http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2009/04/24/government-buys-green-cars-from-ailing-automakers.aspxJust months after the federal government bailed out ailing U.S. automakers, it&#39;s lining up as a major customer. President Obama this month announced a plan to purchase more than 17,000 American-made green cars to replace aging vehicles in the government&#39;senCommunityServer 2007 SP1 (Build: 20510.895)http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2009/04/24/government-buys-green-cars-from-ailing-automakers.aspx#5575Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:11:28 GMT0818fdd8-5679-476d-9536-9a7a82355f32:5575Hermann HartkeDon&#39;t quite understand why the Government needs cars anyway, employee&#39;s should use there own cars or public transportation, perhaps get a credit or get reinbursed if they use there cars for work related purposes...this seems like more irresponsible spending from this new administration<img src="http://ohmygov.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5575" width="1" height="1">