Here at cawsnjaws.com, we have three main desires: to share the results of the commercial breakdowns of all of the Cup races; to occasionally write articles and always have information available about the neurological disorder known as Tourette Syndrome; and to write columns about NASCAR racing when we have decided we have something worthy to say.

It is not usually our desire to delve into hot topics, most particularly of a political or religious nature. But it has come to our attention that a few major U.S. companies have continued to do business with countries with less-than-stellar relationships with the United States; which are considered by many nations of the world to be hotbeds of terrorism. GE appears to be the biggest offender, but GoodYear, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi are also named as doing business with Iran, as well as Syria.

It is a free-market society, and those companies are entitled to do business with whomever they wish. However, it is not a question as to whether they can; it is more whether they should. Were we on the board of directors for any of these companies, we would certainly be inclined to ask how necessary this was for our company’s existence, as well as how ethical it might be.

We struggle with this issue even on a personal level, as our new Chevy Impala came with four GoodYears. How seriously do we take this? Shall we remove them, and spend close to a grand replacing them? Without selling them to someone else to ride on, of course? Do we put up, or shut up?

It inspires us to put the question before NASCAR fans, the greatest sports fans in the world: Given this information about the ties to terrorist nations, what should we do? Boycott the GoodYears, boo the Blimp, and drink generic sodas we have brought in to the races? And NASCAR, should they take this information into consideration, as far as doing business with these major companies? These major sponsors?

I am betting that with all of us, we at cawsnjaws with our GoodYear tires, most of the fans in the stands, and NASCAR with its strong business ties to these big companies, we will let the expense and complications of doing it another way deter us from doing anything else. As with many other issues in life, it all comes down to money, doesn’t it?