Either? The Saudis are going to more than cover losses in Nigeria with additional bbls per day.
Perhaps it's the speculators--Goldman Sachs & Morgan-Stanley and the like--who are unhappy. Well, I'm unhappy with their greed, too, and the likelihood that Israel's war-happy attitude toward Iran will add costs for the average user. Fact is, the oil barons and traders simply do not want to give up profits and their strangle-hold on carbon-based energy.
Until true conservation of natural resources in the US really takes hold and people stop wasting, until it's shoulder to the wheel for alternative sources of energy, and the US refuses to continue allowing Israel's political grip on the US without sanctions on their saber-rattling, I'm not holding anyone outside the US responsible for this crisis right now. Because for one thing, $4/gal gas is NOT the end of the world, but not being paid enough for one's labor to be able to afford it at that price is what's happening in the US, the ordinary workers are the ones really affected, not the rich, not Congress, not the oil traders themselves. American minds need to be changed from a polluting carbon-based energy policy to one that encourages development and mfg of alternative sources, such as solar, wind, and other means of powering vehicles.
We use 25% of the world's oil, with 4% of the world's population and most of our imported oil is from Canada while American oil goes on the international market. Fair? Hardly. So, tell us again, McBush, how drilling offshore in the US is going to help this situation? You know damned well that oil will go on the world market. How about some real thought on the subject and not just knee-jerk reactions?
OlderAndWiser
· 1 year ago
Either? The Saudis are going to more than cover losses in Nigeria with additional bbls per day.
Perhaps it's the speculators--Goldman Sachs & Morgan-Stanley and the like--who are unhappy. Well, I'm unhappy with their greed, too, and the likelihood that Israel's war-happy attitude toward Iran will add costs for the average user. Fact is, the oil barons and traders simply do not want to give up profits and their strangle-hold on carbon-based energy.
Until true conservation of natural resources in the US really takes hold and people stop wasting, until it's shoulder to the wheel for alternative sources of energy, and the US refuses to continue allowing Israel's political grip on the US without sanctions on their saber-rattling, I'm not holding anyone outside the US responsible for this crisis right now. Because for one thing, $4/gal gas is NOT the end of the world, but not being paid enough for one's labor to be able to afford it at that price is what's happening in the US, the ordinary workers are the ones really affected, not the rich, not Congress, not the oil traders themselves. American minds need to be changed from a polluting carbon-based energy policy to one that encourages development and mfg of alternative sources, such as solar, wind, and other means of powering vehicles.
We use 25% of the world's oil, with 4% of the world's population and most of our imported oil is from Canada while American oil goes on the international market. Fair? Hardly. So, tell us again, McBush, how drilling offshore in the US is going to help this situation? You know damned well that oil will go on the world market. How about some real thought on the subject and not just knee-jerk reactions?
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· 1 year ago
Saudis are increasing their output because the administration is about to attack Iran. Anybody still supporting those fuckers is certifiable.
OlderAndWiser
· 1 year ago
Wow, they were dropping like flies over the weekend. Rethugs are scrambling to find a replacement...
Just heard an AA woman on CSPAN make a very good point toward all those racists who believe govt oversight and helping lower income people buy homes is bad news "socialism". She reminded them that their ancestors received FREE land from both the Crown (taking it over from Native Americans) and the US govt later to homestead...which is how many, many white people grew their fortunes while they used slaves as a means of increasing their profits.
Wow, do those "anti-socialist" types ever read history and how they used their white skin privilege as a means of climbing the economic ladder while denying minorities their rights?
Bush_Bites
· 1 year ago
Was going to post this upstairs, but I can't post until somebody else does first--apparently disqus hates Explorer.
Anyway, check it out. Bush broke the Census Bureau.
Committees in the House have been holding hearings to vet the problems and monitor progress. But with each hearing, it becomes more obvious that prospects for a robust census are unlikely to improve considerably unless and until the next president brings in new leaders. They are needed at the Commerce Department, which includes the Census Bureau, and at the bureau itself, which — like so many federal agencies — has been mismanaged and demoralized during the Bush years.
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Perhaps it's the speculators--Goldman Sachs & Morgan-Stanley and the like--who are unhappy. Well, I'm unhappy with their greed, too, and the likelihood that Israel's war-happy attitude toward Iran will add costs for the average user. Fact is, the oil barons and traders simply do not want to give up profits and their strangle-hold on carbon-based energy.
Until true conservation of natural resources in the US really takes hold and people stop wasting, until it's shoulder to the wheel for alternative sources of energy, and the US refuses to continue allowing Israel's political grip on the US without sanctions on their saber-rattling, I'm not holding anyone outside the US responsible for this crisis right now. Because for one thing, $4/gal gas is NOT the end of the world, but not being paid enough for one's labor to be able to afford it at that price is what's happening in the US, the ordinary workers are the ones really affected, not the rich, not Congress, not the oil traders themselves. American minds need to be changed from a polluting carbon-based energy policy to one that encourages development and mfg of alternative sources, such as solar, wind, and other means of powering vehicles.
We use 25% of the world's oil, with 4% of the world's population and most of our imported oil is from Canada while American oil goes on the international market. Fair? Hardly. So, tell us again, McBush, how drilling offshore in the US is going to help this situation? You know damned well that oil will go on the world market. How about some real thought on the subject and not just knee-jerk reactions?
Perhaps it's the speculators--Goldman Sachs & Morgan-Stanley and the like--who are unhappy. Well, I'm unhappy with their greed, too, and the likelihood that Israel's war-happy attitude toward Iran will add costs for the average user. Fact is, the oil barons and traders simply do not want to give up profits and their strangle-hold on carbon-based energy.
Until true conservation of natural resources in the US really takes hold and people stop wasting, until it's shoulder to the wheel for alternative sources of energy, and the US refuses to continue allowing Israel's political grip on the US without sanctions on their saber-rattling, I'm not holding anyone outside the US responsible for this crisis right now. Because for one thing, $4/gal gas is NOT the end of the world, but not being paid enough for one's labor to be able to afford it at that price is what's happening in the US, the ordinary workers are the ones really affected, not the rich, not Congress, not the oil traders themselves. American minds need to be changed from a polluting carbon-based energy policy to one that encourages development and mfg of alternative sources, such as solar, wind, and other means of powering vehicles.
We use 25% of the world's oil, with 4% of the world's population and most of our imported oil is from Canada while American oil goes on the international market. Fair? Hardly. So, tell us again, McBush, how drilling offshore in the US is going to help this situation? You know damned well that oil will go on the world market. How about some real thought on the subject and not just knee-jerk reactions?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/06/22/2008...
Guess they should have saw that one coming.
Last night, I discovered this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93jQI_6G5Cw
Wow, do those "anti-socialist" types ever read history and how they used their white skin privilege as a means of climbing the economic ladder while denying minorities their rights?
Anyway, check it out. Bush broke the Census Bureau.
Committees in the House have been holding hearings to vet the problems and monitor progress. But with each hearing, it becomes more obvious that prospects for a robust census are unlikely to improve considerably unless and until the next president brings in new leaders. They are needed at the Commerce Department, which includes the Census Bureau, and at the bureau itself, which — like so many federal agencies — has been mismanaged and demoralized during the Bush years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/opinion/23mon...