanche is perceived as one of the most capable trucks on the planet that can be configured to take care of different kinds of work. It does so in comfort with strict reliability.
#3- Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel - FORD FIESTA: The feisty and overpowering Emmanuel will serve in a position that holds greater power than most Americans realize. Looked upon to take care of the White House after an eight year period when theWhite House couldn't take care of anything, Rahm will need to channel every bit of nonpartisanship he can muster to succeed. With an immigrant background, Emmanuel merges well with the Ford Fiesta's flip-side of the same coin. Emmanuel's father came from abroad - like the Fiesta - and Rahm was born in the northern part of the country, like the Fiesta's parent company. The Fiesta may look small, but its role in the American automotive marketplace must be huge, or else it has failed.
#4- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - CHEVROLET VOLT: Hillary haters wonder how The Good Car Guy would link her to the Detroit Three's last great hope. Those who understand her job can see it right away. Selling America to the world will be Secretary Clinton's job. Selling America's automakers to the world is the Volt's job. Besides, Hillary just keeps on tickin', somewhat like the Volt, a vehicle that should manage 40 miles without sipping any gasoline. She's been around this sort of stuff for a while - as has the company behind the Volt - and will bring past connections to work behind the scenes. The Chevy Volt? It needs all connections to be in place if Chevrolet wants to renew itself by 2011, just like President Obama will need America to be seen in a new light before the next election.
#5- Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Daschle - FORD FLEX: With the funkiest eyewear in any confirmation hearing, Daschle considers himself a style-conscious guy. Not to say his position isn't of great import when millions of Americans have no health care coverage and the insurance industry controls people like a dictator controls his minions. Not everyone will agree on the appearance of the Flex as a dapper crossover, but nobody would argue with its load-lugging ability. See, Daschle has such an important portfolio, hell need a bunch of staffers wherever he travels. If health care in America continues to suffer, he may need to become an EMT himself. The Flex could help with that.
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