Sure, dogs love to loll their happy heads out the window when they ride, but that’s no reason to go strapping them to the outside of your vehicle—hey, just ask Mitt Romney’s Irish Setter. With the weather getting nicer as spring approaches, you’ll start seeing a lot more of those geniuses who roll around in pickup trucks with their pooches tottering in the back, one speed bump away from becoming road pizza (or hanged to death, if they’re leashed). So, although this vintage ad is more about what was weak this week in 1936, it’s a timely reminder that Paris Hilton didn’t exactly invent the strap-on-dog school of accessorizing—and that the smart, though goofy, way to secure your dog while driving is to the seat. Verdict: WEAK.

On the eve of Super Tuesday, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said a McCain presidency would be unacceptable to his

union. This hardly comes as a surprise, given the Arizona Senator wasn’t terribly optimistic—or, um, optimistic at all—about jobs

returning to the Motor City. While he stopped short of endorsing either Democratic candidate, he somewhat tellingly didn’t endorse Mitt

Romney, who was born in Detroit and promised to make economic woes in Michigan a priority. When Gettelfinger actually makes his

endorsement, we’ll let you know. More at Winding

Road.