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The Pinhead Factor

The Pinhead Factor

An anonymous writer at The Real Sporer Tuesday night made an interesting observation that I think we should not only understand but build an action plan upon. At the end of the second Presidential Debate there were a few trailing comments at Ted's site (including one from yours truly), and the final one at about 12:20 AM stated:
I feel like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. Instead of repeating "there's no place like home, there's no place like home" I find myself repeating "Maybe democrats aren't so bad, maybe[...]

Congress Is Finally Back, Price Of Oil Drops Again

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%. ...

Drill, Baby, Drill!

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...
Swamp Stomper Alert: Pelosi’s Pickens

Swamp Stomper Alert: Pelosi’s Pickens

In this weekend’s Wall Street Journal, there is a report of an investment made by Nancy Pelosi and her husband. They put somewhere between $50,000 and $100,000 into T. Boone Picken’s company, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. At first blush, the relatively small...

Doing My Part

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...
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