By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Aug 15, 2008 at 8:17 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Democratic Party, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Leonard Boswell, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
Last week I started taking my bicycle to work. It’s about 7.5 miles as the crow flies, and my shortest (and most difficult) route is about 8.5 miles… the longest (and easiest) route is 13 miles. Downtown Des Moines is at a slightly lower elevation than the suburb of West Des Moines where I live, [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 5:10 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Democratic Party, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
Down! Not alot, but it dropped another $.75 today to $114.45 a barrel.
Meanwhile, the Republican Protest against the Democratic No-Vote Vacation continued into its second full week, with activity at Capital Hill and at town halls throughout the country. House Republicans want everyone (that means you and me) to contact their Democratic representatives and tell them to demand [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:50 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Economy, Energy, Featured, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, Iowa State Fair, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
The Republican Protest of the No-Vote Vacation continues today, with no end in sight. CSPAN showed the following press conference (video courtesy John Boehner’s office) featuring House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio), Mike Pence (Indiana), and Jon Porter (Nevada). Excellent, concise, brought a solid message back from their constituents, and continuing the push forward. Worth [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 at 10:21 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democrats, Economy, Energy, Featured, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, US Congress
The downward pressure on the price of oil continues, although not as strong as the past few trading days. At the end of the day, it was $117 (down $.22 from yesterday). Oh, and the Dow was up 40 points.
Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich showed up today at the Capital to show support for the GOP Protest. [...]
RSS Feed
Email Feed
