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Archive for October, 2008

You Know, Sometimes These Analogies Write Themselves

Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

A boy under orders from his father to swipe McCain-Palin campaign signs and replace them with Obama-Biden ones got a shocking lesson yesterday morning. In North Carolina, where Barack Obama is ... Read more..

Final Week Of The Longest Presidential Campaign Ever

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Can it be? Is it possible? Are there really only six days left until this endurance contest is over? Next Tuesday, Americans will decide who the next president will be. ... Read more..

The Sound Of Silence

Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Remember back in July when everyone was gnashing their teeth and screaming invective at the oil industry in the wake of $150 oil? Remember how politicians were screaming about crooked ... Read more..

Is Oil Dependency Dragging Us Down?

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman was on "Real Time With Bill Maher" last Friday, where he had not a few nice things to say about the oil industry. He took ... Read more..

Chavez Promising Lower Oil Prices Won’t Affect Social Programs

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Looks like Hugo Chavez might have to curtail his revolution of love and hoping and loving hope until he hopes there's still enough love to go around. Lower oil prices ... Read more..

I Don’t Much Like Things Around Election Time

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

For the past year, I've seen a lot of mudslinging, insinuations, negative campaigning, boorish ranting and dirty tricks. I've seen namecalling, anger, frustration, scandals, propaganda and cartoonish belittling play out ... Read more..

Just A Few Helpful Suggestions For The Iraqi Government To Combat Its Reduced 2009 Budget

Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Well, misery loves company, right? Just in case you were thinking your slumping 401k was bad, the Iraqi govenment said it's expecting a $15 billion drop in budget for 2009 ... Read more..

OPEC In A Pickle: Worldwide Demand Could Curb Production

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

OPEC is going to be facing some serious obstacles when it convenes November 18 to discuss the new oil production levels. OPEC officials have stated that they're satisfied with $100 oil, ... Read more..

My Mind Returns To “Punishment Park”: An Examination Of “An American Carol” And The Views It Expresses

Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

This past weekend I went to see the new conservative spoof comedy "An American Carol," a satire on filmmaker Michael Moore and the fringe left-wing ideologies that are allowed free-reign ... Read more..

Is The Barrow Gang What We Need Right Now?

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Okay, amongst all this crisis regarding the financial market, I tune in yesterday to find out that some corporate executives of AIG, one of the companies being bailed out by ... Read more..