On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:44:52 -0400, Jim Elbrecht
wrote:

The GAO found some holes in the program. And got a rating for a
1foot tall, gasoline operated, alarm clock- among others;

I have one of those. It works very well. I don't keep track of how
much gas it uses.

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-470

Jim