Rob Newman’s stand-up comedy routine on Peak Oil
‘A History of Oil’ comes highly recommended by both Sue and Wood at John Heron Project. (Haven’t had time to watch it yet, have been traveling and am at hotel with flaky wifi as I type this.)
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month September 2008
Why the liberal blogosphere obession with Palin?
There are so many posts now from left blogs trying to bash Palin. I don’t get it. McCain needs be the main target, plus given his age and lack of ideas, he’s way more vulnerable. So why the obsession with…
Thoughts on RNC protests
The police were deliberately provocative, probably trying to stir things up. You think that $10 million insurance policy the RNC had against police brutality could have been a factor here? Sort of like a Get Out of Lawsuit Free card,…
Highway fund shortfall
Federal funding for highways is running out because it is funded by taxes on motor fuel, and people are driving less because of high prices. So, there’s a revenue shortfall.
Two storms coming
Hurricane Ivan and the Fannie/Freddie takeover are both unpredictable and capable of extreme damage. The takeover seems a desperation move will almost certainly trigger massive blowback (unpredicted consequences of actions.) No one knows if the financial levees will hold.