June 10, 2008 11:00 AM
Mike's Blog Roundup
The Stranger: Joe Lieberman never forgets a favor.
Tomgram: One man's online journey through Bush's Alphabet Soup
The Left Coaster: Senate Republicans filibustered a proposal Tuesday to tax the windfall profits of the largest oil companies. Oh, and they also blocked attempts to extend tax incentives for companies pursuing renewable energy development.
at-Largely: A Bush administration deal with the extremist Saudi government for US nuclear tecnology.
Whiskey Fire: The dauntless truth seekers of Wingnuttia
OFF THE BEATEN PATH: bloggy, his vorpal sword, bookforum, vidiot speak
Those frickin' Senate Republicans!!! WTF?! Where's the other side and why aren't they busting these rightwing neocons chops?!
The only thing the repubs want in regard to energy is to drill the hell out of America and the big oil companies want the same thing. They will consider no compromise and no other solution.
right on! @ 1:
Lack of votes.
And if you say the Democrats are not complaining to the media well, you may be right, but we have no way of knowing. You can hold a press conference and complain, but if Britney has to undergo a tatoo removal or a white child is lost at the amusement park or a car runs into a house injuring noone you might not get covered.
right on! @ 1:
There may be some Democrats who would benefit from allowing the big oil companies to drill the hell out of our coastlines and national parks. We could probably look at their last election or if they have one coming up and see who their biggest contributors are to find out who they are.
God damnit, how much more are we going to take of this bs, I'am going to get out my walkin shoes and sharpen up my pitch fork, anyone got a lite for my torch?-CEO
CEO,citizens,eyes,open @ 5:
I lost my armor piercing pitch fork. Do you have a spare?
some international petro news
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=84361&videoChannel=1
"Kucinich Forces Vote On Bush's Impeachment"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/10/AR200806...
"House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) suggested yesterday that engaging in a lengthy debate over impeaching Bush in the waning days of his administration is not a productive use of the House's time."
lord, please have mercy on these spinless bastards. or don't. whatever.
xoites defends Constitution @ 6:
No shit! These goopers do not care for anything but the filthy lucre! BASTARDS!
They are willing to squeeze this planet dry of every natural resource, destroying the environment in the process, just so they can make a fucking profit...that's beyond criminal...I can't even think of a word that describes them properly!!! GAH!!!!
They should all hang!
karl @ 7:
I repeat, THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF OIL. Can't you tell when you are being pawned?
pissed off patricia @ 2:
Mostly they don't even want to drill, they just want to book the reserves. There are already thousands of unused permits. When they do drill, they want only the easiest to access (i.e. highest profit) oil available.
The only way to solve this is to get politicians off of big oil's payroll. Good luck.
Ron @ 10:
no shortage?
hmm, does this mean you reject the Hubbert's peak theory?
The republicans and big oil companies are holding our lives and wallets hostage until they get what they want. They don't care how tight they have to squeeze or how long it takes.
Samson- @ 8:
The theory that I've heard is that an impeachment now would be widely seen as a political maneuver in an election year and might rally sympathy and support to the repugs' side. If that's what the MSM is putting forth then that is probably how it would be presented to the public, right or wrong.
You guys have to check out the post "The Hate That Poisons A Nation" on his vorpal sword. He did some nice sleuthing on the KKK guy who's selling the Curious Goerge/Obama t-shirts. It sounds like the t-shirt fabric is directly cut from "Ken Nuke-Em"'s own Klan sheets. ...also continuing to chip away at the cesspool called the LGF site.
Samson- @ 12:
Just like so many other things during the past eight years the speculators are going unchecked and that's a part of the high price of oil. Remember the mortgage companies were left unchecked, even though there were laws that said they should have been. This didn't all happen by accident. There is always a method to their madness.
Yo! Mike....
Ya missed one:
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/6/10/213940/648
Blue Lensman @ 14:
that is how the GOP would attempt to spin it, yes. no question there. just like every other investigation into GOP crimes.
and, like you said, the media would play right along.
yet, it is not just the right thing to do, the congress has a moral and legal obligation to start the impeachment trial. the dems shouldn't be afraid of how, in doing their VITAL job, the GOP will try to frame the issue. they should do what is right, and what the constitution impels them to do. if we want to be a nation of laws we should enforce them.
country before party.
Bush says diplomacy is first choice in standoff with Iran http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080611/ap_on_re_eu/bush_europe
Let's see, where have I heard that before...oh yea...when he claimed he was wanted to resolve the Iraq conflict through peaceful means as he was doctoring intelligence and ginning up for war under the table.
Liar.
Why is it that the Repugs are setting world records for number of fillibusters (or threatened fillibusters) while the Democrats were scared shitless to even CONSIDER a fillibuster during the GOP's recent Reign of Terror in our Congress, when the country really could have used one or two ???
WTF are Dems afraid of ?
I've seen pussies with more balls than them Dems !
Ruthless People @ 20:
Fool us once .....
(apparently, some people are not getting the message yet, and taht includes many Democrats)
pissed off patricia @ 17:
Well its more because of the low interest rates set by the fed- in the real estate market- those low interest rates by Greenspan led to all the malinvestment that caused the real estate bubble. The rate cutting the fed has been doing lately is also causing a sort of oil-bubble. But the largest reason for high oil prices is the low value of the US dollar- track the oil prices with the dollar movements and you'll see the relationship clearly.(even more clear is when you measure Oil in terms of Gold, the price has remained pretty stable, showing that low supply isn't the real problem at the moment).This certainly didn't happen by accident as our congress and the Federal reserve are the causes of inflation.
Just some speculation isn't powerful enough to have these types of prices. Saying that "If we only made sure there was regulation this could've been avoided" ignores the real root of the problem.
The idea of taxing Oil companies for having a certain profit level just isn't going to work- because they'll simply pass the cost onto the consumer in terms of higher oil prices. Focus has to be on this country's monetary policy- the sooner people talk about it, the better.
Any small step away from oil helps at this point. I am an all electric fan personally, but consider using CNG (natural gas). We have a lot of it, it polutes less, cars are readily available and convertable, it is cheap ($2.40 per gallon in Phoenix) and now even cheaper - as low as $1.50 per gallon in Phoenix (I dont live in Phoenix) from your home. Yes you read that right, your home. You can now fill your CNG car from home ...
http://www.myphill.com/
Since you probably already have natural gas to your home, this makes some sense. The system can be purchased from companies - wait for it - overseas. It isnt made in the US. That also makes sense in a twisted sort of way. We ALL have fueld IN OUR HOMES and not one US company makes a unit to put it IN YOUR CAR.
Figures huh?
Boehner (boner) was just on tv and he said the repubs in the house are going to bring up a way to halt or lower the price of gas every single day.
You can see where this is going. They are playing politics with this thing and trying to make the high prices the dems fault. They are going to say, more and more as we get closer to November, we could have brought gas prices down, but the dems wouldn't allow it. Vote for Repubs.
Trouble is, McCain is on record being against drilling in ANWR. Governor Crist (R) and Senator Nelson (D) here in Florida are also on record saying they do not support drilling off the coast of Florida.
OIL is up $5 already today!
Oil soared more than $16 a barrel -- over 13 percent -- in a two-day rally on Thursday and Friday on weakness in the U.S. dollar and rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
The volatility on oil prices in recent weeks, despite the fact there was no major rise in demand or fall in supply, was proof that speculation was moving the market, Abdullah al-Attiyah told Al Jazeera Television by telephone.
"The issue is not one of any supply crisis. There is no specter of a looming supply crisis," Attiyah said. "There is no clear reason or change in the supply map."
The Corporate Media is finally starting to report on Bush's impeachment.
CNN
MSNBC
BaScOmBe against Bitter Elitist Appeasement Bullshit @ 26:
VIDEO HERE
pissed off patricia @ 17:
That is the difference between a free market and a fair market. That distinction is lost on all corporatists. Barmey Frank and Bernie Sanders can't get enough airtime to make the case.
The Left Coaster:
And not a peep from media.
So let me get this straight: It's OK for the Saudis to have nuclear power, even though they help fund al Qaeda. But it's not OK for Iran to have nuclear power, even though they don't help fund al Qaeda. Uh...???
some international crude info....short video
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=84361&videoChannel=1
right on! @ 1:
the media won't air criticism of a repug.
Leslie [Hussein] @ 31:
there's huge money in nuclear plant technology. The Israelis can always blow it up later, after it's paid for - just like they did with Iraq.
I always wondered how real price increases "spark fears of inflation".
I always had the impression that real prices actually were inflation.
BaScOmBe against Bitter Elitist Appeasement Bullshit @ 34:
Cheney is going to put off bombing Iran for the Israelis.
Leslie [Hussein] @ 36:
Whoops, meant: Cheney ISN'T going to put off bombing Iran for the Israelis.
Leslie [Hussein] @ 31:
it's not your place to make common sense of this that's israel's job...i believe even kissinger said iran will someday want/need nuclear energy that was the 70's.....i don't believe the supreme is going to give in on this......on top of that he doesn't like the u.s having permanent bases in iraq
BaScOmBe against Bitter Elitist Appeasement Bullshit @ 35:
Who loosened the trading regulations regarding oil futures?
supreme leader
Leslie [Hussein] @ 39:
if the US had anything to do with it, it either takes the form of some repug-led de-regilation or it is the simple non-enforcement of existing regulations.
Additionally, the speculation doesn't always occur in the US market. over the last few weeks, oil has actually opened higher in US markets than it closed during the day. the specualtion is occurring in several markets around the world.
Members of Congress joined religious and civil society leaders today in an urgent call to stop the “drumbeat of war” with Iran and open up diplomatic talks to resolve growing tensions between Washington and Tehran. More here.
Leslie [Hussein] @ 37:
That may depend on whether crippling the world economy is something he's willing to ignore. $300to$400/barrel will bring the world economy to a standstill, including and especially China. That will force warfare wherever there is oil or the prospect of oil. The Amero-Saudi-british monopoly will be recognized as the biggest threat, IMHO. It won't end well for us.
BaScOmBe against Bitter Elitist Appeasement Bullshit @ 41:
your correct weak u.s. dollar making foreign investors big cash
BaScOmBe against Bitter Elitist Appeasement Bullshit @ 41:
de-regilationde-regulationkarl @ 44:
and the weak dollar losing value naturally forces increases in 'relative', i.e., local prices. and we're printing currency at a rate of 28% inflation.
BaScOmBe against Bitter Elitist Appeasement Bullshit @ 43:
That may depend on whether crippling the world economy is something he's willing to ignore. $300to$400/barrel will bring the world economy to a standstill, including and especially China. That will force warfare wherever there is oil or the prospect of oil. The Amero-Saudi-british monopoly will be recognized as the biggest threat, IMHO. It won't end well for us.
world inflation is going to cripple the world economy and it's starting to take hold....producers taking wealth from consumers
FYI
Scotty Mac was on www.democracynow.org
for the full hour today.
Amy played a lot of his own words back at him, while he tried to weasel his way around.
At one point she asked the little cherub if he was turning into Helen Thomas ... LOL
Next you are going to say most of the people flying those plane were Saudis ... sheesh
BaScOmBe against Bitter Elitist Appeasement Bullshit @ 29:
Well there is no free market in this country- so it is confusing to put the blame on it. People who are for corporatism absolutely hate the free-market- they are not the same.
Ah, I enjoy me some Whiskey Fire snark...
Theguy @ 50:
not to mention that there is no such thing as a "free" market. that is just a PR angle pushed by market populists, in trying to push more corporate friendly legislation (privatization, deregulation, tax shelters, etc.).
Weather related news in the great fly-over has been spotty. Indiana got whacked pretty hard.
There's some first-hand insight at: rawrahs
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