Shawn I would be plenty worried if these polls had anything to do with electing a President, but as 2000 and 2004 showed they don't.  There is only one poll that counts and that is the one November 4th, 2008.  That is the one I will believe.  

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

You must be nuts. That is complete crazy talk.

Shawn228,

These polls are meaningless.

1)  Polls are not scientific, I don't care what anyone says.  From the way that you can ask the question, to the number of people asked, etc, etc....polls are not scientific.  Never have and never will be.

2)  Polls so far away from the election are meaningless.  Summer polls are completly meaningless.  People are not paying attention.

3)  According to "scientific" polls, in 2000 Bush was suppose to lose.  In 2002, Republicans were suppose to lose Congress.  In 2004 Bush and Republicans were suppose to lose.  We know better, don't we. 

Shawn228, don't be so worried right.

By the way, how stupid can Democrats be and anyone that votes for them.

Nationalize industries?  Wow, since it worked so well for Cuba, Soviet Union, China, N. Korea, Venezuela. 

An Obama Presidency scares the hell out of me. 

Republicans and Conservatives, I know McCain is not our ideal candidate, but my goodness, he is infinitly better than Obama. 

I truly believe that this election will define America for decades to come.  I truly feel, applying my Political Science degree here, that this is a defining moment for America.  This will either mark for America or a great success.

What most Americans do not know or understant is how Chicago politics work. 

In Chicago left wingers, Liberals have slowly, but surely under the radar, been building power, influence, putting people in the right places.  Obama is the culmination of their efforts.  If Obama wins, you will see terrorists like William Ayers making decisionn on the education of your kids.  You will see individuals like Rev. Wright visiting the White House (like under the Clinton administration) advising the President Obama and this ONLY the tip of the iceberg.

Four years of Obama will destroy America.

Sorry to repeat myself, but I feel that this election is a defining moment for America, much like the 1998 election in Venezuela was a defining moment for Venezuela. 

We must defeat Obama!  Our children, our country are counting on us.   

...you jest. Otherwise, I've lost all respect...

Foolican

Clever Pig

J Frank

Jer

Which Wing

So lets see that would be 5 + 5 which = 10. Hummmmmmm I heard that number somewhere before about liberals claiming there weren't that many regular liberals on here. Hummmmm.

I've skinned every one of them.

Somehow, I've missed you.  That will have to be rectified.

Please .. whilst I disagree with a lot of what bal says, and many of shawn's musings --

They really don't deserve to be lumped with those other three!

That would be cruel and unusual punishment.

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

I caught that as well. Since oil prices have ballooned because of speculative purchases. What does he think will happen when congress kills the no drilling moratorium. The prices will fall, because OPEC wants us to use their oil, they will try to keep the price low enough that our oil companies will not see any profit in drilling.

The bottom line is, most everyone see's the need to lesson our need for oil. But using scare tactics like global warming and other misguided themes just scare the speculators into making all they can make now, and trying to guarantee those profits for as long as possible. Their is no current supply problem that can justify the doubling of gas in the last 2yrs, it is a scary future problem that is driving the price. Why does anyone think that SA upped its production the other day? I think it was because they are afraid we may actually be serious about weaning ourselves off of foreign energy. Obama is extremely thick if he cant see these very simple issues, does he also think we should be buying most every other product from overseas?

This is the beauty of the whole idea imo, once we allow drilling, OPEC will be forced to lower its price to our profit margin or go broke. When we drill, we have more influence on the market price.

One more thing, it also allows us more influence on other countries behavior, right now we have no influence on them, quit the opposite. The higher prices just give Iran and other thug countries more cash to use in evil ways.

In fact I have been waiting for Iran to step up its violence in Iraq because of the extra cash they now have, hope I am wrong though.

"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg

Saying that beginning to drill now will have no effect on the price of gasoline in five years is a true statement.   That is if we in fact start drilling now, gasoline prices will not go up.

However, the consumption of oil is moving up about 3% a year worldwide.  So, in five years, the world will be consuming 15% more oil than it does now. 

If we start drilling now, we may be able to stave off the enevitable price increases brought about by increasing demand chasing too little supply.

If we do nothing - which is what the dimocrat authored and passed Energy Bill did - you can expect gasoline at $8 - 10 dollars a gallon in five years.  Oil will sell for $200+.

Note the above math doesn't seem correct.  That is oil will only go up 50% from here, but gasoline will double.  The reason is that more and more of the oil we use is coming from outside the country.  Likewise, more and more of that oil is being refined outside.  It now stands at about 15% of domestic supply.  When you tack on buying oil at market prices, refining outside the country and hauling it into the country, you get $8 - 10 dollar a gallon gasoline.