And the hits just keep coming….I cannot make this stuff up…no matter how hard I try….
This anal statement comes from Rep. candidate John McCain.
Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain yesterday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush’s lifting of a ban on offshore drilling, an action McCain has been advocating.
“The [...]
Archive for July 24th, 2008
2008 Anal-Ocity
Posted in Energy, News, Politics, tagged 2008 Anal-Ocity, Gaffs, McCain, Political Rhetoric on 24 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mortgage Help Passes
Posted in News, tagged Congress, Housing, Mortgage on 24 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mortgage help for homeowners nationwide and tax relief for some recipients sailed through the House on Wednesday after President Bush lifted his veto threat.
The tax relief in the giant housing rescue bill is expected to win Senate approval this week and be signed into law soon.
The bill includes $300 billion to provide more affordable mortgages [...]
A Nuke Industry Pep Rally
Posted in Energy, News, tagged Alt Energy, Energy Policies, pollution, Power Plants on 24 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nuclear power plants, which use atom-splitting fission to release energy and produce electricity, currently generate about 19 percent of America’s electrical output. A far greater percentage of the nation’s electricity is created with fossil fuels like coal, natural gas, and oil. These are used to heat water into steam which turns the blades of a [...]
Today In Labor History
Posted in History, Labor, tagged Historical Events, Unions, Wages, Workers on 24 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
24 July
The U.S. minimum wage increases to $6.55 per hour today. The original minimum, set in 1938 by the Fair Labor Standards Act, was 25 cents per hour – 2008
The American Voter–Info Ink Op-Ed
Posted in News, Society, tagged candidates, Low Information Voters, Political Parties, Voters on 24 July, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is a subject which will get one into a wealth of trouble trying to analyze why some vote one way and others vote another. Polls try their damnedest to predict which way the political winds will blow and a lot of time they are blowinbg in the wind, with no rationale for the direction [...]
Electric Cars Will Be Profitable
Posted in Energy, News, tagged Auto Industry, Auto Sells, Carbon Emissions, Electric Cars on 24 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
McCain as part of his energy policy has suggested that the US would offer a bonus for the company that comes up with the proper battery for more electric ars. When he made that offer I said then, just mail it to Japan because they were at least 5 years ahead of the US [...]
A New Cold War–Part 2
Posted in Energy, International Situations, News, tagged Agreements, Cold War, Oil Exploration, Russia, Venezuela on 24 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I posted an article about a deal from Russian long bombers to use the island of Cuba as a base or a refuelling stop, at least. And now the news is that Russia and Venezuela are negotiating.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Russia on Tuesday, cutting business deals, complaining about the United States and extolling [...]
