Ned thought he would bring his friends up to the doings of the hysteriasphere, whose most recent success was the demonization of BP. Remember those demon Toyotas? The ones that raced out of control and killed people? Today's NYT reports that tests carried out by federal labs on Toyotas reportedly having "faulty electronic systems" found WITHOUT EXCEPTION that the cars' electronic systems were NOT malfunctioning. Repeat: not malfunctioning. Moreover none of them had "sticky floor mats" or even gremlins living in the trunk. So what was the only explanation left after these exhaustive tests? Why, DRIVER ERROR.
But, Ned reminds his readers, driver error doesn't fit a script in which every American is an above average driver and every one else on the road is a maniac or a moron.
So the hysteriashpere takes a big hit. But Ned is sure it will be back stronger than ever.
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