September 24, 2008
In just one day time, the price of oil jumped by more than $16 dollars on Monday. The price of one barrel of oil started the day at slightly below $104 but when the markets in the United States closed one barrel suddenly cost $120. Never before has the price of oil increased so much on one day. &co...
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Robert Amsterdam explains why the Kremlin may prefer John McCain as the next U.S. president and notes that “Mr. Putin and others should be careful what they wish for.” ...
go to article »September 22, 2008
John McCain has declared that Sarah Palin is one of America’s foremost energy experts. If that is so, America is in serious trouble. If someone can tell me what she is talking about in the video above I will give you a cookie. energy sarah palin ...
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After telling the world for decades that free markets always knew best even in the worst of financial crises (remember Mexico, Russia or Thailand?) , the U.S. government is now the proud owner and operator of… an insurance company! My Zeus, between its sudden love for small and energy efficient ca...
go to article »September 17, 2008
Well, almost directly. His eyes seem to be looking slightly to the left… But no mind - because it looks like Obama is doing what many said he should do and has started to simply be Obama again: I especially like that final line: “But a new spirit of unity and shared responsibility will&...
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The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday that would lift a ‘27-year-old moratorium on drilling for oil in US coastal waters.’ ‘Drilling would be allowed between 80km (50 miles) and 160km (100 miles) of the coast, but not inside that limit.’ ©2008...
go to article »September 12, 2008
Serial liar Sarah Palin simply cannot help herself. If you are appying for a job for which you are woefully unqualified, sometimes you resort to padding the resume. You lie, you embellish, and you print your resume on expensive stock paper. The New York Times examines yet another aspect of this trai...
go to article »September 10, 2008
The RNC and DNC are over, however Governor Palin seems to be dominating the headlines lately as the media mulls over whether she is a good choice or bad choice. I have already stated my opinion in a previous post, and on Twitter so I won’t bother to do that again however I think the Governor n...
go to article »September 6, 2008
September 4, 2008
"Drilling for oil" proved to be a popular theme at the RNC the evening....
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