So Hillary Clinton had a net gain of 4 delegates yesterday. Big deal.

why the oil company's love the republicans!

Obama Finally Works the Refs: Gets ‘Make-Up’ Skit From SNL

For the record:

I am not pissed off Hillary did so well yesterday and will hang on and split the Democratic Party leaving it vulnerable for a John McCain victory in November.

I am pissed off Hillary did so well yesterday by using racial images, fear of Muslims and other dirty tricks which in my mind really divide the Democratic Party leaving it vulnerable for a victory in November for John McCain.

3.16 gallon is cheap. Must be nice.

Yipes! That's some expensive habit that he's got there... too bad all of America is paying for his addiction too.

Holy crap, I was watching a video on youtube and the guy was demonstrating a hummer. At 85 mph the car was consuming 1 gallon per mile. I guess the moron driving the thing can make at least 130 miles with a full tank.

Tequila @ 6:

Johnny already lost after he won. The guy who sold weapons to those psychos in VA and IL not only has no guilt about it, but thinks students on campuses should be packing heat. The founder of the Weather Channel wants a Scopes-like trial against Gore for his views on global warming.
Vegas has dirty needles, while Aunt Jemimah has salmonella.

I know about the dirty needles in Vegas (since i live here) today i heard the first of what i expect to be a deludge of Lawyer commercials urging you to get in contact with them and sue even if you have not contracted aids or Hepatitis C.

It is a measure of the general lunacy of C&R, Kos, etc that even this diary is hijacked by Obamanals.

here in the bay area it's $4.11 a gallon, and the fucking hummers abound. thanks arnold, you will be remembered for this contribution to the ecology.

That's nothing, I drive a truck for a living. Try filling up 4 times @ 250 gals each time @ 3.59 avg a gallon just to go from N.J. to CA. FUCK BIG OIL. Maybe soon some people will start to wonder why there isn't any food at the grocery stores or clothes at the mall, etc.

That sucker would have a stroke in California. It was $3.49 a gallon the last time I gassed up.

Karen @ 22:

Charlieboy @ 17:

It is a measure of the general lunacy of C&R, Kos, etc that even this diary is hijacked by Obamanals.

Which thread are you reading?

I made a comment. It is my fault. I should have renounced my First Amendment rights before i offended anyone.

The Senile Saint of Arizona simply represents more of the McSame.

Geopolitical instability is the main cause of the rise in oil prices. But the rightards blame China.

Makes me glad I got a Prius over Thanksgiving. Filled it up yesterday at $3.15/gallon. It took 8.9 gallons for 429 miles. My wife laughs at me for getting such bad milage when I drive it, because she usually beats 50 mpg.

It took 70 years for the price of a barrel of crude to reach $24.

Bush quadrupled it in 7.

Karen @ 27:

The Senile Saint of Arizona simply represents more of the McSame.

Right now we have three possible candidates for President. If Obama wins we will have our first black President. If Hillary wins we will have our first female President, if McCain wins we will have our oldest President.

One of them will replace our whitest President.

Kevin C. @ 32:

Both you and the Hummer guy are idiots. Ride a bike.

I drive over 200 miles a day for a living. When i was on the east coast it was more like 400 to 500 a day.

if9Where5 @ 4:

Wow! That's some cheap gas. That guy must not live in Kansas! Makes us feel like suckers. All three dozen of us. :)

As is living in Kansas isn't bad enough xD

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Annoyed Canuck @ 40:

That Hummer driver is getting off easy. The photo above is proof that America has the cheapest oil in the world outside the ME and maybe Venezuela.

FYI: where I live in Western Canada, gas is $1.17 per liter. That's $4.42 per US gallon in Canadian currency, more than $4.50US.

If the Hummer had been filled at the same pump I used today, he would have paid more than $180 US. $127 is a fucking bargain.

BTW, in the UK, gas prices are equivalent to about $8US per gallon. For Hummer Boy, that's $320 for a 40 gallon fill.

Count your blessings.

Yes, but in the UK a lot of that is tax that is used to provide decent Mass Transit. I understand that in Toronto Domino's Pizza delivers pizzas in thirty minutes using metro passes. We have have nothing comparable here to that kind of service.

obama says he is gonna start going negative

im so thrilled

thanks hillary

you wanted to take the shine off his campaign...and you have done so

in so doing, you are working to turn off the electorate

its good to be the queen

in other news....youtube is deleting accounts at a frantic pace....many with only personally made vids

its really pissing me off

Annoyed Canuck @ 40:

That Hummer driver is getting off easy. The photo above is proof that America has the cheapest oil in the world outside the ME and maybe Venezuela.

FYI: where I live in Western Canada, gas is $1.17 per liter. That's $4.42 per US gallon in Canadian currency, more than $4.50US.

If the Hummer had been filled at the same pump I used today, he would have paid more than $180 US. $127 is a fucking bargain.

BTW, in the UK, gas prices are equivalent to about $8US per gallon. For Hummer Boy, that's $320 for a 40 gallon fill.

Count your blessings.

Yep. And frankly, gas prices should just keep going up. I hope it forces innovation, and gets us off oil........eventually.

Karen @ 47:

Annoyed Canuck @ 40:

That Hummer driver is getting off easy. The photo above is proof that America has the cheapest oil in the world outside the ME and maybe Venezuela.

FYI: where I live in Western Canada, gas is $1.17 per liter. That's $4.42 per US gallon in Canadian currency, more than $4.50US.

If the Hummer had been filled at the same pump I used today, he would have paid more than $180 US. $127 is a fucking bargain.

BTW, in the UK, gas prices are equivalent to about $8US per gallon. For Hummer Boy, that's $320 for a 40 gallon fill.

Count your blessings.

Yep. And frankly, gas prices should just keep going up. I hope it forces innovation, and gets us off oil........eventually.

The innovation will have to be huge. Otherwise the price of everything else will go up with it. Everything we consume gets to us by consuming gas. The more gas goes up the more we pay.

We need FREE Mass Transit on a grand scale. Fuck this going to Mars shit.

I'd just like to say to the Republicans that voted in the Democratic Primary yesterday for Hillary and are whining now that you didn't get to vote for any Republican issues... What the F* did you expect? Listening to Limbaugh and doing his bidding is a stupid way to throw away your vote... you disenfranchised yourself. Way to go.

Drew @ 50:

bluegal,

That is so inconsiderate. Hummer drivers are not the reason gasoline is so expensive in dollars. The reason gasoline is so expensive in dollars is because the value of dollars is so low, due to the Fed's policy of massive inflation of the money supply.

To prove this, just look at the price of gold and the price of oil, and how they changed over the last few years. The price of oil relative to gold is ABSOLUTELY FLAT, i.e. CONSTANT. So even IF people drove hummers, the price of gasoline would be CONSTANT if gold were money.

But because our money is a cheap and worthless paper standard, whose amount can be increased at the click of a key on a PC, the price of not only gasoline, but of ALL goods, rises.

For Christ sake C&L, when are you going to address the problems of inflation due to the Fed? Isn't it about time? There are many "crooks and liars" on TV and in the news who like to divert attention away from this fact, why not call them on it??

I am not buying that shit. Gas prices are certainly manipulated and the War in Iraq is screwing our economy, but the amount of gas available and the demand for it drives up the price. The more gas guzzlers on the road the less gas available.

Where did you learn economics?

Never owned a car myself. The bus went up 10 cents last year, but I figured that was OK. I do take taxis very regularly. Compared with car ownership, taxis are a bargain, and always warm in winter. I walk a lot, too. Best exercise going and it's free.

The marine/puppy video is causing quite a stir at YouTube. I hope it's fake. (sob)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q45QRi_-r2M

John Rawls @ 8:

mo_dem @ 1:

So Hillary Clinton had a net gain of 4 delegates yesterday. Big deal.

Her only goal needs to be to keep Obama from having enough of a delegate lead to claim a meaningful mandate at the convention, and thereby ruin the line of argumentation that supers need to follow the will of the people. If there is no clear will of the people, there will be less public backlash against supers in clinton's camp, and thus they will be more willing to support her. They are, after all, just a bunch of politicians!

I think she accomplished that just fine. Plus her big win in Ohio is predictive to some extent of Pennsylvania - the demographics and issues are similar.

It's not that she might win it. It's how she's going about winning it. And that is why I'll stay home on election day. It will be the day I'm convinced there is no difference between the two parties even though I'm starting to believe it. It'll be the day that the dream of my country died and ugly side of America will have finally won.

xoites defends Constitution @ 49:

Karen @ 47:

Annoyed Canuck @ 40:

That Hummer driver is getting off easy. The photo above is proof that America has the cheapest oil in the world outside the ME and maybe Venezuela.

FYI: where I live in Western Canada, gas is $1.17 per liter. That's $4.42 per US gallon in Canadian currency, more than $4.50US.

If the Hummer had been filled at the same pump I used today, he would have paid more than $180 US. $127 is a fucking bargain.

BTW, in the UK, gas prices are equivalent to about $8US per gallon. For Hummer Boy, that's $320 for a 40 gallon fill.

Count your blessings.

Yep. And frankly, gas prices should just keep going up. I hope it forces innovation, and gets us off oil........eventually.

The innovation will have to be huge. Otherwise the price of everything else will go up with it. Everything we consume gets to us by consuming gas. The more gas goes up the more we pay.

We need FREE Mass Transit on a grand scale. Fuck this going to Mars shit.

Yep. But technological revolutions can happen. We sure can't keep going the way we're going.

LibertyLover @ 51:

I'd just like to say to the Republicans that voted in the Democratic Primary yesterday for Hillary and are whining now that you didn't get to vote for any Republican issues... What the F* did you expect? Listening to Limbaugh and doing his bidding is a stupid way to throw away your vote... you disenfranchised yourself. Way to go.

i totally agree w/you. just shows you what sheeple the repugs are.
they will do anything they are told.....i believe they call it "intelligent design"
or what happens when you suck ass to long....something comes out.......lol lol

uncle joe mccarthy @ 42:

Annoyed Canuck @ 40:

That Hummer driver is getting off easy. The photo above is proof that America has the cheapest oil in the world outside the ME and maybe Venezuela.

FYI: where I live in Western Canada, gas is $1.17 per liter. That's $4.42 per US gallon in Canadian currency, more than $4.50US.

If the Hummer had been filled at the same pump I used today, he would have paid more than $180 US. $127 is a fucking bargain.

BTW, in the UK, gas prices are equivalent to about $8US per gallon. For Hummer Boy, that's $320 for a 40 gallon fill.

Count your blessings.

you and britain overtax gas for a myriad of reasons...including better rapid transit systems

what is happening here is due to the weakened dollar

we are heading for a recession and possibly a depression

and we have a chimp in charge who likes to make jokes on the wh lawn while rome burns

Only the rise has to do with the weakened dollar.
The fact that you Americans pay so little tax (like on petrol) has all to do with complete lack of solidarity in general, and the big middlefinger to the future of your children specifically.

Cas, we've needed to pay more for gas for decades. Too late.

miss_kitty @ 65:

Cas, we've needed to pay more for gas for decades. Too late.

Sorry Uncle Joe; not "all" Americans..

Brad @ 66:

I'll apply for a drivers license when I can share in ownership of a flying transport.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MwxVAZuFOs

For now, I'll walk, bike, beg rides or take a cab when I must. I save a bundle, and enjoy my health "wealth." I don't always feel like pounding the pavement, but I feel better knowing I'm staying fit, healthy, and reducing demand for a product wars are fought over.

Nice piece of music by Jean Michel Jarre, however with the carnage on the roads the last thing i need is some asshole flying into my bedroom at three am.

you lucky, lucky bastard!!

I WISH my gas was priced at $3.15/gal!!! I had to tank up my prius today, and the cheapest in the area is $3.27/gal. Fortunately, I topped off at less than $29.00....Take *that*, hummer!!

I'm warming up the tar and feathers....I'll meet y'all at Crawford for when Dubya gets back. If anybody every deserved this punishment, it's Bush and Cheney....

miss_kitty @ 54:

$3.15 a gallon? you jammy jammy bastards! I'm going to Homewood next time I fill up. It's $3.50 a gallon here in Seatle for mid grade.

And Drew you speak of that which you know nothing. If what you said was true, then gas would cost the same all over the states. I'm 25 miles from refineries and 5 miles from pipelines here in Seattle.

Wrong, as usual, Drew.

No, I said OIL is the same price relative to gold, not gasoline. Gasoline is (one of) the final products. By the time it gets to your car or truck, transportation costs and local factors result in slightly different gasoline prices. But OVERALL, there is a rise, there is no question.

Oil production is about the same as it has been since oil was at $30 a barrel. China and India's demand for oil is the only logical factor that can explain increases in oil prices without a corresponding decrease in the prices for other goods. But because the price of oil has increased SO DRAMATICALLY over the last few years, the only way for inflation to NOT be a factor is if the prices of other goods DECREASED, on account of people having less money left over after having paid so much for oil. But because the prices of ALL goods are rising, the ONLY explanation can be an increase in the overall amount of money and spending. This last can only come into existence if there is more money in existence, meaning the Fed MUST have printed more money. It's simple supply and demand analysis used for the whole economy. Look at the prices of commodities, they are shooting through the roof. Look at the statistics for M1, M2 and M3 money supplies (before the Fed discontinued M3 because it was too embarrasing to show). They are rising REALLY fast. More money that is printed means more demand overall. That's why prices are rising.

This isn't just my opinion incidentally, many (intelligent) economists are saying the same exact thing.

miss_kitty @ 64:

Edwin @ 55:

Never owned a car myself. The bus went up 10 cents last year, but I figured that was OK. I do take taxis very regularly. Compared with car ownership, taxis are a bargain, and always warm in winter. I walk a lot, too. Best exercise going and it's free.

The marine/puppy video is causing quite a stir at YouTube. I hope it's fake. (sob)

http://www.no thanks

The family of the guy are getting death threats, here in the northwest. Of course my sympathy meter dropped precipitously when his sister said "...they'e putting the life of a puppy over humans!"

Well they are, are they not?

Being in a war, especially a war like the one in Iraq means human beings, to survive, have to stay angry all the time to survive. It raises their adreneline level which keeps them alert and able to surmount extrordinary challenges. that is what Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome is all about. In order to stay alive you get angry and stay angry. Day in and day out. (Hence the puppy.) When you leave the battlefield you can't just turn it off like it was a switch for the bathroom light. But here you are back in a safe place pissed as all hell and noone understands. That pisses you off even more.

"[For Christ sake C&L Drew, when are you going to address the problems of inflation due to the Fed in your own blog? Then you can post all the stories you want about it-Sitemonitor]"

Already have one.

[Great. Next time you clear your cookies, enter the URL in the 'Website' window, and people can visit you there. And you don't need to tell us what to post-Sitemonitor]

It's $2.95 down the street from me. Perhaps I'll fill up my car next month. Such is the case when you get 50+ mpg. The child rapist terrorist supporting theocrats in Saudi Arabia must love this Republican Hummer driver. But I guess he has a yellow ribbon and flag sticker on his car and wears four flag lapel pins because nothing is more patriotic than empty symbols of patriotism.

xoites defends Constitution @ 20:

This is an Open Thread. If you have cats and like to talk about them, feel free.

I don't have cats now, unless you count my dog. Sometimes I refer to her as a kitty in a dog suit...

tyree @ 80:

xoites defends Constitution @ 20:

This is an Open Thread. If you have cats and like to talk about them, feel free.

xo i dont have cats, but thiers this boil that forms on my nugats and thiers a hair growing out of it ,jesus howd that get there?

TMI! TMI! Overshare Alert, tyree!

Other than your boil encrusted n00tsac, how are you?

xoites defends Constitution @ 75:

miss_kitty @ 64:

Edwin @ 55:

Never owned a car myself. The bus went up 10 cents last year, but I figured that was OK. I do take taxis very regularly. Compared with car ownership, taxis are a bargain, and always warm in winter. I walk a lot, too. Best exercise going and it's free.

The marine/puppy video is causing quite a stir at YouTube. I hope it's fake. (sob)

http://www.no thanks

The family of the guy are getting death threats, here in the northwest. Of course my sympathy meter dropped precipitously when his sister said "...they'e putting the life of a puppy over humans!"

Well they are, are they not?

Being in a war, especially a war like the one in Iraq means human beings, to survive, have to stay angry all the time to survive. It raises their adreneline level which keeps them alert and able to surmount extrordinary challenges. that is what Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome is all about. In order to stay alive you get angry and stay angry. Day in and day out. (Hence the puppy.) When you leave the battlefield you can't just turn it off like it was a switch for the bathroom light. But here you are back in a safe place pissed as all hell and noone understands. That pisses you off even more.

Soldiers in Iraq are killing puppies, raping women and children, and torturing civilians. It will only get worse. Know why? Because the torturing of humans has now been accepted as just, in the eyes of the state and the media, and for many civilians here as well. Since people accept that torturing of humans is OK, killing puppies seems like not so big of a deal anymore.

I am heartbroken how bad things are getting; how morals and ethics, our very roadmaps to proper and civilized action, are becoming passe. This is big empire government in action folks, and it has been predicted by liberal (classical liberal) philosophers over a hundred years ago. There is NO excuse for those who become evil like that.

Dehumanization occurs when the message of liberty (individual freedom and hence respect) is lost.

justadood @ 71

So when is this “third Party” being set up?
After coming elections? I hear that sins Reagan.
Why is “real” change impossible?

No viable third parties, and no "real" change until we have comprehensive electoral reform. We operate in an archaic electoral system that fosters two-party government.

Drew @ 85:

xoites defends Constitution @ 75:

miss_kitty @ 64:

Edwin @ 55:

The family of the guy are getting death threats, here in the northwest. Of course my sympathy meter dropped precipitously when his sister said "...they'e putting the life of a puppy over humans!"

Well they are, are they not?

Being in a war, especially a war like the one in Iraq means human beings, to survive, have to stay angry all the time to survive. It raises their adreneline level which keeps them alert and able to surmount extrordinary challenges. that is what Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome is all about. In order to stay alive you get angry and stay angry. Day in and day out. (Hence the puppy.) When you leave the battlefield you can't just turn it off like it was a switch for the bathroom light. But here you are back in a safe place pissed as all hell and noone understands. That pisses you off even more.

Soldiers in Iraq are killing puppies, raping women and children, and torturing civilians. It will only get worse. Know why? Because the torturing of humans has now been accepted as just, in the eyes of the state and the media, and for many civilians here as well. Since people accept that torturing of humans is OK, killing puppies seems like not so big of a deal anymore.

I am heartbroken how bad things are getting; how morals and ethics, our very roadmaps to proper and civilized action, are becoming passe. This is big empire government in action folks, and it has been predicted by liberal (classical liberal) philosophers over a hundred years ago. There is NO excuse for those who become evil like that.

Dehumanization occurs when the message of liberty (individual freedom and hence respect) is lost.

You just defined every war in history which is why i am a non violent resister to all wars.

xoites defends Constitution @ 75:

miss_kitty @ 64:

Edwin @ 55:

Never owned a car myself. The bus went up 10 cents last year, but I figured that was OK. I do take taxis very regularly. Compared with car ownership, taxis are a bargain, and always warm in winter. I walk a lot, too. Best exercise going and it's free.

The marine/puppy video is causing quite a stir at YouTube. I hope it's fake. (sob)

http://www.no thanks

The family of the guy are getting death threats, here in the northwest. Of course my sympathy meter dropped precipitously when his sister said "...they're putting the life of a puppy over humans!"

Well they are, are they not?

Yeah. I guess the prosody of her statement was germane to the quote. And I can't get that across here. She really sounded as if humans were much better than puppies. And in the big picture of life, they aren't.

And people are fucked up for threatening them, posting their info online and taking any action against the family. The Marines will take care of the guy. And if he's killing puppies, I'd prefer he not come back to Western Washington. Because animal killers like him rarely stop there.

I used to put fake parking tickets (like this) on lots of SUVs and ALL hummers, but I realized that EVERY time I was around to see the driver's response, they just crumpled it up and threw it on the ground.

I may have to build me a "flying car shelter."

Black Americans still trail whites on such basics as income, education and health, a study showed on Wednesday, even as Sen. Barack Obama's barrier-breaking run for the presidency has renewed the national focus on race.

xoites defends Constitution @ 84:

miss_kitty @ 81:

xoites defends Constitution @ 20:

This is an Open Thread. If you have cats and like to talk about them, feel free.

I don't have cats now, unless you count my dog. Sometimes I refer to her as a kitty in a dog suit...

tyree @ 80:

xoites defends Constitution @ 20:

This is an Open Thread. If you have cats and like to talk about them, feel free.

xo i dont have cats, but thiers this boil that forms on my nugats and thiers a hair growing out of it ,jesus howd that get there?

Sorry about your boils Tyree. I had a few when i was a kid and they sucked.

How is your dog, Miss Kitty?

She is the best. I take care of an older woman and Stella loves her to bits. We visit her even older brother often and he's smitten. She's smitten right back. She's about 12 pounds and a snuggler.

Auto Accident Facts:
There were an estimated 6,420,000 cars involved in accidents in the US in 2005. The cost of these accidents exceeds 230+ Billion dollars. There were about 2.9 million injury cases and 42,636 car accident deaths. An average of 115 persons die each day in motor vehicle crashes in the United States -- one every 13 minutes. According to the World Health Organization about 3000 people die in crashes each day worldwide.

Now i think i should be able to consider myself reasonably safe from being killed by an automobile on the second floor of my house 400 yards from the road. With flying cars that concept goes right out the window.

odanny @ 44:

NewPrius @ 31:

Makes me glad I got a Prius over Thanksgiving. Filled it up yesterday at $3.15/gallon. It took 8.9 gallons for 429 miles. My wife laughs at me for getting such bad milage when I drive it, because she usually beats 50 mpg.

Thats a great comparison to the picture then, as I bet $127.00 gets that guy in the Hummer the same mileage for forty gallons to drive 429 miles.

I hate Hummers, but honestly, all the big assed pickups and SUV's are only a notch above that hog.

Americans love their gas guzzlers, its why I refuse to buy anything new made in the U.S., the Big Three cater to the oil industry and are why electric cars dont exist

You know the irony? Almost everything on the road gets 20-28 mpg these days. Everything is over-powered and suffers with poor economy.

. .. Ironically, the Detroit cars with the 3.8 v6 are now getting about the same mileage as almost every Honda/Toyota/Etc.... Outside the Civic and Corolla. Yes American cars are consistently less.. what I have noticed the last few years is that American cars have gotten SSSLLLOOOOWWWLLLYYYY better (both in quality and mileage) while Japanese cars are getting less and less fuel efficent and require Premium for those variable valve timing engines. Forget Korea.. Korean cars have always sucked (look at the Aveo! Crappy little car gets 30 mpg!) .. oh no.... here comes the "my Elantra gets 34 mpg...!!!"

I am not saying they AmCars are great... just pointing out that they are not much less anymore and usually run on Regular unleaded. 'Course what happened to all the 30+ mpg cars od the 80's?

My Dad's 87 Integra still gets 38 mpg and is quite powerful for a 1.6 lt 4-cylinder! What has happened since ....?
My 2.2 liter 16V Celica gets 25 mpg, while a Buick LaBeast w/ the 3800 II V6 gets around 23 mpg?

chris @ 96:

soothsayer @ 93:

I used to put fake parking tickets (like this) on lots of SUVs and ALL hummers, but I realized that EVERY time I was around to see the driver's response, they just crumpled it up and threw it on the ground.

Well no shit, this is America, if I want a hummer I can have one, we don't need people like you trying to dictate and shame peoples behavior....

No shit? This is America? If we want to have a Hummer we can have one?

We just can't have freedom from government spying, Habeas Corpus, Health Care and informed and caring citizens. Right?

Drew @ 73:

miss_kitty @ 54:

$3.15 a gallon? you jammy jammy bastards! I'm going to Homewood next time I fill up. It's $3.50 a gallon here in Seatle for mid grade.

And Drew you speak of that which you know nothing. If what you said was true, then gas would cost the same all over the states. I'm 25 miles from refineries and 5 miles from pipelines here in Seattle.

Wrong, as usual, Drew.

No, I said OIL is the same price relative to gold, not gasoline. Gasoline is (one of) the final products. By the time it gets to your car or truck, transportation costs and local factors result in slightly different gasoline prices. But OVERALL, there is a rise, there is no question.

Oil production is about the same as it has been since oil was at $30 a barrel. China and India's demand for oil is the only logical factor that can explain increases in oil prices without a corresponding decrease in the prices for other goods. But because the price of oil has increased SO DRAMATICALLY over the last few years, the only way for inflation to NOT be a factor is if the prices of other goods DECREASED, on account of people having less money left over after having paid so much for oil. But because the prices of ALL goods are rising, the ONLY explanation can be an increase in the overall amount of money and spending. This last can only come into existence if there is more money in existence, meaning the Fed MUST have printed more money. It's simple supply and demand analysis used for the whole economy. Look at the prices of commodities, they are shooting through the roof. Look at the statistics for M1, M2 and M3 money supplies (before the Fed discontinued M3 because it was too embarrasing to show). They are rising REALLY fast. More money that is printed means more demand overall. That's why prices are rising.

This isn't just my opinion incidentally, many (intelligent) economists are saying the same exact thing.

So be sure to write to my congress folk about it. They want an investigation as to why NW gas is the most expensive in the US. And your rambling answer doesn't answer why it IS more expensive here. Nor have the suppliers. They're getting their titties twisted up here for price gouging.

And I have my doubts about your (intelligent) economists...

miss_kitty @ 83:

tyree @ 80:

xoites defends Constitution @ 20:

This is an Open Thread. If you have cats and like to talk about them, feel free.

xo i dont have cats, but thiers this boil that forms on my nugats and thiers a hair growing out of it ,jesus howd that get there?

TMI! TMI! Overshare Alert, tyree!

Other than your boil encrusted n00tsac, how are you?

hi xo and miss kitty! doing ok hope youall are too! dont really have that boil but its the best i can muster up lately, did get a 9 weeks old sheltie though , hes working on destroying my house!!!!!

http://www.fuh2.com/

Welcome to FUH2.com, home of the official Hummer H2 salute. So...why all the fuss? Well, it breaks down like this:

* The H2 is the ultimate poseur vehicle. It has the chassis of a Chevy Tahoe and a body that looks like the original Hummer; i.e. it's a Chevy Tahoe in disguise.

* The H2 is a gas guzzler. Because it has a gross vehicle weight rating over 8500 lbs, the US government does not require it to meet federal fuel efficiency regulations. Hummer isn't even required to publish its fuel economy (owners indicate that they get around 10 mpg for normal use). So while our brothers and sisters are off in the Middle East risking their lives to secure America's fossil fuel future, H2 drivers are pissing away our "spoils of victory" during each trip to the grocery store.

* The H2 is a polluter. Based on G.M.'s optimistic claim that it gets13 mpg, an H2 will produce 3.4 metric tons of carbon emissions in a typical year, nearly double that of G.M.'s Chevrolet Malibu sedan.

* The H2 is a death machine. You'd better hope that you don't collide with an H2 in your economy car. You can kiss your ass goodbye thanks to the H2's massive weight and raised bumpers. Too bad you couldn't afford an urban assault vehicle of your own. Or could you...?

* The H2 is a tax loophole. Under the current tax laws, business owners can deduct nearly half the cost of their H2s. If you are in the highest tax bracket, that's a tax savings of nearly $10,000! The government rewards you more savings for buying an H2 than you'd get for buying an electric car.

tyree @ 109:

miss_kitty @ 83:

tyree @ 80:

xoites defends Constitution @ 20:
xo i dont have cats, but thiers this boil that forms on my nugats and thiers a hair growing out of it ,jesus howd that get there?

TMI! TMI! Overshare Alert, tyree!

Other than your boil encrusted n00tsac, how are you?

hi xo and miss kitty! doing ok hope youall are too! dont really have that boil but its the best i can muster up lately, did get a 9 weeks old sheltie though , hes working on destroying my house!!!!!

PUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPY!

anyway going to hit the old fartsack nothing but blue skys smileing on me!

just 3.16. I paid 3.56 today.

Hell it's $3.45 here in ouor little Central CA town for regular (Or was yesterday. I haven't checked today). I've pretty much had to park my ten year old compact that gets 39.4 mpg on the highway just because some don't give a f%#k fat bastards are going to drive their battleship sized SUVS no matter what, just because they can afford to. Bite me, rich boy!

John @ 117:

just 3.16. I paid 3.56 today.

http://tinyurl.com/ywj8rw

xoites defends Constitution @ 105:

chris @ 96:

soothsayer @ 93:

I used to put fake parking tickets (like this) on lots of SUVs and ALL hummers, but I realized that EVERY time I was around to see the driver's response, they just crumpled it up and threw it on the ground.

Well no shit, this is America, if I want a hummer I can have one, we don't need people like you trying to dictate and shame peoples behavior....

No shit? This is America? If we want to have a Hummer we can have one?

We just can't have freedom from government spying, Habeas Corpus, Health Care and informed and caring citizens. Right?

What fantasy of America do YOU live in? Don't you know the Bill of Rights was "enhanced":

1st amendment: "The right of the Christians shall not be... " and all other rights are "subservient to corporate interest"
2nd amendment: Deleted clause, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, "
3rd Amendment: Unchanged.
4th Amendment: deleted
5th Amendment: deleted DUH!
6th Amendment: deleted
7th Amendment: deleted
8th Amendment: Added, "Determination of what is cruel made by Corporate Interest..."
9th Amendment: Re-drafted to: The right to rape pillage and steal from anyone non-American (including Mother Earth except as owned by Corporate Interest) shall not be infringed." (directed at Hummer owners)
10th Amendment: Added, "The phrase 'people' shall mean "Corporate Interests."

Check! Your Democratic Senator voted for this Republican Amendment!

chris @ 88:

Wonder how much gas would be without all the extra taxes???? You might think he's the sucker but Exxon is paying a shit load in taxes..

I want some of what you are smoking!

xoites defends Constitution @ 122:

Brad @ 120:

xoites defends Constitution @ 94:

Brad @ 90:

I just can't see people zooming around the skies more responsibly than they do on the roads. I can envision myself siting by the pool when WHAM! some debris from an overhead accident comes falling out of the sky and trashes my house.

Vehicles smash into buildings now and then, so do planes. Maybe we should reconsider these technologies?

Don't tempt me to get started on how much jets contribute to global warming. At least the pilots are very well trained and regulated. Have you driven any distance recently? Can you imagine the 200 million flying cars overhead?

Jets don't contribute to global warming. It's a hoax.

Earth has cooled so much in recent years that the last 100 years of warming has been erased!

http://mpinkeyes.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/global-warming-has-ended-the-e...

Rufus. T. Firefly @ 98:

Brad @ 66:

I'll apply for a drivers license when I can share in ownership of a flying transport.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MwxVAZuFOs

For now, I'll walk, bike, beg rides or take a cab when I must. I save a bundle, and enjoy my health "wealth." I don't always feel like pounding the pavement, but I feel better knowing I'm staying fit, healthy, and reducing demand for a product wars are fought over.

Good for you! Don't get any mud stains on your holy white robes while strolling about.

My humble overalls get splashed with mud now and then. Unlike growing a huge gut and posterior, or waging wars for oil, it's unavoidable.

Hello everyone. The oil is not gone . The control of oil production is in the hands of a few corporations. Iraq still is not able to produce what it was before we invaded Iraq. Oil is up 3+ times what it was in 2000. Gas is up to 2.5 times what it was in 2000. Oil companies are making profits higher than any other corporations ever. It's not the supply of oil, It's who controls the supply of oil. something like what Stalin said about voting.

Janet @ 130:

Report: Clinton Camp At Heart Of NAFTA-Gate

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/03/05/canada-obama.html?ref=rss

.....Brodie allegedly also discussed musings by Obama's Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, saying people from her camp also told Canadians to take her NAFTA concerns with a grain of salt.

CTV News went to air with the information on Feb. 27, focusing on the Obama side of the story, and it caused an uproar in the United States. Clinton accused Obama of double-talk, while the Republican front-runner and now nominee, John McCain, said Obama wasn't a straight-talker.

They say Obama will start to go negative now. I hate that but I guess it's what gets attention. I just hope he sticks to the truth unlike HRC.

Can he attack without being called sexist? Is that fair? Will she cry that the mean man is picking on her because she is a woman?

I saw the darkened photo. I saw the "As far as I know" interview. I heard her say McCain was better than Obama. Now this.

All her speeches are me me me.

The pundits and idiots keep saying how tough she is and she can play hardball. Is that what she was doing when she pointed her finger and said "Shame on you Obama", or was she having a bitch fit like bush does when he doesn't get his way?

Is this what you want in your President?

If the press doesn't pick up on this, it will turn out it was the media offering Clinton another pillow. I'm sorry, this is a 100% case of Clinton accusing others of what she was doing herself. You don't get a more credible news source in Canada than the CBC.

some1 @ 132:

that is still nothing compared to what we pay in Europe per liter NOT gallon. ok hopefully you know how many liters are in a gallon

The problem is Europe does not rely on fuel to run its economy like the US does. They have been investing in efficient means of transportation for the last one hundred years. America has been overly dependant on the automobile since Eisenhower. The rise in gas prices will be our downfall.

Drew @ 134:

xoites defends Constitution @ 128:

Drew @ 127:

xoites defends Constitution @ 122:

Jets don't contribute to global warming. It's a hoax.

Earth has cooled so much in recent years that the last 100 years of warming has been erased!

http://mpinkeyes.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/global-warming-has-ended-the-earth-is-now-cooling/

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You, sir, are full of shit!

Wait, what?

Me or the article describing 4 independent studies, including NASA??

NASA is not independant. Bush has fired people in NASA for talking about global warming. Where have YOU been?

IS this another scam of Hillarys to win over undecideds? Is it just a ploy?

Everyone's buzzing about Hillary's "superticket" talk today. Clearly that's a strategic campaign move for her, and is in no way a part of her oft-hidden gracious nature. If she can convince enough people that it's a strong possibility for her to choose Obama as VP, she can stem the flow of on-the-fencers and cause them to lean her way. Because with her, they get a chance at having it both ways! And that's a guiltless, easy win-win choice for an undecided voter to make. Conversely, Obama hasn't mentioned her as a possibility, which could start hurting him when it comes down the undecideds he's got to move in the coming primaries.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/03/the-joint-t...

APupdated 5:10 a.m. PT, Wed., Oct. 27, 2004
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Bush administration is trying to stifle scientific evidence of the dangers of global warming in an effort to keep the public uninformed, a NASA scientist said Tuesday night.

“In my more than three decades in government, I have never seen anything approaching the degree to which information flow from scientists to the public has been screened and controlled as it is now,” James Hansen told a University of Iowa audience.

Hansen is director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York and has twice briefed a task force headed by Vice President Dick Cheney on global warming. He was also one of the first government scientists tasked with briefing congressional committees on the dangers of global warming, testifying as far back as the 1980s.

How low will she go? Pander much?

http://debatableland.typepad.com/the_debatable_land/2008/03/clinton-and-...

“This is a time to remember the victims of the Katyn massacre and also to reflect on the importance of remembrance itself. Only by preserving the memory of past inhumanities can we hope to avoid inhumanity in the future. Only by seeking the truth about the past can we be confident about our pursuit of peace and justice today.

Hey Hillary, lets not wait 68 years to seek the truth. How about promising to investigate bush NOW.

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Drew @ 134:

xoites defends Constitution @ 128:

Drew @ 127:

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You, sir, are full of shit!

Wait, what?

Me or the article describing 4 independent studies, including NASA??

NASA is not independant. Bush has fired people in NASA for talking about global warming. Where have YOU been?

Oh...

So what about the other three?

Drew @ 145:

xoites defends Constitution @ 137:

Drew @ 134:

xoites defends Constitution @ 128:

Wait, what?

Me or the article describing 4 independent studies, including NASA??

NASA is not independant. Bush has fired people in NASA for talking about global warming. Where have YOU been?

Oh...

So what about the other three?

I disproved your NASA bullshit and now i have to track down proof on the other three?

Hell no i don't!

You used one bad sourse, your most "reliable" source. I don't have to track down every lunatic you can come up with after that.

Batocchio @ 2:

Yow! Although you should see it out here in Los Angeles!

My thoughts exactly. It only takes about 15 gallons to fill my car, but I don't pay $3.16 per gallon.