For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: oil plummets again today!
Crude oil for August delivery fell to an intraday low of $136 a barrel earlier on the New York Mercantile Exchange, off $5.37, the biggest loss in value since June 19. By late morning, it was down $4.87, or 3.4%, to $136.50 a barrel. Crude has lost more than $9 in two consecutive sessions.
Is this the beginning of the bubble bursting, or just a long overdue correction in a commodities bull market? Assuming the former, would lower gas prices before Election Day help McCain or Obama?
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Bill O'Reilly's angry
July 8, 2008 - 10:17 ET by balboaBill O'Reilly's angry again! For...no reason! Seems he tried to jump on the Fox News bandwagon of people's faces being distorted unfairly by claiming it happened to him in the NYT.
people's faces being
July 8, 2008 - 10:30 ET by DontFeedTheTrollspeople's faces being distorted unfairly
Bal, they were mocking someone, so they photoshopped the pics while calling him a poodle, kinda like Olberman does every day. I notice Gawker didn't show that video.
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Another O'Reilly Quirk
July 8, 2008 - 10:34 ET by GothampcI was going to post something different about Bill O'Reilly, but I'll just add to yours.
I am tired of him giving legitimacy to Medea Benjamin of Code Pink by having her on his show so often. I understand the whole "fair and balanced" idea, but does that have to include people that have nothing between their ears? I'm beginning to think that O'Reilly is sweet on Communist Feminists.
You can toss in....
July 8, 2008 - 10:43 ET by Prester John....Hannity and his "thing" for Reverend Al.
now wait just a minute...
July 8, 2008 - 11:03 ET by SickofLibs...nobody manipsinates Hannity.
I am tired of him giving
July 8, 2008 - 11:14 ET by general companyI am tired of him giving legitimacy to Medea Benjamin of Code Pink by having her on his show so often.
I am too, although I think he does it to show the public just how clueless they are.
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
I know its wrong but
July 8, 2008 - 11:56 ET by Dan The Man 2I know its wrong but everytime I see her I think she looks like a guinea pig or some kind of rodent.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Don Quixote Syndrome
July 8, 2008 - 11:58 ET by KC MulvilleCode Pink becomes the favorite guest when O'Reilly simply wants to make a point about liberals in general. He puts up some true whack jobs as "representing" liberals, and when they embarrass themselves on camera, it conveys the subtle message that all liberals are equally crazy. O'Reilly then demolishes them on camera, making them look stupid -- but they were chosen precisely to be demolished. He does that all the time. Like Don Quixote, he creates these dragons out of windmills, and then slays them.
They all do it, of course. I'm sure you've all had the same experience I have. You're watching a show where the topic is about your religion. Then the media puts on a raving, blithering idiot to represent your religion's general point of view. You keep wondering, where did they get this fool? That's about the oldest media trick in the book. It's like when the reporter only interviews the "experts" who happen to agree with his point of view. The subjects, eager to get on camera, give the reporter or interviewer exactly what they're looking for.
Caveat emptor.
O'Reilly as Quixote
July 8, 2008 - 12:33 ET by GothampcI understand the technique, but it seems almost cruel in her situation. When he knocks, there's obviously nobody home. It was like when the media put Cindy Sheehan on camera. After awhile, you sort of felt sorry for her because you realized she needed to be in a mental facility under a psychiatrist's care.
Personnally, I think the
July 8, 2008 - 15:09 ET by BDPersonnally, I think the Code Pinko's are fairly represntative of the wackjobs who make up the anti-war left.
Go watch an Anti war rally someday, Wackjobbery on parade....
BD...
July 8, 2008 - 15:17 ET by Clear thinkerThe only thing missing from their costumes are the white straight-jackets!
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Probably just the speculators hedging
July 8, 2008 - 10:19 ET by c5thenIt's becoming more politically likely that the US will at least start drilling and excavating(shale) it's own oil deposits. No guarentee, but slightly more likely. So the prudent thing to do is sell some of your gains to "lock them in" and then wait and see.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
Welcome to the land of the free!
July 8, 2008 - 10:19 ET by sarcasmoEr...Sort of...
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
Sarc, your article is
July 8, 2008 - 11:13 ET by Dan The Man 2Sarc, your article is junk. Sometimes the authorities make mistakes, the article like you is very biased. I would like to see some rubuttal from authorities and see any rap sheet these two may have on them. I want teh reason the authorities raided them in the first place. Post these and Ill look.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
You have 0 proof
July 8, 2008 - 11:17 ET by sarcasmoNone whatsoever, that the article is "junk." But you have plenty of your own bias to look-after, so I feel no need to post anything else. The article stands on its own, like it or not, and you haven't pointed out one bit of bias in it.
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
Actually, the fact that the
July 8, 2008 - 12:03 ET by Roger the ShrubberActually, the fact that the author of the article never mentions any comment by the federal authorities, let alone any effort to get a statement from them, displays very sloppy reporting, if not bias.
You show a distinct bias by trying to use this news piece to somehow feed your "evil gov't drug war" fixation.
Now that a bias (or crappy reporting to say the least) as well as YOUR bias has been established (in your case, LONG-established), will you now apologize to Dan? Accusing him of having a bias after someone pointed out your own very-obvious bias in posting this news article is rather pathetic. But, then again, parroting IS the best you can usually offer.
Shrubber, I do have bias
July 8, 2008 - 12:19 ET by Dan The Man 2Shrubber, I do have bias and I try to recognize it. We all have bias and we should have introspection to understand it. Until we recognize we are all Archie Bunker or can get that way we will continue on the road to ruin.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
relax Dan...it's not
July 8, 2008 - 12:48 ET by TruthMongerrelax Dan...
it's not like you are showing a distinct bias by using weazelzippers.net ad nauseum to somehow feed your "evil 'religion-of-peace' Muslims" fixation:)!
Knowing it makes you double
July 8, 2008 - 13:19 ET by Roger the ShrubberKnowing it makes you double your medication is satisfaction enough for me.
Allah hearts you, Truthie!
If you think you can refute one thing in the article
July 8, 2008 - 12:28 ET by sarcasmoThen try. I think you'll fail. Again. And you have no proof they didn't talk to the feds, so if you think the feds need more talking-to, do it yourself. The victims are lawyered-up already, so what the reporter no-doubt heard was "no comment" anyway, but was nice enough to not-include that, if my guess is right.
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
When did I "refute" anything
July 8, 2008 - 12:53 ET by Roger the ShrubberWhen did I "refute" anything the article says? I merely (and correcty) pointed out the LOUSY REPORTING at best, and bias at worst, of the reporter. But thanks for injecting your OWN BIAS into what the reporter MEANT TO SAY. Pure genius.
At least you managed to limit yourself to only FOUR hyphens in your short post. Progress, Sarky. Progress.
Never.
July 8, 2008 - 12:56 ET by sarcasmoBut we both know, from the well-reported story, that they are lawyered-up, so that means no comments from the feds, no matter how much whining and gnashing of teeth goes on around here. Face it, the next victims will be the taxpayers. Again. And it's funny how grammar police posts are all called "liberal" until someone who claims not to be does one, eh?? One standard, Whiner, one standard.
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
Great non-answer!
July 8, 2008 - 13:16 ET by Roger the ShrubberThe Miami Herald actually talked to the DEA, like a real reporter would.
So wrong so many times in such a short amount of time. Just how do you do it, Sarky?
Interesting.
July 8, 2008 - 14:47 ET by sarcasmoFrom your own story, it sounds like the Feds never even presented a warrant. Great, Constitutional job!! And for the sake of the taxpayers, I hope they were somehow on the right house, even though they're now facing a possible lawsuit...Let's see how this one goes, shall we?
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
Sarc they dont have to show
July 8, 2008 - 15:16 ET by Dan The Man 2Sarc they dont have to show a warrant just to have one. The reason is safety and speed. Yes there was a mistake madeand Im sure the illegals will get compensated.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Illegals??
July 8, 2008 - 15:20 ET by sarcasmoI thought they were legally here from Cuba. That was kinda the point of my original post. I think a lawsuit could be expensive, so as a taxpayer, I'm frankly rooting for "no mistake," but even that leads to jail expenses & hidden costs like letting Jessica Lunsford's killer out early, as we've already seen in FL.
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
Question: Is the federal
July 8, 2008 - 10:23 ET by Hero SquadQuestion: Is the federal tax on gasoline a percentage tax or is it a fixed rate per gallon?
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"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
Like my dog
July 8, 2008 - 10:37 ET by Dr_Libertyit is fixed.
(Don't forget that a few years back someone in Congress proposed increasing the gas tax by 50 cents -- the money, not the rapper).
I believe only a few localities use percentage based taxes as it is somewhat difficult to calculate at the pump with those rotating number things. If I am correct, I think the Chicago area and parts of NY use the percentage approach. Anybody else know?
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HS
July 8, 2008 - 10:36 ET by Noel SheppardHS,
It's a fixed number of cents, not a percent. 18.4 cents for every gallon. As such, the whack-jobs that claim the government makes more on higher prices are wrong as usual. ns
NS - would that it were so at the local level here...
July 8, 2008 - 12:37 ET by PunditDotComNoel,
While the Feds don't get richer, Connecticut, alas, does get richer as the price goes up. We have a gross receipts tax (a percentage) on top of our fixed-rate excise tax. In fact, we just dodged another bullet, as the pct tax was to have increased 1 July. But, our legislature - no doubt "feeling our pain" - placed a moratorium on that increase. Nice of them, considering that we are already the state with the second highest gas tax. (I guess beating out California in that particular stat wasn't enough incentive to face a very angry electorate come November...)
Thanks for the info, NB gang
July 8, 2008 - 14:14 ET by Hero SquadI thought it was a fixed tax, but I wasn't sure if there were some percentage taxes incurred, where higher gas prices would be of greater benefit to the party that levied said tax.
Have any states, particularly those that rely heavily on tourism, considered creating their own "tax holiday" on gas?
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"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
"tax holiday" on
July 8, 2008 - 14:21 ET by bassndude"tax holiday" on gas....surely you jest....:-)
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Libs Hate Big Oil
July 8, 2008 - 17:35 ET by JDWThe states which have created the highest increases in fuel tax have produced the greatest demand for high mileage car sales. The MPG has been so good that fuel sales have fallen. As a result, taxes on gas were increased.
Each time Republicans push to open more land for domestic oil and gas drilling, Democrats point at commodity speculators
Save money by pre-purchasing gas at today’s prices
How do tax changes apply to pre-paid orders?
JDW
Remember the Countrywide Six?
Who forgot to write about the advances in Iraq?
If bin Laden is presumed innocent, why not just shoot him there?
Gas tax
July 8, 2008 - 10:36 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsFederal tax is 18.4 cents per gallon. State tax varies (so does the beer tax).
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Drats!
July 8, 2008 - 15:58 ET by Dr_LibertyThere goes my strategy of filling my truck tank with PBR.
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Boone Pickens...
July 8, 2008 - 10:34 ET by Prester John...was on CNBC this morning. Says that the price of oil is the result of 85 million barrel daily production versus 86 million barrel daily demand.
He's putting 10 million of his own money in a plan for the US part of which is to start tapping into our huge natural gas reserves and to start converting automobiles to run on it.
$700 BILLION per year is leaving this country to pay for oil and he made a great point that by doing so we are paying for both sides of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/25564736
His plan:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/25582244
"...would lower gas prices
July 8, 2008 - 10:31 ET by Chris Norman"...would lower gas prices before Election Day help McCain or Obama?"
That depends. Is there video showing Obama laying his hand on a barrel of oil and commanding that the price go down?
McNotObama '08
Devil come out!
July 8, 2008 - 11:02 ET by Roger the ShrubberDevil come out!
LOL. Obama is our new
July 8, 2008 - 12:51 ET by Chris NormanLOL. Obama is our new shepherd. He maketh oil prices goeth lower...
McNotObama '08
Iran and oil prices
July 8, 2008 - 10:46 ET by Dr_LibertyIt has long been my contention that Iran (and other oil exporters, not least of which is Russia let us not forget) have an interest in higher oil prices. When the prices starts to soften, there is often some sort of strange statement coming from Iran's president (I won't even try spelling his name). Middle East turmoil economically benefits all oil produces (including Russia and Venezuela).
What is interesting is the Iranian president's recent statement that there will be no war with Israel all the while ramping up war games. I'm wondering how this mixed message is playing in the markets?
I'm still not Donald Sutherland's wife.
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President of Iran's name
July 8, 2008 - 10:59 ET by SouthJersey1953Your choice:
I'm-a-dinner-jacket
I'm-a-nut-job
Ahma-"not trying for the
July 8, 2008 - 11:07 ET by SickofLibsAhma-"not trying for the casual look - we have banned neckties in Iran"-nejad
Congressional approval in single digits
July 8, 2008 - 11:00 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarWhile the Dims are concerned about the "front door" with B Hussein, the back door is gaping open.
Maybe the Conservs can get back a few seats this coming election. Of course the RNC needs to remove its head from (fill in the blank) and start pushing.
"All generalizations are false, including this one.” Mark Twain
Approval
July 8, 2008 - 13:40 ET by Copperhead RidgeI heard that Congress's approval rating is below 10%. That puts it at the same level as the Turks' approval of the United States. The latter was put forth as a reason to change presidents. Can the former be a reason to change which party controls the legislative branch?
As long as the GOP's candidate is fuzzy on whether he's a conservative or an old Democrat, then the Republicans will gain nothing in the elections.
The presidential election looks like a Democrat primary for the Kentucky governorship. When your choice is between a Democrat and a Democrat, than a Democrat wins everytime.
And now, today's Shrub
July 8, 2008 - 11:06 ET by Roger the ShrubberAnd now, today's Shrub Report®:
I wonder if the freed FARC hostages will be chilling out with San Fran Nan in the near future?
Jawas demonstrate, Religion of Peace-style. Plus, it's time for more Jihadi Bloopers!
Who are the worst tourists?
Of course the Jooos would experiment on prisoners!
British PM Gordon Brown: "I urge all of you to stop wasting food and combat rising prices and a global shortage of provisions. Now let's enjoy this fine dinner of grilled eel with burdock and roast lamb with cepes and black truffle."
Newsflash: Chimpy McHalliburton is held in higher confidence than tv news, organized labor, newspapers, HMO's, and, CONGRESS.
What dog is best for The Hopeful Changer? Vote for the Poodle. Poodles suck.
Apparently, being wounded in Vietnam really doesn't qualify you to be vice-president either.
Evil hatemongers…
Introducing: Chessboxing.
And finally, Kevin Bacon turns 50, and the greatest linebacker of all time turns 56.
British PM Gordon Brown:
July 8, 2008 - 11:17 ET by Jack BauerLet them eat Yellow Cake!
Chess boxing
July 8, 2008 - 11:22 ET by SouthJersey1953Loved the chess boxing....was even funnier to me because I mis-read it at first as CHEESE boxing!!!
I expect ESPN2 to start covering these matches!
Hahah
July 8, 2008 - 11:51 ET by Roger the ShrubberI expect it to be on ESPN8: The Ocho!
Petulant Pierre?
July 8, 2008 - 11:31 ET by R D HelmLOL-That is the best name they could come up with?
The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz
Can't be a poodle
July 8, 2008 - 12:28 ET by ricklailNeil Boortz named John Kerry "Poodle." He was French. He was well groomed and he was the pet of a rich woman. O'bama does not fit that bill. I'd say bulldog but that would be a slap at our Marines. Junkyard dog but that would be a slap at the Jawja Dawgs. A weiner dog. That would best describe him.
“A debate is a conflict which clarifies a position. A dialogue is a conversation which compromises a position.” –John E. Ashbrook, The New Neutralism II, P. 7
I like your choice better,
July 8, 2008 - 13:27 ET by Roger the ShrubberI like your choice better, Rick!
Obama's plane totally unfixable says FAA
July 8, 2008 - 11:21 ET by Jack BauerYep, the FAA tech team has just uncovered a basic design flaw in Obama's MD-80 campaign plane..
TWO LEFT WINGS.
booo hisss
July 8, 2008 - 11:23 ET by SouthJersey1953LOL
Oil prices
July 8, 2008 - 11:29 ET by jcrapes4Any guesses on how far oil will drop if this indeed a market correction? If I remember correctly market correction are around 10%. My wag is 120 dollars (Wild a** guess).
Awww c'mon I prefer the
July 8, 2008 - 11:26 ET by taterAwww c'mon I prefer the consperiacy theories over Occam's razor.
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Jack
July 8, 2008 - 12:14 ET by SemperrightI wonder if he'll exchange it for a MD 20/20
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference.
The MARINES don't have that problem."
President Ronald Reagan - 1985
Hamas/hummus was just the beginning
July 8, 2008 - 11:44 ET by sarcasmoCohen is a comedic genius.
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
Barf and gag ALERT...
July 8, 2008 - 11:47 ET by Clear thinkerDavid Halperin is on c-span at this very moment talking about how those of us on the right are evil liars.
He has already stated that he, and the crowd he's talking to, have to fight against our (on the right) evil ways. Oh, and the funny thing on his arm, a D.C. motorist hit him on his bike. No, it was not me ;-)
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Oil bubble bursting?
July 8, 2008 - 11:54 ET by AuVoxA good rule of thumb is to watch what happens when the price of oil starts to climb again from its low (which it will, shortly). If it makes a new all-time high it'll continue up from there. If it pulls back and starts down again below it hits $145, we could be in for a substantial downward correction in the futures markets.
And yes, certainly supply-and-demand is the overall factor in the oil market, but the future speculators have inflated the actual value higher than it should be. The oil bubble will collapse just like all other bubbles.
AuVox
Serious Oil Question...
July 8, 2008 - 12:03 ET by Clear thinkerCan someone here explain the deal with Gull Island and Oil?
I have read what there is out there but none of it really answers the question... why would the government want to keep it hush-hush?
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I have searched for
July 8, 2008 - 12:09 ET by NL207I have searched for authoritative info on Gull Island. I can find none, Everything always leads back to the same source, a fellow named Lindsey. My personal take until I see a petrology report from the State of Alaska or some other reliable source is these rumors about some massive oil strike at a place near Prudhoe called 'Gull Island' are a scam.
NL207...
July 8, 2008 - 12:14 ET by Clear thinkerThanks!
The reason for me asking the question is.... I cannot for the life of me come up with one lunatic scenario whereby the gov would try to keep it a secret. So it leads me to believe that this supposed conspiracy is nothing more than a joke, but I have become so accustomed to seeing crap on the internet, I just had to ask.
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I hate having to explain to
July 8, 2008 - 12:49 ET by liberal_bug_zapperI hate having to explain to libs that the economy is faltering because of the Dems in the Congress. Bad policy decisions are the culprit and that only congress has the power to make those decisions. Anyone who tells you different is lying. Democrats are anti-business and always have been... at least for the past 60 or so years.
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Time for a butt stomping!
July 8, 2008 - 14:20 ET by Clear thinkerI have had c-span on in the background listening to our members of congress hard at work. So far the Dems have introduced bills for Shark Fins, Historical sites, and assorted other peices of crap. On the right, we have congress asking why the Dems will NOT debate Oil drilling. Of course the Dems come back with some BS remarks and then proceed to talk about how vital it is to stop the taking of Shark Fins.
When are we as a country going to go to washington and kick someones ass?
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Clear, I have 3 weeks of
July 8, 2008 - 14:25 ET by bassndudeClear, I have 3 weeks of vacation, Im with ya on this one...just say when...BTW...do you have bail money? I have a feeling we will need some.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Bail money...
July 8, 2008 - 14:27 ET by Clear thinkerNot a problem.
Sadly, it's gonna take more than just the two of us.
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Reinforcements may show up
July 8, 2008 - 14:35 ET by bassndudeReinforcements may show up when the film hits the news rooms. Fox might show us being beaten and arrested...maybe we should take signs...like...Drill now! or something like that. We have to advertise...
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Seriously bass...
July 8, 2008 - 14:42 ET by Clear thinkerHow the hell do we get the people to wake the hell up?
My guess is.... when gas hits $5.00 bucks a gallon and the commies have taken over. A little too little, too late!
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Most folks are awake, they
July 8, 2008 - 14:51 ET by bassndudeMost folks are awake, they are just apathetic. Some have given up any hope of anything getting done in DC. Others, well..we just dont wish to spend years in jail fixing it. The apathy may break at $5.00 a gallon for gas.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
bass... Maybe we could
July 8, 2008 - 15:14 ET by Clear thinkerbass...
Maybe we could start our own TV news station. I'm not kidding.
The info most people get is either a lie or is spun to make Dems look good. How about a TV news program that actually told the truth in a no-nonsense down to earth approach.
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Clear...that might work,
July 8, 2008 - 15:55 ET by bassndudeClear...that might work, but where are you going to find someone to do the news that way? You know any experience out there is going to be bias out the wazoo...
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Ct, NL, bass, et al., If GWB will not declare this a national
July 8, 2008 - 19:16 ET by R D HelmCt, NL, bass, et al., If GWB will not declare this a national security issue (and I believe strongly that it is, as it is beginning to weaken the economy in a time of war) then there is only one thing left to do:
Trucker's strike!
And the sooner the better.
The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz
RD...
July 8, 2008 - 19:18 ET by Clear thinkerNot to dampen your enthusiasm...... the last two times they had a truckers strike almost nobody showed up.
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Ct, this time might be different.
July 8, 2008 - 19:35 ET by R D HelmI think the only thing that is going to get the attention of the members of the most useless congress in the history of this country will be when the movement of goods suddenly halts.
Even the fat-assed dem blowhards will notice it, as will their even denser constituents.
Our economy is dying, and the dems know it. They are letting this happen deliberately.
I suspect that Harry Truman would have taken care of this months ago.
The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz
RD...
July 8, 2008 - 19:43 ET by Clear thinker"Our economy is dying, and the dems know it. They are letting this happen deliberately."
Republicans share some of the blame. They have lost any guts they may have once had and have lost all credibility.
But I gotta admit you are correct. Dems would rather the people suffer just for the sole purpose of winning an election. In my own twisted way, I consider this TREASON!
ALL POINTS BULLETIN: Be on the lookout for a leader that has balls!
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Ct, believe me, I am cutting the rePUBElicans no slack here.
July 8, 2008 - 19:56 ET by R D HelmAs they are essentially as much to blame as the dems. Trouble is, they are not currently in power.
It would be nice if they (incl. Mr. Bush) raised holy hell on a daily basis about the lack of developement of our own energy resources, largely as a result of congressional prohibitions brought on by kissing up to the enviro-kooks.
I was laid off twice in '02. It has taken me until very recently to somewhat recover from that, and I am not totally out of the woods just yet.
I am not willing to go through that hell again because of pink-panty wearing congressional girly-men.
-Of either party.
The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz
RD...
July 8, 2008 - 20:01 ET by Clear thinkerOh, oh. Be prepared to get nasty emails from crossdressers!
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Ct, LOL.
July 8, 2008 - 20:06 ET by R D HelmYeah, well I blocked Barney Frank's email after I got the first one. :-O
The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz
Queen Pelosi has done it again!
July 8, 2008 - 14:25 ET by goldenthroatCongressional approval is at a all-time low! Read on, NBrs!
http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/congressional_performance/congressional_performance
Gee, does this mean the honeymoon is over?
"How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all?" - Firesign Theatre
Embarrasing...
July 8, 2008 - 14:30 ET by Clear thinkerPeople should be ashamed of our elected officials. Dem and Rep!
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Pelosi is stopping any
July 8, 2008 - 14:37 ET by bigtimerPelosi is stopping any bills from coming to the floor regarding drilling here...
I love it...
Now if the repubs would learn to use this in the upcoming election in their individual districts...we could gain instead of lose...
Of course there are now some dems quivering about all of this now...
Going to be interesting what happens....
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
This is absolutely
July 8, 2008 - 14:40 ET by NL207This is absolutely appalling. Amongst voters who think the economy is an important issue, the Democrats enjoy a 58-25 lead over Republicans.
One wopuld like to think that people understand who is messing with oil and food prices. Apparently, that is not the case. The Democrats continue to evade responsibility for opposing energy development and for instigating via government subsidies the biofuels fiasco.
Oil is down still at about
July 8, 2008 - 14:31 ET by bigtimerOil is down still at about 5.54 a barrel...I hope it stays down as far as our own pocket book goes, where we live we have to travel quite a distance, so it is hurting us now, but I always said the price would have to start hurting people to wake up and not give a wit about the greenies and saving this and that...and realize it is and has been congress that has hurt us for over 30 years when it comes to this...
Unfortunately it will help Obama in my opinion, and to an extent Mccain too, he has always been against drilling too...in a way I hope it stays high to the election, so we get something productive done about this all in our own country, let alone the jobs it will create...
Time will tell... it's always about $$$$ in the end...one way or the other.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Congressional Approval Rating now in SINGLE DIGITS
July 8, 2008 - 15:05 ET by PawpawNHere's the story: http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/congressional_performance/congressional_performance Bet you will never hear this on the EVENING NEWS today or any day!
Congressional Approval Rating now in SINGLE DIGITS
July 8, 2008 - 15:25 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsI might just watch the news tonight just to see if you are correct. I notice the website borders are fluctuating. Guess NB is 'working on it'.
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DFTT... Glad you
July 8, 2008 - 15:28 ET by bigtimerDFTT...
Glad you mentioned that about the site fluctuating...I thought it might of just been me...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Sen. Mendacious, Democrap NJ
July 8, 2008 - 16:12 ET by CTWhen confronted on FNC this afternoon with obvious fact that a majority of Americans support offshore drilling for oil the senator endlessly repeated the Democrap lie that the oil companies are not drilling on 68 million acres they currently have under lease. This BS has got to be confronted and stopped immediately!
Carbon Credits Smoke'em if you got'em!
I wonder what it would cost
July 8, 2008 - 16:18 ET by bassndudeI wonder what it would cost for a guy to buy all the property around the capitol? If I could, I would buy it and put drilling rigs and oil wells all around it!
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
I got a better place to drill.
July 8, 2008 - 16:39 ET by CTFirst we should drill between the senator's ears to see if there is anything there!
Carbon Credits Smoke'em if you got'em!
He is risen!
July 8, 2008 - 18:18 ET by Roger the ShrubberHe is risen!
Grieving for a "Principled" GOP Savaged by RINO's
July 9, 2008 - 00:54 ET by BritcomSource: Human Events/ Phyllis Schlafly
The more we see and hear of McCain, the more we are reminded of why we oppose him. His voice grates on us, his face mocks us, his words insult our principals, and his supporters confound us. We can't help but believe that the man must be insane, and we wonder when everyone else will admit they believe it too.
h/t J David
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"...I am proud to say that I was born in your country"
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July 9, 2008 - 01:19 ET by savvyconsumer7Obama and McCain:
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I am somewhat curious about
July 14, 2008 - 23:40 ET by SchnikeysI am somewhat curious about this, as gas where I am just went up to $4.05/gal. from $3.95/gal.
Does this drop in oil prices mean that it won't be reflected until a little further in the future?
And it seems that any drop in oil prices should help McCain, although I doubt he has the willpower to make that argument work for him. Either that, or people just have this anti-Republican attitude so strongly drilled into them that a drop in prices will not have much effect.
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