by Art Smith
The ban on offshore drilling expires tonight at midnight Eastern Time. At this writing, that’s just five hours away. Congress was incredibly preoccupied during the weeks following its lengthy vacation, and could not (supposedly) get the work done to extend...
by Art Smith
Crude oil dropped to $105/bbl Monday, down $1.26. After hours the price continued to fall, as of midnight it was hanging around $102/bbl. Since hitting it’s high at 147.27 on July 11 (that’s still less than 2 months ago), the price has fallen almost 30%. ...
by Art Smith
During Rudy Giuliani’s speech at the Republican National Convention tonight, the crowd got so stirred up on the oil drilling issue, they interrupted his speech for a couple of minutes while they chanted (I believe): “Drill, Baby, Drill!” It was...
by Art Smith
After dropping $10/bbl during the day, the price of crude settled down $5 after fears of interruptions in production from Gustav failed to materialize It really stinks when people are disappointed that nothing bad happens. That said, it appears we’ve dodged the...
by Art Smith
The Left is going absolutely bonkers over the selection of Sarah Palin to run for Vice-President on the GOP ticket. There’s also a lot of negative comments coming from the Right, although not quite as emotionally charged as those from the Left. Christopher...