Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Stormy Weather
Wow! I was out eating last night and man was that a storm. We had 4-6 inches of rain in an hour. Srtatford Road was flooded and lots of trees went down. It took me a log time to get home due to all the floding, downed signal lights and generally heavier than usual traffic. Weird thing, my 110 current was fine at home, but then I noticed that anything 220 (Stove, Air conditioning, etc) was off. Hope everyone out there is fine today!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Faster Pussycat Kill, Kill!!
I'm going over to Greensboro friday night to see this movie. I saw it a few years ago in Cincinnati, Ohio and thought it was a hoot. Looking forward to taking a few friends with me this time.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Send Karl Rove to Jail
The entire Bush Administration is nothing but a bunch of thugs and criminals. They all need to be on trial.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Lionel is GONE!
The most annoying host on Air America is gone from my XM radio....thank god! XM has done a pretty good job at replacing him on thier new America Left. I enjoy the Young Turks and I was pleasantly surprised to hear the show on my way to work on Monday. Now, if they would simply air Tom Hartman live for three hours...
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
What I mean
I was watching Morning Joe on MSNBC today. Joe stated that Capitalism had "won" (referring to other ideas as socialism, etc). Sorry, Joe. Capitalism may have "won", but Democracy is LOOSING because of unrestricted capitalism unleashed by the far right during and after the Reagan Administration.
FISA is just the most recent example. We need a 180 degree sea change in this country to protect our civil liberties and our democracy. Capitalism unchecked is destroying this country. We're on the slippery slope and headed down it fast. Government needs to stand up to corporations and work FOR labor. We need universal healthcare, higher taxes on corporations and the super rich, investment public transport, education and reviving our cities. We are a Society. We need to pull together to do what is best for all of us. Voting for a Republican is voting against your best interests.
FISA is just the most recent example. We need a 180 degree sea change in this country to protect our civil liberties and our democracy. Capitalism unchecked is destroying this country. We're on the slippery slope and headed down it fast. Government needs to stand up to corporations and work FOR labor. We need universal healthcare, higher taxes on corporations and the super rich, investment public transport, education and reviving our cities. We are a Society. We need to pull together to do what is best for all of us. Voting for a Republican is voting against your best interests.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
FISA Passes. The Beginning of the End?
He nails it here. Bush ad the Telecoms should be prosicuted for thier crimes.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Monday, July 07, 2008
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Osama wanted $144 for a Barrel of Oil
In a 1998 interview, Osama bin Laden — the terrorist organizer of 9/11 who still roams free — listed as one of his many grievances against the U.S. that Americans “have stolen $36 trillion from Muslims” by purchasing oil from Persian Gulf countries at low prices. The real price of a barrel of oil should be $144, bin Laden demanded.
Ten years ago today, the price of a barrel of oil was just $11. Heading into this holiday weekend, the price of a barrel of oil rested at $144 — a thirteen-fold increase.
One month after 9/11, the New York Times wrote of possible “nightmare” scenarios that would deliver bin Laden’s goal. Neela Banerjee warned that among the “misguided decisions” that would put oil supplies at risk would be “that the United States attacks Iraq.” The Times included this quote in its story:
“If bin Laden takes over and becomes king of Saudi Arabia, he’d turn off the tap,” said Roger Diwan, a managing director of the Petroleum Finance Company, a consulting firm in Washington. “He said at one point that he wants oil to be $144 a barrel” — about six times what it sells for now.
Bin Laden didn’t have to become king of Saudi Arabia to achieve his goal; in fact, Bush’s policies delivered it for him. The Bush administration’s catastrophic decision to invade Iraq, sink the nation into debt to pay for that war, and consequently, weaken the dollar have all caused oil prices to soar astronomically.
Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee last May, Anne Korin, the co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, reminded Congress about bin Laden’s goal:
[A]bout ten years ago, Osama bin Laden stated that his target price for oil is $144 a barrel and that the American people, who allegedly robbed the Muslim people of their oil, owe each Muslim man, woman, and child $30,000 in back payments. At the time, $144 a barrel seemed farfetched to most. […]
I would like to impress upon this Committee that $144 a barrel oil will be perceived as a victory for the Jihadist movement and a reaffirmation that the economic warfare component of its campaign against the West is a resounding success. There is no need to elaborate on the implications of such a victory in terms of loss of U.S. prestige and our ability to prevail in the Long War of the 21st century.
Indeed, ten years later, a mission accomplished for bin Laden.
Ten years ago today, the price of a barrel of oil was just $11. Heading into this holiday weekend, the price of a barrel of oil rested at $144 — a thirteen-fold increase.
One month after 9/11, the New York Times wrote of possible “nightmare” scenarios that would deliver bin Laden’s goal. Neela Banerjee warned that among the “misguided decisions” that would put oil supplies at risk would be “that the United States attacks Iraq.” The Times included this quote in its story:
“If bin Laden takes over and becomes king of Saudi Arabia, he’d turn off the tap,” said Roger Diwan, a managing director of the Petroleum Finance Company, a consulting firm in Washington. “He said at one point that he wants oil to be $144 a barrel” — about six times what it sells for now.
Bin Laden didn’t have to become king of Saudi Arabia to achieve his goal; in fact, Bush’s policies delivered it for him. The Bush administration’s catastrophic decision to invade Iraq, sink the nation into debt to pay for that war, and consequently, weaken the dollar have all caused oil prices to soar astronomically.
Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee last May, Anne Korin, the co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, reminded Congress about bin Laden’s goal:
[A]bout ten years ago, Osama bin Laden stated that his target price for oil is $144 a barrel and that the American people, who allegedly robbed the Muslim people of their oil, owe each Muslim man, woman, and child $30,000 in back payments. At the time, $144 a barrel seemed farfetched to most. […]
I would like to impress upon this Committee that $144 a barrel oil will be perceived as a victory for the Jihadist movement and a reaffirmation that the economic warfare component of its campaign against the West is a resounding success. There is no need to elaborate on the implications of such a victory in terms of loss of U.S. prestige and our ability to prevail in the Long War of the 21st century.
Indeed, ten years later, a mission accomplished for bin Laden.
Friday, July 04, 2008
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
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