Car and Driver Stepped in It  So Car and Driver runs a story on
its website on April 1st claiming that President Obama had
ordered Chevrolet and Dodge out of NASCAR as a condition of
receiving any Federal funds. This, obviously, was newsworthy,
the battle lines were drawn, and the blogosphere went nuts.  The
hue and cry spread far and fast, with NASCAR traditionalists
bemoaning almost equally another hit to their beloved sport and
the supposed creeping Socialism espoused by the current
administration. Comments were left, emails sent, and in-boxes
filled … despite the fact that beneath its headline, Car and
 Driver included the following disclaimer: HAPPY APRIL FOOLS’
DAY! THIS IS A JOKE. LIGHTEN UP, PEOPLE.  Indeed. I guess I’m
naive, but the preceding sort of mitigates the potential for
outrage in my book. Seems pretty damn clear to me what the
editors were after; and, obviously, they succeeded.  Of course,
it’s equally obvious — and a good many commenters on various
Websites echo the idea — that Car and Dri