im sure they still include lieberman as a prominent dem. i hope the dems get a majority come nov. reid needs to put that gavel right up lieb's azz...
he's no dem. methinks in 2010, he's out of the senate for good. what a hack.
the msm is undergoing cognitive dissonance. they have to cover the candidates, its just that obama continues to point out the flips the media continues to overlook while they attend bbq's.
Posted by anthony at June 19, 2008 05:49 AMnow that Bush, McBush and FL gov Crist have all jumped on the offshore drilling bandwagon, I'll point out two things: One..its all politics, all the time. If they think they can find a wedge with this, they'll use it. The second the public opinion polls fall below 50 on this issue, McBush and Crist will flip-flop back to their original anti-drilling stance. Second..we've been told by Bush his entire two terms (which have seen gas prices rise yearly) that it is a lack of refineries creating a supply/demand situation that drives gas costs up. So why, now, does he say offshore drilling is the answer? Please, will some "reporter" ask him this question: "Mr. President, since we don't have the capacity to refine what we now pump, what good would more wells be?".
Posted by T2 at June 19, 2008 06:19 AMT2
i heard, read, or something that our refineries are operating under capacity. 65-85% or some such. i could be wrong. even if we do pump more gas, our refineries as it stands should be able to handle it. more drilling, wouldn't produce noticeable increases for 5-10 years after the restrictions were lifted. obama would be wise to point out this gimmick, we can hope the american sheep can see this for what it is.
Posted by anthony at June 19, 2008 06:55 AMfrom the wyden senate report in 2001:
This concern over too-ample supply driving down profits was echoed in a Texaco
document dated March 7, 1996:
“As observed over the last few years and as projected well into the future,
the most critical factor facing the refining industry on the West Coast is
the surplus refining capacity, and the surplus gasoline production capacity.
The same situation exists for the entire U.S. refining industry. Supply
significantly exceeds demand year-round. This results in very poor
refinery margins, and very poor refinery financial results. Significant
events need to occur to assist in reducing supplies and/or increasing the
demand for gasoline.”2
api.org stated: The API statistics also showed that U.S. refineries and blenders produced record amounts of gasoline and distillate fuel oil in 2006 and refinery capacity expanded for the 10th straight year. Since 1996, U.S. refiners have expanded capacity by more than 2 million barrels per day, or 14 percent.
here's the api link: http://www.api.org/Newsroom/us-oil-demand-2006.cfm
Posted by anthony at June 19, 2008 07:03 AMThe levee systems in Illinois and Missouri are failing. Missouri just had another one break a few minutes ago, and is flooding out land and 700 homes. That's the third one in 24 hours. A spokesman for the Corp of Engineers is saying the infrastructure of this Country is shot.
Posted by Judith#1 at June 19, 2008 12:36 PMJust this on Obam dissing Muslim woman that would have appeared all over the MSM...
http://papastraighttalk.blogspot.com/2008/06/obamas-fear-of-muslims.html
Just some thoughts to think about with the McCain aka Rove/Bush machine gearing up for November
Posted by Papamoka at June 19, 2008 10:22 PM